Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy, Llc

What Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy, Llc does

Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy, LLC is a privately held art advisory firm headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with an operating history dating to 1980. Originally founded as a contemporary art gallery by Dot Hodges and Christie Taylor, the business was restructured in 2018 into a pure art consulting practice under sole ownership of Lauren Harkey. Today the firm operates with a small team (1-10 employees) and provides end-to-end advisory services for corporate and individual clients, including associate Susan Jedrzejewski. The firm explicitly positions itself as Charlotte's longest-running commercial art business and markets nationally beyond its regional base.

The firm's service stack spans the full lifecycle of corporate and private collection development: strategic ideation (client goals, budgets, artwork locations), artist and artwork selection sourced through a nationwide gallery partner network (Pace Gallery, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Massey Klein, The Hole, Tracey Morgan Gallery, SOCO Gallery, and many others), and implementation including procurement, site-specific commissioning, and installation. Documented project scope includes corporate lobbies, conference rooms, gathering spaces, executive levels, campuses, public plazas, and tower exteriors. Featured projects include site-specific sculpture and fiber installations for Truist Bank, alongside work for Wells Fargo, Duke Energy, TIAA, and Atrium Health.

The business runs a consultative, project-based go-to-market model targeting enterprise accounts, with pricing structured around bespoke commissions rather than standardized rates. Distribution is primarily through the firm website and Instagram. There is no disclosed revenue, no funding events, no acquisitions, and no proprietary technology platform; operations rest on curatorial expertise, owner relationships, and the gallery sourcing ecosystem.

Name

Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy, Llc

Legal name

Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy, LLC

Website

https://hodgestaylor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy is a Charlotte-based art advisory firm building and managing corporate and private art collections through full-service ideation, curation, commissioning, and installation for clients across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Art Consulting Services: Full-service art consulting for corporate and individual clients, including ideation, artist selection, artwork acquisition, and installation management. Services span from idea development to final installation of commissioned and acquired artworks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy is a Charlotte, NC–based art advisory firm that designs, curates, and installs art collections for corporate enterprises and individual collectors. The firm operates a structured three-phase process — Ideation, Selection, and Implementation — to deliver corporate art programs, site-specific commissions, and tailored advisory services for collectors. Founded in 1980, the firm combines a curated artist roster with project management to translate client vision into realized art installations.

Product overview

Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy, LLC operates as a full-service art consulting firm offering end-to-end art collection development for corporate and individual clients. The firm's services span three core phases: Ideation (developing client goals, budget, and artwork strategy), Selection (researching and selecting artists and artwork through available or commissioned pieces), and Implementation (managing procurement and installation). The company specializes in site-specific commissions, public art installations, and curated art programs across diverse mediums including sculpture, paintings, textiles, murals, mixed media, and works on paper. Projects range from lobby installations and conferencing spaces to corporate campuses and public plazas, serving clients across financial services, healthcare, energy, and technology sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

36 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Morgan Lehman GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which multiple artworks were acquired including pieces by Elise Ferguson, Jason Stopa, and Audrey Stone for the Boutique Office project.
• Massey KleincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which artworks were acquired including Matthew Larson's fiber works.
• Pace GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor gallery partner through which Maya Lin's Ghost Forest Seedlings were acquired.
• George GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for commissioning Raishad Glover's work at the Corporate Campus project.
• CARVAHLOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for acquiring Se Yoon Park's 'Winged Ascent' sculpture for Client Conferencing project.
• The HolecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Thomas Trum's works were acquired and for Jackie Head's colored porcelain commissions.
• Tracey Morgan GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional gallery partner through which An Hoang's paintings were commissioned and Hannah Cole's works acquired.
• SOCO GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Damian Stamer's paintings were commissioned.
• BK Art ProjectsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArt projects partner for commissioning Katrine Hildebrandt's site-specific work.
• Abigail Ogilvy GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for acquiring Cassandra C. Jones and Pelle Cass works.
• Paulson Fontaine PressminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrint publisher partner through which Woody De Othello's works on paper were acquired.
• Johnson LoweminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for commissioning Yaw Owusu's 'Grand Parade' coin installation.
• Laney ContemporaryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for acquiring Hasani Sahlehe's work.
• SECRIST | BEACHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Anne Lindberg's works were acquired.
• Reynolds GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for commissioning Sylvio Lynch III's graphite works.
• Pentimenti GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for commissioning Derrick Velasquez's marine vinyl sculptures.
• Mrs. GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for commissioning Elizabeth Atterbury's sculptural works.
• Arden + White GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Gwen Hardie's paintings were acquired.
• Dimmitt Contemporary ArtminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Myles Bennett's works were acquired.
• Volume GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for commissioning Luftwerk's 'Journey of the Sun' sculpture installation.
• Carpenters Workshop GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHigh-end gallery partner through which DRIFT's 'Fragile Future' light sculpture was acquired.
• Momentum GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional gallery partner for commissioning Crystal Gregory's woven textile works.
• CarvalhocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for acquiring Rachel Mica Weiss's thread installations and for commissioning 'Small Hours Sequence II'.
• SITUATIONSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArt advisory partner for commissioning Abdolreza Aminlari's works.
• Sundaram Tagore GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational gallery partner through which Miya Ando's cloud series was acquired.
• Galleri UrbaneminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for commissioning Jessica Drenk's 'Strata: Continuance' sculpture.
• Ivester ContemporaryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner for commissioning Anya Molyviatis's textile installations.
• Cris Worley Fine ArtsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Anna Elise Johnson and Kristen Cliburn's works were acquired.
• Josh Pazda Hiram ButlerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Kate Shepherd's screenprints were acquired.
• Erin Cluley GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Rachel Wolfson Smith's graphite drawings were acquired.
• Jackson Fine ArtminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Meghann Riepenhoff's cyanotype prints were acquired.
• Yossi MilominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Meghann Riepenhoff's Ecotone series was acquired.
• HEMPHILL ArtworksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional gallery partner for commissioning Ruri Yi's site-specific work.
• Morton Fine ArtminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery partner through which Natalie Cheung's pinhole photographs were acquired.
• Sozo GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional gallery partner for commissioning JUS10's mixed media work.
• Elder GalleryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional gallery partner through which Susan Brenner's mixed media works were acquired.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Artsy: Leading online art platform connecting collectors with galleries, artists, and auction houses. Provides market access and discovery tools that complement traditional art advisory services for both individual and corporate clients.
• Sotheby's: Major global auction house with established corporate art advisory services for private and institutional clients. Overlaps with Hodges Taylor in advising on art acquisitions and corporate collections, but operates at vastly larger scale with auction and private sales capabilities.
• Artnet: Online art marketplace and information platform serving collectors and advisors. While primarily a marketplace, Artnet's Price Database and auction intelligence services intersect with the corporate art advisory space that Hodges Taylor occupies.
• Phillips: Global auction house with corporate art advisory and private sales capabilities. Overlaps with Hodges Taylor in advisory services for collectors and institutions, but operates at much larger scale across broader auction and sales services.
• Bonhams: International auction house with established art advisory and private client services. Comparable to Hodges Taylor in serving collectors and institutions, but operates globally with broader auction, valuation, and advisory offerings.
• Christie's: Leading global auction house offering art advisory and corporate collection services. Directly comparable to Hodges Taylor in providing strategic advisory for enterprise clients, but operates globally across auctions, private sales, and broader advisory services.

Direct peers

• Masterworks: Art investment platform enabling fractional ownership of fine art. While focused on investment rather than corporate consulting, it operates in the same broader art advisory space and overlaps with Hodges Taylor in serving collectors and institutional audiences.
• Winston Art Group: Specialized art appraisal and advisory firm serving collectors, estates, corporations, and institutions. The most direct peer to Hodges Taylor in providing professional advisory services for art collection management, acquisition, and disposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/hodgestaylorartconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hodges-taylor-art-consultancy

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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