Generations of Experience

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I am a third-generation art historian, appraiser, and advisor, born and raised in the art business. My grandfather, Leonard Atkison, was an art dealer and gallery owner, and my mother, Cynthia Hale, was a museum curator and credentialed art appraiser. Much of my childhood was spent in galleries, museums, and at art auctions.

I grew up in and studied the American Southwest.  I graduated from Trinity University, and The University of Oklahoma where I pursued my masters and doctoral studies, teaching in the English Department, Film and Media Studies Department, and Native American Studies Department.  I lectured in the School of Visual Arts as well as many art museums, publishing in books, journals, and magazines.

Later, I was the director of the Brett Weston Archive, and curated several museum exhibitions, including the traveling retrospective Brett Weston:  Out of the Shadow. And I advised the Christian Keesee Collections of contemporary art in New York, Oklahoma, and Colorado, in addition to other private, corporate, and non-profit art collections.

With over twenty-five years experience in the art market, I am IRS qualified and an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA AM), and chaired the Specialty and Advanced Studies Committee (SAS).  I am also Chubb Preferred Service Provider, an auction house specialist (Sotheby’s and Santa Fe Art Auction), a charity auctioneer, and media personality.

I bring my history, education, and credentials to each client's project, realizing substantive and credible results.