The Art Newspaper has published a guide to artist agents and consultancies, an A to Z of around twenty organisations offering professional services to artists beyond traditional gallery representation. Kei London is included.
Written by Anny Shaw and published on 19 August 2026, the guide sets out what each organisation provides, who it works with and, where possible, how it charges. It follows the paper's earlier reporting on why artist management companies are returning to the art market.
The entry describes Kei London as combining artist management, exhibitions and creative production within a single agency, and notes that it positions management as a long term strategic partnership rather than transactional representation. It also records that Kei London works internationally, connecting artists with collectors, institutions and commercial partners.
One line in the entry describes a decision made early on:
Unlike many agencies, Kei London publishes indicative pricing for several of its services.
Why we publish what things cost
An artist deciding whether to approach an agency should be able to see what a service costs and what it covers before writing the enquiry email. It makes the first conversation a better one, because it starts from what is actually being discussed rather than from a request for information.
Every artist relationship with Kei London begins with the Practice Review and Strategic Diagnostic, a written professional assessment of where a practice currently sits and what should happen next, returned within ten working days. Artists who complete it and are a good fit may continue into the Discovery Track, and in a small number of cases into representation.
The figures quoted in the guide reflect an earlier version of our service ladder. Current prices are on the artist management page, which is the version to work from.
That structure suits some artists and not others, and the guide is right that a range of models exists. Several organisations listed work on retainers, day rates or sliding scales, and for many artists those are the better arrangement.
Beyond artist management: commissions for brands, venues and cultural partners
The guide's focus is artist services. That is one of two lanes Kei London operates.
For commercial and cultural clients, Kei London provides art curation, artist sourcing and production management for brand activations, live art events, exhibitions and commissions. We work with hospitality, property, retail and event partners looking to commission an artist for a specific site, audience or campaign.
The value in that work is not access to artists alone. It is a single point of contact, one consolidated invoice, and clear terms on rights, licensing and delivery, which is the part individual artists are rarely set up to provide. A brand commissioning an artist needs to know who owns the work, what may be reproduced, where, and for how long. Those questions are settled in writing before production begins.
Recent and current work includes art led projects delivered for charity and PR clients in London, and exhibitions presented at the Saatchi Gallery and the British Art Fair, alongside private events in Mayfair, Knightsbridge and the south of France.
The wider shift
The guide's introduction makes a point worth repeating. Career management, business consultancy and strategic advisory services were once the preserve of actors and musicians. They are now becoming commonplace in contemporary art, and a growing ecosystem of agencies is emerging around artists whose careers no longer fit a single gallery relationship.
Kei London was built for that position: an agency rather than a gallery, working across representation, commissions, exhibitions, education and collaboration rather than a single model.
Our thanks to Anny Shaw for a considered piece, and to the agencies and advisers listed alongside us, several of whom have shaped how this part of the art world now works.
Read the full guide at The Art Newspaper. Inclusion in the guide does not constitute an endorsement; organisations were selected because they offer professional services to visual artists beyond traditional commercial gallery representation.