About

About Ocula

Ocula is the guiding partner for navigating the global art world. It is created for people who collect art and people who recognise the power of art.

Quality over quantity

We partner exclusively with the world's leading galleries, carefully vetted by industry peers.

Influential audience

We reach the key figures who shape the art world–top collectors, curators, and advisors.

Truly global

The only art platform with blanket representation across Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Best-in-class platform

A beautifully designed website, tailored for the art world.

Unmatched expertise

Our team brings deep knowledge and credibility from the art world's most respected institutions.

Market visibility

Real-time access to the most important primary and secondary market works.

Renowned editorial

Ocula Magazine is internationally acclaimed, supported by a global network of distinguished contributors.

Smart personalisation

Intelligent alerts and updates on the artists, galleries, and events that matter most.

Ocula Magazine

Ocula’s editorial is a trusted voice in covering, contributing to, and celebrating the contemporary art world. We offer readers essential information, unique insights and inspiring perspectives on the art, people, events and trends shaping the art world and market. We champion the best of contemporary art.

Ocula Gallery Platform

We represent the best. Ocula’s gallery platform is invitation-only, with each application carefully reviewed by a panel of esteemed gallerists. Gallery profiles bring everything into one place—current and upcoming exhibitions, art fairs, represented artists, available artworks, practical information, and related editorial from Ocula Magazine. The result is a trusted resource defined by quality, supporting deeper and more confident engagement with the programmes of the world’s most influential galleries.

Ocula Advisory

Ocula Advisory connects collectors with important contemporary art. Working across both blue-chip and emerging markets, we help build focused, meaningful collections through deep knowledge, trusted relationships, and direct access to leading galleries. Our diverse client base — from UHNW collectors and museums to foundations and first-time buyers — is supported by a team with extensive experience at top-tier auction houses, galleries, and private sales.

Company History

Founded in 2010 by New Zealanders Simon Fisher and Christopher Taylor, Ocula was created with a clear vision: to elevate exceptional contemporary art and make it more accessible to collectors and professionals around the world. From its early beginnings in New Zealand, Ocula recognised the importance of a global perspective—expanding to Hong Kong in 2012 and launching its digital platform in 2013 alongside the inaugural Art Basel Hong Kong. This positioned Ocula at the forefront of the art world’s shift beyond its traditional Western focus.

With over 75 years of combined experience in the international art market, the team behind Ocula has built lasting relationships based on trust, integrity, and a deep understanding of the evolving needs of galleries, collectors, and institutions. The platform is known for its agile, ideas-led approach, and its highly curated editorial content, which consistently highlights new voices and emerging directions in contemporary art—particularly across the Asia Pacific region.

Ocula expanded into the Northern Hemisphere in 2015 with the opening of its first London office, further strengthening its international presence. In 2022, Ocula moved its headquarters to 21 Bruton Street, London—a move that reflects its growing influence at the heart of the global art market.

In 2025, Ocula relaunched with an updated brand and website, offering enhanced functionality designed to deepen user engagement and spotlight the exceptional programmes of its gallery members. Through continuous innovation and a commitment to inclusivity and excellence, Ocula remains a leading voice in the global contemporary art conversation.