Credentials 
Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America, New York (AAA);
Authored the AAA exam for other appraisers seeking certification in field of Contemporary Studio Glass.

Present             Freelance consultant and appraiser specializing in Contemporary Studio Glass, living in Bend, OR                       
                          Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America, New York (AAA);
                          Authored the AAA exam for other appraisers seeking certification in field of Contemporary Studio Glass
Education
2022, 2023       Appraisers Association of America webinars:
                                Ask the IRS: Form 8283
2021, 2023        Virtual Appraisers Association of America Conference, New York, NY
                           Appraisers Association of America webinars:
                                Ask the IRS Part II
                                Judging George Ohr
                                A Defensible Appraisal Report
2020                Appraisers Association of America webinars:
                                 Decorated Light: Appraising American Stained Glass
                                 Ask the IRS Part I
                                 Bauhaus: Fine Art, Photography and Design
                                  Appraising Public Art: When, Why, How
2019                  American Society of Appraisers Personal Property Connoisseurship Conference, Santa Fe, NM
2010-2024       USPAP 7-hour update through Appraisers Association of America (every 2 years)
2013-2022        Appraisers Association of America National Conference, New York, NY (every year)
2012                  Personal Property Appraising, American Society of Appraisers, U. C. – Irvine (Holly Mitchem)
                          Inspection and Describing Fine Art, American Society of Appraisers, U. C. – Irvine (Holly Mitchem)
2011                   Theory & Methodology in Appraisal Practices, Appraisers Association of America through NYU and AAA
2008                 15-hour USPAP course and exam, Abigail Hartman & Associates, New York, NY through NYU and AAA
1986                  Western Art Management Institute, Ashland, Oregon; 2-week intensive arts management course
1973                   Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois; graduate work in Art Department (w/ Joel Myers)
1972, 73, 74       Pilchuck Glass School; 10-week summer programs in glass
1968-72             University of Wisconsin, Madison; Bachelor of Science degree, Fine Art (w/ Harvey Littleton)
1968                   Peninsula School of Arts, Fish Creek, Wisconsin (July 8 – August 30)

Honors, Awards, Appointments
2014-2016         Contemporary Studio Glass expert for Lofty.com, an internet start-up based in New York
2010-2014         Friends of Contemporary Art + Photography, New Mexico Museum of Art, member Steering Committee
2006-present   Pilchuck Glass School, member Advisory Council (now called Ambassador’s Council)
2005-2014        Pilchuck Glass School, member Artistic Program Advisory Committee (APAC)
2005-2006       Pilchuck Glass School, Trustee, Vice President; Chairman of Artistic Program Advisory Committee
2004                   Trustee, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood and Seattle, Washington. 
 
2001                    Juror, New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
2000                   National Resource Board, James Renwick Alliance
1999-2002         Seattle Art Dealers Association (Secretary)
1991                     New York Experimental Glass Workshop; guest curator design section of benefit auction at Christie’s, NY
1988-91               Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA; Board of Directors
1982-1986           Glass Art Society Board of Directors (Treasurer)
1979                     Rhode Island State Council for the Arts; Advisory Panelist
1978                     Rhode Island State Council for the Arts; Craftsman-in-Residence Fellowship finalist
1975                     National Endowment for the Arts Master Craftsman Apprenticeship Grant to work with Dale Chihuly
1973                     Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Special Projects and Employment
2013                   Working as expert with fraud unit of the HSI to identify glass art forgeries and apprehend forger/s.
                                     Michael Little of Renton, WA arrested April 25, 2013; Plead guilty 6/16/2013 (incarcerated).
2012 -2018        Disbursement of the contents of Daphne Farago home in Little Compton, RI and Delray, FL, including
                                     Estate Appraisal in 2018.
2004-2005       Bellevue Arts Museum; guest curator, Taking Shape: Pilchuck Glass School in the '70s.
2003                  Museum of Glass: Center for Contemporary Art; guest organizing curator, Glass of the Avant-Garde.
1993-2010         Elliott Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA; founder and managing director.
1990-91             Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood and Seattle, WA; interim co-director.
1988-1993         RegaloVetro; founder and managing director of mail-order functional glassware and related books.
                           Private dealer, appraiser and consultant in contemporary studio glass.
                           Coordinator/editor of William Morris Glass: Artifact and Art.
                           U.S. Distributor of monograph Bertil Vallien.
1988-1992         Manager of artist William Morris.
1988                   Chihuly, Inc., Seattle, WA; managing director.
1987                    Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL; managing director.
1986/87              Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA; summer faculty (Professional Practices for Artists).
1983-1985          Curator/organizer of exhibition Chihuly; Glass, traveling to six museums.
                           U.S. Distributor of monograph Chihuly: Glass.
1980-1987         Private dealer and consultant in contemporary glass, Scottsdale, Arizona.
1979                   Rhode Island School of Design, Little Compton, RI; director of summer program
1978                   Rhode Island State Council for the Arts, Providence, RI; Public Arts Program, assistant to the director.
1976-1977          Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI; secretary of Sculpture Department.
1974-1988          Dale Chihuly, Providence, RI and Seattle, WA; part-time assistant in art and business; management, sales,
                                   registration, special projects, events, research.
1975-1976           What Cheer Arts, Inc., Providence, RI; director.
1973, 74               Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA; assistant to the directors (summers).
 
*Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
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