Services

Profesional Care

I perform the following services in a professional capacity with clear expectations and objectives. Twenty years of work with artists, archives, digital image archives, record systems, collectors, estates, foundations, large cap content libraries, and art venues support my services and systems.

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Artwork, Archives, and Collections

  • Evaluate existing record systems

  • Implement digital record systems for inventory, sales, consignments, and provenance

  • Evaluate digital files and metadata for clarity, redundancy, and use

  • Appraisals support

  • Catalogue raisonné support

  • Archival preservation for photographs and works on paper

Acquisitions, Exhibitions, and Sales

  • Manage acquisitions and deaccessions process

  • Advise donating artwork and use rights

  • Support entering museum collections

  • Support entering gallery exhibitions

  • Support artist’s sales process

  • Support collector’s buying process

  • Photographic print type education and valuation

Venues

  • Exhibition framing management

  • Manage logistics from planning to materials return

  • Consult on curatorial selections

  • Research ephemera and contextual information that support exhibitions

  • Image curation for work and domestic spaces

Production

  • Evaluate prints for quality and condition

  • Gelatin silver and color pigment print production management

  • Film and print scanning for books, magazines, and online uses

  • Project management for digital art files for book and web output

  • Artwork framing and glazing consulting and production

Licensing Art

  • Image licensing support for rights managed uses

  • Research, advise, negotiate, and manage opportunities to licenses art

  • Quality control of licensed art in print and online publications

Representation and Relationships

  • Correspond with people, vendors, and groups on behalf of client’s interests

  • Engage with artist’s and collectors new and established professional relationships

  • Research, identify, and engage with opportunities for legacy goals

  • Support negotiations between client, museums, galleries, buyers, and sellers

Travel

  • Meet in person at the client’s  location

  • Meet client contacts at their locations

  • Visit prospective venues for new client relations

  • Meet via video and phone

 Frequently Asked Questions

  • I have worked with individuals and organizations since 1998. I formed my LLC in 2012. Through these experiences I honed my expertise to know why, what, where, and how image and text content is used for distinct audiences. I have also been involved with digital asset management systems for small and large organizations.

    I earned a BA in commercial photography at Brooks Institute, a history BA at Kenyon College, and studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Using my knowledge of visual artists and art markets I have given ASMP live presentations and webinars.

  • I work with individuals and organizations with cultural and educational missions who need archive services and systems to reach their goals. For example; visual artists, photographers, museums, galleries, art foundations, collectors, and art archives. However my skills and experiences can be applied to many projects and situations.

    Over my career I have worked with Richard Avedon, Hiro, Ellen Graham, The Richard Avedon Foundation, Adobe Stock, Library of Congress, Hamiltons Gallery, Pace/MacGill Gallery, Fahey / Klein Gallery, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The J. Paul Getty Museum, The Norton Museum, The Center For The Preservation of Artist Legacies, Private Collectors & Estates.

    I have also served on the board fthe American Society of Media Photographers Connecticut chapter from 2020-2024 where I supported mid-career and emerging photographers. Recently I have been a presenter, panelist, and benefit committee member of the The Center for the Preservation of Artists’ Legacies 2024-2026.

  • I have 20 years of experience working with individuals and organizations with photography and art archives. Through these experiences I understand the unique challenges and opportunities of artists, archives, and collectors.

    I am trained in and experienced in the following areas

    • Project Management

    • Partnerships

    • Film & Print Archive Management

    • Print Evaluation

    • Visual Fluency

    • Visual Trends

    • Image Research

    • Image Editing

    • Image Curation

    • Image Licensing

    • Registrar Work

    • Presentations

    • Workshops

    • Coaching Photographers

    • Portfolio Reviews

    • Content Strategy for Photographers

    • Copy Writing

    • Social Media

    • Artist Legacy DAM

    • Photo History

    • Photographic Archival Practices

    • Archival Principles

  • My fee structure is designed to suit a project goals and budget. Typically this translates to hourly, project, or a retainer agreement with clear expectations and objectives.