As a lifelong student and advocate of the visual arts, I have had the privilege of working across many facets of the art world, including teaching, curating, criticism, and, most recently, fine art appraisal. Throughout these career roles, I have sought out a connection with the object, recognizing that every artwork has its own story. Sharing that sense of connection with others remains an important part of my practice.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Art historian, fine art appraiser, writer, and educator with over 20 years of experience across museums, universities, galleries, and arts organizations. Expertise in fine arts appraisal, modern and contemporary art history, arts writing, and academic instruction. Skilled in research, curation, appraisal compliance, and cross-disciplinary collaboration with artists, collectors, auction houses, and cultural institutions.
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University, M.A. Art History
University of Texas at Austin, B.A. Art History
Sweet Briar College, Art History Studies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ISA AM, ISA Accredited Fine Art Appraiser, Austin, TX, 2014–present
Accredited with the International Society of Appraisers; USPAP-compliant. Write appraisals according to the ISA Appraisal Report Writing Standard for charitable contributions, insurance, estates, and insurance purposes. Work with individual collectors, galleries, auction houses, institutions, and other appraisers.
Independent Arts Writer & Critic
Reviews and essays inSightlines Magazine,Austin American-Statesman, Arts & Culture Texas, Glasstire. Former editorial board member for Sightlines and Aether.
Adjunct Professor, Austin Community College, 2005–present
Teach Art Appreciation and Art History I & II. Develop curriculum and foster student engagement.
Lecturer, Texas State University
Taught History of Modern Art and Issues in Contemporary Art.
Arthouse at the Jones Center (The Contemporary Austin)
Exhibitions Coordinator / PR Manager. Curated shows, managed touring exhibitions, publications, and media.
EARLIER ROLES
Nasher Company (Curatorial Writer), Craighead-Green Gallery (Gallery Director), Whitney Museum of American Art (Graduate Intern), Amon Carter Museum (Graduate Intern,), Texas State Capitol Restoration Project (Curatorial Assistant,), internships with Amon Carter Museum, Texas Commission on the Arts, UT Huntington Gallery, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
SELECTED PANELS & EXHIBITIONS
Print Austin Panel Discussion, The Contemporary Print, Artist Talk Moderator.
In the Public Eye: New Work by Nathan “SLOKE” Nordstrom Austin Community College, Kramer Gallery, Curator.
Going West, Arthouse, Austin, Texas, Curator.
Dynamic Duos, Cidnee Patrick Gallery Dallas, Co- curator.
Inside the Display: The Digital Face of Interactive Art, Arthouse, Austin, Texas, Co-curator.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Contributed to, Bonfitto, Peter, World Architecture and Society: From Angkor Wat to One World Trade, ABC-CLIO, 2021.
Keever, Erin, Renfro, Robert, Roberts, Deborah and Morehead, Susan, Artistic Triumph Amid Darkness: The Creative Odyssey of Nancy Renfro,1937-1993, 2014.
Keever, Erin. (Co-Author) International Printmakers, exhibition catalog, Gallery Shoal Creek, January 2014.
MEMBERSHIPS
International Society of Appraisers (ISA)
International Association of Art Critics (AICA)
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