ISA Certified Appraiser: Specializing in Fine Art, Paintings, and Sculpture

Selected Client List:

Museum of the United States Marine Corps, Woodmere Art Museum, The James A. Michener Art Museum, The Newman Galleries, Alderfer Auction Company, Glenmede Trust, William H. Bunch: Auctioneer and Appraiser, Gratz Gallery and Conservation Studio, The Carol Schwartz Gallery, Merritt Young Gallery, Museum of the Earth, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Plattsburgh State Art Museum. Private collections available upon request.

Experience:

• President and Founder: Art Appraisal Firm, LLC
• Founding Partner and Fine Art Consultant: The Appraisal Firm of Pennsylvania
• Art Appraisal Consultant to:  Museums, Attorneys, Financial Planners, Trust Companies, Historical Societies, Prominent Auction Houses, and Galleries. 
• Contributing Feature Writer for Art Matters magazine, covering fine art, auctions, and antiques.
• Featured Guest Speaker: Building a Fine Art Collection, Ten Elements in the Appraisal of Fine Art.
• Proprietor: The Charleston Galleries located in Chestnut Hill, Malvern and Wayne, Pennsylvania; and Lambertville, New Jersey.  Specializing in estate paintings and sculpture, 1991-2001
• Supervising Litigation Paralegal: Community Legal Services, 1976-1991

Qualifications:

• Educational qualification criteria adopted by the Appraisal Foundation’s Appraiser Qualification Board (AQB) for Accreditation to Appraise Personal Property has been completed under International Society of Appraisers (ISA) supervision as follows:
• AQB Certification in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
• The successful completion of coursework and qualifying examinations in: Appraisal Valuation Theory, Market Research and Analysis, Appraisal Ethics, Methodology, Identification and Authentication, Federal Regulations and Functions, Legal Issues, and Narrative Report Writing Standards.
• The successful completion of coursework and qualifying examination in the ISA Specialty Course: The Appraisal of Fine Art.  
• Recognized completion of the qualifying experience requirement of personal property appraisal in area of specialization: Fine Art.
• Successful completion of the experience, continuing education, peer review, report writing, and qualifying examination requirements for the ISA Certification to Appraise Fine Art (CAPP) designation under the auspices of the University of Maryland.  The CAPP (Certified Member) distinction is the highest level of recognition ISA can bestow.  Certified ISA members must recertify every five years by demonstrating continued professional development in their specialty areas and must pass a recertification exam. There are only 35 individuals holding the ISA CAPP designation in Fine Art in the United States.
• Successful completion of coursework and required examination in the ISA Appraiser as Expert Witness Course.

Education:

• B.A., Human Services, Antioch College, 1979
• Graduate Studio Courses: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1989-1991
• Graduate Studio Courses: University of the Arts, 1989-91

Continuing Education:

• Appraisal Theory Changes and IRS Standards Changes: ISA, 2007
• New IRS Tax Laws: ISA, 2007
• Connoisseurship Seminar:  ISA, 2007
• Art History in Context:  The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2006
• Philadelphia Library Symposium, Art and Religion, 2005
• Art History Courses: The Impressionists of New Hope: The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA.  2005
• Masterpieces in Context:  The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2004
• American Indian Painting, ISA, 2001
• Art Conservation Panel, ISA, 2001
• Appraisal of Prints, ISA, 2001

Professional Memberships and Volunteer Activities:

Certified Member in good standing: International Society of Appraisers (ISA). Business Partner Sponsor: Philadelphia Museum of Art; Woodmere Art Museum. General Memberships: The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown and New Hope; The Philadelphia Sketch Club; The Chestnut Hill and Cheltenham Historical Societies;  Glenside Chamber of Commerce. Volunteer Activities: Group Facilitator, Safe Harbor Children’s Bereavement Program, Interfaith Houses for Humanity Project.  Director:  Elkins Park Library Board.  Coordinator: Cheltenham Library Homebound Project.