New & Advancing Members

Julia Bloodgood, AAA

Danbury, CT

Advanced to Certification in 20th Century Couture: Designer and Vintage Clothing and Accessories (October 2023)

Julia Bloodgood is a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America specializing in Couture, Designer & Vintage Clothing and Luxury Accessories from the 18th century through to contemporary fashion. In addition, she has handled collections of Antique and Historic Dress, Costume Jewelry, Handbags, Lace, Quilts, Textiles & Non-Western Dress. Ms. Bloodgood has a wide range of experience within the fields of Fashion and Appraising, including exhibition curation, consulting, and nearly a decade in the auction business. In her practice, based in the New York Metro area, she collaborates with her fellow appraisers, art advisory services, auction houses, clients, collectors, dealers, estates, and museums. Ms. Bloodgood received a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and holds a Masters from The Fashion Institute of Technology. She is Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice [USPAP] compliant. In 2021 Ms. Bloodgood presented “Don’t Forget The Closets: Appraising Couture, Designer, & Vintage Clothing”; this was the first Webinar in this field of connoisseurship given to the Appraisers Association of America. Julia is pleased to be designated Certified in 20th Century Couture, Designer & Vintage Clothing and Accessories. 

Kate Della Monica

KDM Gem, LLC
Deland, FL

Accredited Member in Gems and Jewelry (October 2023)

Kate Della Monica is a GIA Graduate Gemologies and USPAP compliant fine jewelry appraiser. She is an Accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America. She honed her skills evaluating jewelry at Freeman's Auction House in Philadelphia, and she now resides in central Florida. Kate graduated from Moore College of Art of Design with a BFA in 3D Fine Art (sculpture and installation). She took several jewelry making studio courses while at school, learning skills such as casting and soldering. During and after college, Kate gained experience working in the art industry for a private gallery in Philadelphia dealing primarily with early 20th Century fine art prints and other objects. After selling a large diamond through a New York auction house, Kate was enamored with the jewelry specialist's knowledge of the stone and began to pursue her GG at GIA. Proudly, Kate accomplished her dream of becoming a senior jewelry specialist at an auction house and is now focusing on building her own appraisal practice, KDM Gem, LLC. Her specialties include, but are not limited to, diamonds, colored stones, estate jewelry, and signed jewelry. 

Jaime El Helw

TheFineArtAppraiser.com
Cairo, Egypt

Accredited Member in Postwar, Contemporary, and Emerging Art (June 2023)

Jaime El-Helw is an independent professional appraiser and researcher based out of Cairo, Egypt; specialized in Fine and Decorative Arts, particularly Contemporary Art of the Middle East, encompassing Modern, Post-War, Contemporary, and Emerging artists of the region. She services clients spanning the globe, including in Europe, the Middle East, and in the USA.

I recognize and identify value in your fine art collections and antique collectables, and provide professional appraisal reports backed by defensible and thorough research and analysis. I serve the public by providing fair, objective and disinterested information based on the facts of valuation methodology. I abide by a strict code of ethics which ensures unparalleled standards of ethics, conduct and professionalism. The code requires the appraiser to serve the public interest as follows:

• provide independent valuation outside of third party influences
• retain no outside interest in the subject property other than an accurate and professional value
• contract for appraisal work only within the areas of their professional expertise
• reach objective value conclusions by considering all factors in appraisal standards
• use the highest standards of connoisseurship in examining and documenting property
• professional remuneration is independent of the value of the subject property

Lisa Getzfrid

Red Feather Advisory & Appraisal
Philadelphia, PA

Accredited Member in Postwar, Contemporary, and Emerging Art (October 2023)

Lisa Getzfrid is CEO/Founder of Red Feather Advisory & Appraisal, LLC which provides comprehensive and confidential appraisals of art and personal property for individuals and commercial clients including banks, accountants, attorneys, estate executors; insurance companies and not-for-profit institutions. Appraisals and selected services include:

• establishing the value of personal property
• evaluating charitable contributions for Federal tax purposes
• dividing property for estates and estate planning
• facilitating equitable distribution in the dissolution of marriages and civil partnerships
• insurance evaluations
• collection management

Appraisals and reports are prepared in conformity with and are subject to the standards and requirements set forth in the Code of Ethics of the Appraisers Association of America and with The Appraisal Foundation’s Uniform Standards
Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Lisa joined the Morton Contemporary Gallery as their Appraisal Director as of February 2021. Morton Contemporary Gallery is a leading gallery, located at 115 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA. The gallery represents 25-30 emerging and established artists and offers sales, art advisory and appraisal services to individuals, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations.

Rachael Goldman, Ph.D., AAA

Austone-Enfeld Associates
Shark River Hills, NJ

Added an Accreditation in 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design (October 2023)

Dr. Goldman has been a specialist in the field of archives and Judaica for over 20 years. Dr. Goldman specializes in all types of appraisals: insurance, non-cash charitable donation, liquidation, inventory, estate appraisals, acquisition, and expert witness services. Each appraisal is handled efficiently and quickly with no missing details. Dr. Goldman will travel to any location in the tri-state area to perform on-site work. Dr. Goldman also completes online/remote appraisals. Dr. Goldman also specializes in all types of archive appraisals, including World War II, Holocaust-era items, Hungarian artifacts, Persian Miniatures, Middle Eastern paintings, prints and decorative arts. Dr. Goldman also has extensive experience appraising Charles Fazzino's works. Having worked with major Judaica auctions, Dr. Goldman has strong connections with museums, synagogues, historical societies and institutions of higher education. She successfully completed a 15-hour course and examination on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Having completed the SEAK expert witness program, Dr. Goldman can be relied upon for expert witness depositions and testimonies.

Miriam Grundy

Pollon Art
Currumbin Valley, Queensland, Australia

Accredited Member in Australian and Aboriginal Art (June 2023)

Miriam appraises Indigenous Australian canvas, bark, paper and mixed media paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, fibre work, prints and ceramics of all regions, 20th Century to present; and Australian Indigenous contemporary photography, assemblage, installation and video art, post-1950 to present. Miriam's knowledge of each class of property comes from over a decade's worth of experience in the Australian gallery sector where she performed regular valuations under the tutelage of senior appraisers and specialists. Since 2012, Miriam has been working as an independent appraiser and consultant specializing in Indigenous Australian art. These experiences combined have allowed Miriam to view, handle, research, and value a vast array of property that requires highly specialized knowledge of Australian Indigenous visual and material culture, art history, theory, and the current state of the market in the USA, Australia, and internationally. Miriam has valued Australian Indigenous art for private, corporate, and public collections including The Kelton Collection, Santa Monica; The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA; Artbank, Sydney, NSW; The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT; Sydney Living Museums, Sydney, NSW; The San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX; and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Miriam has a combined Bachelor of Art History/Theory and Professional French, University of New South Wales and a Master of Arts Administration, College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales, and is a Registered Valuer for the Australian Cultural Gifts Program and Member of the Australian Art Consultants Association.

Josephine Hill

MKG Art Management
Houston, TX

Accredited Member in Postwar, Contemporary, and Emerging Art (October 2023)

Born in San Antonio, TX, Josephine earned a BA in Art History from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN and an MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York. She also completed her Certificate of Appraisal Studies at NYU School of Professional Studies and her Certificate of Interior Design from New York School of Interior Design.

During her time in New York, Josephine worked in several positions at Livet Reichard Company, an event planning and arts management company for non-profits and benefit auctions. She produced benefit auctions for the National Academy, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, BOMB Magazine, and the International Print Center of New York. Before joining MKG, Josephine managed several private collections of fine and decorative arts in Houston.

Over the past 7 years at MKG Art Management, Josephine has provided significant assistance including cataloguing, report writing, market research, and valuation methodology on appraisal projects for major private collections consisting of works of art from 17th century to Contemporary/Emerging art. She continues to perform appraisal projects for many private art collections in Houston, Austin, Santa Fe, Louisville, Los Angeles, and New York City, and has worked on large scale appraisal projects including the Houston Airport System. Additionally, she has contributed to many non-cash charitable donation appraisals of fine art that have been submitted to the following institutions: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Menil Collection, Houston; The University of Houston, Texas; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA; Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY.

Daphne Lingon

Mount Pleasant, SC

Accredited Member in Gems and Jewelry (October 2023)

Daphne Lingon began her jewelry career at Christie’s East in 1993 and in 2017, Ms. Lingon was named head of the jewelry department at Christie’s Americas. Ms. Lingon’s sale highlights include jewelry belonging to Ellen Barkin, the Blair Family Collection, Doris Duke, Noreen Stonor Drexel, Margaret Adderley Kelly, Peggy and David Rockefeller, Ann Getty, Anne Eisenhower and the Rothschild Family, amongst others. In 2011, she was instrumental in the sale of jewelry from The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, which sold for a world-record price of $144.1m, the highest total ever achieved for a single owner collection of jewelry. In December 2019, Ms. Lingon assisted the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts with the sale of two significant pieces to benefit future acquisitions. Formerly from the collection of Mrs. Jessie Ball Dupont, the “Dupont Emerald” sold for $1.64 million and “Dupont Ruby” realized $8.96 million. Widely interviewed about the international jewelry market, Ms. Lingon has appeared in numerous publications such as Elle Décor, W Magazine, The Financial Times, Town & Country and The New York Times, as well as on national and regional television programs including CBS Sunday Morning and panel discussions hosted by Stellene Volandes, Editor-in-Chief of Town & Country, for The 92nd Street Y. She is a frequent lecturer and has appeared at the Bruce Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, The Georgia Historical Society, GIA Alumni Association, Museum of the City of New York, New York School of Interior Design and Winterthur. In 2023, Ms. Lingon left Christie’s after 30 years and moved to the Charleston, SC area with her husband. She established her own jewelry appraisal and advisory firm, Daphne Lingon LLC. A native of Ann Arbor, MI, Ms. Lingon graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Denison University with a B.A. in History and Asian Studies and earned a Graduate Gemology (G.G.) certificate from the Gemological Institute of America.

Elizabeth Pisano, AAA

Winston Art Group
New York, NY

Certified Member in American Art (June 2023)

Elizabeth is Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region handling appraisals as well as sales and acquisitions of art, antiques and jewelry across Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Prior to joining Winston Art Group, Elizabeth was a Vice President and Senior Specialist with the American Art department at Sotheby’s. Her nine-year tenure with the company included record-setting sales of works by Norman Rockwell, Georgia O’Keeffe, Childe Hassam and Jacob Lawrence. She previously held positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History and American History from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts in the History of Art from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, where she graduated with distinction.

Angel Webster

Jersey City, NJ

Accredited Member in Rare and Antiquarian Printed Books (April 2023)

Angel Webster has more than 20 years of experience in Rare and Antiquarian Printed Books. As a founding bookseller at Bauman Rare Books, one of the most prestigious rare book dealers in the world, Angel has personally handled the most important and interesting books since the dawn of the printed word. Specialties include African-American books and ephemera, children's books, modern first editions, natural history and illustrated books of all genres. In addition, Angel has great familiarity with art and photography books, English and American history and American literature (pre 1900).