Harry Pass
CEO & Creative Director
Harry is CEO & Creative Director of Art Story and first joined its parent company 20 years ago. During this time, the organisation has grown from a team of 15 to 50 people and has evolved into a global art consultancy with its own workshops. His project work has taken him from Dubai to Zürich and New York to London, for clients including Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria and Hyatt Unbound. Discovering local artists is a huge passion and he encourages the Art Story team to take unexpected detours whilst getting to know locations and their art scenes. Harry has enjoyed collaborating with leading global design firms, including Richmond International, GA Design, Martin Brudnizki, 22 Degrees and David Collins. A fascination with Guest Experience has guided his career since his first job as a commis-chef, working for Philip Howard at the 2 Michelin* The Square. Harry is a permanent student of Art and Business and has recently graduated from the UK Goldman Sachs 10KSB programme, with a clear vision for continued investment in Art Story. Playing piano, painting canvases with his children and trail running in the mountains help Harry to re-fill his cup.
Clare Howlett
Head of Art & Design
As Head of Art & Design, Clare oversees a dynamic team of 12 creatives, ranging from graduate-artists to seasoned Senior Designers, developing bespoke art collections from initial spark to final creation. She also enjoys leading regular collaborations with fine artists and sculptors. Clare has fostered creative talent across 30 years of diverse experience, ascending from Designer to Creative Director. An authority on printmaking, her fascination with colour is almost obsessive. She dedicated a significant portion of her career to running a colour-development studio that crafted wallpaper collections for globally recognised high-end interior brands. All of which has fuelled her passion for interior aesthetics and transforming spaces with art in projects such as W Edinburgh and Ritz Carlton Abama. Any conversation with Clare that moves away from fine art will inevitably go onto live music and if you were playing live at a gig, you would want her to be in your crowd.
Alison Chapman
Art Consultant
Having been with Art Story’s parent company for over a decade, Alison is one of the most experienced Art Consultants in the team. Often drawing on knowledge built up from her early career in picture research & editing, she has a photographer’s eye for detail, a discerning taste in art and a talent for instinctively knowing exactly which artists will be right for a project. Alison has worked with many high-profile Art Story clients including American Express, Starwood Capital the D&D restaurant group and has a wealth of experience in every aspect of project managing the development of art collections from budgeting through to installation. In her spare time, she uses her creative talents and love of film to coordinate the press for the U.K.’s largest rural film festival ‘Borderlines’.
Lorena Martinez Carruana
Art Consultant
Lorena stands out as an art consultant and creative leader with a passion for art. Her experience as a designer for many years creates a unique combination of skills, merging project leadership with the ability to understand each of the processes of art creation to fit the needs of each project. Lorena has worked on hotel projects such as Ritz Carlton Abama, Tenerife; Brenners Park Hotel, Baden-Baden; and Hyatt Great Scotland Yard, London, leading talented designers and artists to create unique experiences. After more than 6 years of experience working for Art Story in its UK headquarters, she now heads up the Spanish and European markets, inaugurating an Art Story office in Valencia.
Polly Orton
Art Consultant
With a Masters degree in fine-art and a previous career in Artist Management, for the UK’s largest art-publishing company, Polly is an Art Consultant that truly immerses herself in the art world. A keen artist herself, Polly thrives on empowering and inspiring artists to explore their most creative selves and she continues to share her infectious enthusiasm for all things artistic by creating podcasts, writing articles and running workshops on a wide range of related topics outside of her day-to-day role. Relationship management, be it with artists, interior designers, architects or clients is one of Polly’s core strengths as a consultant. She brings a vibrant energy to every project she undertakes, whether it is for large scale 5-star resorts in different global locations, or boutique hotels for the Miiro Group in Paris and Barcelona. Polly thrives on empowering and inspiring artists to explore their most creative selves and she continues to share her infectious enthusiasm for all things artistic by creating podcasts, writing articles and running workshops on a wide range of related topics outside of her day to day role. Relationship management, be it with artists, interior designers, architects or clients is one of Polly’s core strengths as a consultant. She brings a vibrant energy to every project she undertakes whether its for a Spa & Golf resort hotel in Spain, or a chic boutique hotel for the Miiro Group in Paris or Barcelona.
