Ms. Sarah Kirk Hanley, AAA Certified

USPAP compliant through:

05/23/2025

Specialization(s)

Prints

Member Type

Certified Member

Service(s)

Equitable Distribution; Charitable Donation; Estate Tax Liability; Insurance

Appraiser's Statement

Sarah Kirk Hanley, AAA, is an independent critic, curator, advisor, and expert appraiser for fine art prints, editions, and illustrated artists’ books. Hanley has fifteen years of experience as an appraiser. She is a consulting expert for Winston Art Group and Art Peritus Advisors and Appraisers, New York; and Freeman's/Hindman Auctioneers & Appraisers. She is also a member of the board of directors for The Atelier 17 Project, which encourages new research about this avant-garde printmaking workshop upon its 2027 centennial, and a frequent speaker with the Center for the Preservation of Artists’ Legacies (CPAL) and Sotheby's Institute of Art. From 2009-19, she was a consultant for Auctionata and 1stdibs, and wrote extensively for the nonprofit publications Art21 Magazine and Art in Print. Hanley served as Assistant Vice President of Christie’s Print Department from 2006-09 and was involved in coordinating sales, managing consignments, producing sales catalogues and preparing appraisals for distinguished clients. Prior to her auction experience, Hanley was Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she organized and contributed to several exhibitions and publications. Hanley has also held positions at the Lower East Side Printshop and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. She holds an MA in Museum Education from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and a BFA in Printmaking and Fine Art from the University of Iowa, magna cum laude. Hanley is a member of ArtTable, the Association of Print Scholars, and Phi Beta Kappa.