Chesapeake Collectibles Appraisers

Director, Modern and Contemporary Art, also fine art appraiser

 

Obtain art work from various clients to sell at auction. Use connections and network to successfully sell and place that art with new collectors. Perform art appraisals for estates, charitable donation and insurance.

 

I love the variety of art that I am able to research and auction. Every day brings something new and exciting. I also love bringing an artist to auction that Alex Cooper has not had before. I like helping people become excited about art and to be life long collectors.

 

Holds a BA in Art History from Vanderbilt Univesity, is a USPAP appraiser, a Trustee of the Maryland Art Place, and an adjunct professor at Towson Univeristy in the Art History Department. Kathleen is married to a photographer, has two grown children, and an ever expanding art collection.

Silver and Decorative Arts / Generalist Appraiser

 

Director of Silver and Decorative Art / Generalist Appraiser, Certified Member, Appraisers Association of America. I meet with individual consignors, as well as personal representatives for estates. I am responsible for generating and securing new business across all departments. My expertise as a generalist allows me to view entire collections and estates and provide fair market values. Additionally, I research and catalogue objects including silver as well as vintage fashion and accessories. I am proud to represent Alex Cooper Auctioneers in Washington, DC.

 

I enjoy the variety of objects and artwork associated with my job. It's very stimulating work. I meet really interesting people and I get to look around the most beautiful and unusual homes in the mid-Atlantic region, from Virginia to New York. I have snooped around the drawers and closets of some fascinating people, all with permission! I believe that every object and collection tells the story of its owner(s) and I love telling that story.

 

I am a Texas native. My parents are retired teachers, as well as artists and collectors. They instilled in me a sense of curiosity, love of learning, and a quest for adventure. I lived in France after college and speak fluent French. I lecture on the auction market for the art law classes at The George Washington University Law School and American University Washington College of Law, both located in Washington, DC. I am a published author and lecturer on the topic of women's fashion. I guest curated the fashion exhibit "Inside Out: An Exploration of Women's Status and Roles in American Society as Reflected in Fashion from Foundation to Silhouette." I graduated from Baylor University with a BA in French and Art History in 1990 and I acquired a Diploma in Fine and Decorative Art, Renaissance to Modernism, from Christie's Education, London in 2003.