Our Team

Katie Henry - Founder, Director and CEO

Katie Henry is the founder, director and CEO of Art In Offices, which she founded in 2012. She studied Fine Art Sculpture at Central Saint Martins, and was then Vice President of Students’ Union University of the Arts London. She also has a Masters in Arts Administration and Management from Birkbeck College, University of London, and has completed an accelerator course for creative entrepreneurs. Katie is an active member of the Association of Women Art Dealers.

Katie's vision has always been to make art available to everyone. She has spent the past few years challenging the perception that only FTSE 100 companies can afford art, and has made it her mission to encourage companies of any size to put original art on their office walls by making it affordable. She's a firm believer in art increasing workplace productivity, and the power of art to reflect a company's brand values.

Katie works closely with a select handful of artists ranging from emerging talent to established investment artists like YBA's. Katie has a great eye for spotting emerging talent, and has worked with artists who have gone on to win art prizes, and have solo shows at museums. She is also well known amongst international galleries and has a wide network of fellow art dealers and gallerists.

Chat to Katie on director@artinoffices.com

Shanna Pelling - Social Media Manager

Shanna describes herself as our "instagram Maman" and is our Paris-based is our Social Media Manager. Shanna connects with our community of followers, friends, artists and clients that engage with Art in Offices every day. She’s the lady with the ideas and the lady with the prizes. She regularly plans competitions for our followers where they can win artwork or tickets to events around the country.

Shanna comes from a Marketing and PR background so knows her stuff inside and out, and she’s got a wicked sense of humour and a very Parisian outlook on life! You can contact her via our social media channels - especially instagram @artinoffices.

Sarah McLean

Sarah is the latest addition to the team and works closely with Katie on making sales and making jokes! She's the bubbly Canadian accent you might hear talking to you on the phone.

Before joining the team, Sarah completed both her Bachelors and Masters in History of Art at UCL. She went on to spend the next eight years in London’s art scene, latterly as a Modern & Contemporary art expert for some of the world’s leading auction houses. During this time she has worked with artists, collectors and galleries alike to gain experience across all aspects and sectors of the art market. Sarah believes the visceral experience of art is where it comes to life, and is passionate about finding artworks for our clients that excite them and transform the space they inhabit - from the residential to the workplace and beyond.

Chat to sarah on sales@artinoffices.com

Mariana Holguin

Mariana is our administrator-extraordinaire with a love for the logistics. Which is good because we've got artworks constantly rolling around the country! Mariana liaises with our artists to keep the website up to date with availability, and she'll be the one in your email threads organising contracts, invoicing and delivery of artwork.

Mariana is our multilingual missus. She's an Art Historian, Art Collections Manager, Art Exhibitions Coordinator, and Art Market Analyst plus Registrar. She our office lynchpin and everyone gets to speak to her at one point or another. Chat to Mariana on office@artinoffices.com.

Bob Henry - Financial Strategist

Bob is our financial strategist. He keeps an overall eye on the company cash flow and advises us on how to best use our hard-earned profits.

Bob has a 47-year history working in finance. He has worked for Midland Bank (now HSBC), GLC, Matrix Group, and spent the last third of his career as a founding partner of Mobeus Equity Limited. Bob is a history lover and likes a random fact, the weirder the better. He's a world-traveller, a gourmande, and has an encyclopedic knowledge of classic cars.

Virginie Dhouibi

Virginie is our Non Executive Director and all round champion of Art in Offices. As the current Global Head of Payment Transformation at Metro Bank, she is amazingly well placed to advise us on financial and strategic matters. Virginie Dhouibi has spent most of her career in the Financial Industry after a brief stint in Technology. She moved to the UK after graduating from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 2005 and has since worked at JP Morgan and Bank of America. She is passionate about art and loves travelling the world to see exhibitions. In London, Virginie spends most of her free time volunteering to support under-served communities and fight inequality.

Winston

Winston is our office dog. He cheers us up when we're feeling stressed or down, he provides entertainment and laughs, and he loves to introduce us to new people!