Megan Fox Kelly
44 East 67th Street, 3D
New York, NY 10065
Website: http://meganfoxkelly.com
Email: megan@meganfoxkelly.com
Phone: 212-505-3405
Megan Fox Kelly Art Advisory is a full service advisory business providing curatorial advice for building collections and museum-quality fine art services for collectors, attorneys, financial advisors and estates.
Collecting
New Collectors: Beginning your collection is an exciting endeavour, but the vast array of opportunities and information can make it seem overwhelming. As you begin to discover the art market, you will be guided through every step from initial inquiry to acquisition by an art advisor you can trust to represent your best interests.
Established Collectors: Developing and maintaining your collection requires timely, objective, expert advice and services. Whether you wish to strengthen your collection or locate one rare work of art, Megan Fox Kelly Art Advisory provides access to exclusive opportunities and provides a discreet presence in the international art market.When selling works of art or an entire collection, you can rely on expert market analysis from Megan to assess current market value and identify the most advantageous venues for disposition, including private sale, consignment, local or international auction. As your art advisor, she can serve as a single point of contact in the sale process, providing research on recent comparable sales, negotiating preferential terms of sale on your behalf, and reviewing and executing contracts.
For collectors, artists, executors and their attorneys and wealth managers, Megan provides impartial advice and discrete disposition services.
Appraisals
Carefully researched and documented certified appraisal reports conform to the professional guidelines of the Internal Revenue Service and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. Megan is an U.S.P.A.P. certified appraiser and earned a Certificate in Appraisal Studies from New York University, where she studied valuation methodology, IRS appraisal requirements, blockage analysis, and expert testimony.
Appraisals provided for:
- insurance
- damage and loss
- estate tax and estate planning
- collateral loans
- market strategy
- equitable distribution
- Collectors and Professionals
Independent appraisal reports provided for private collectors and their advisors including:
- the insurance industry
- attorneys and estate planners
- wealth advisors and financial managers
- the banking industry
Strategic Planning
Private Auctions and Sales
Sales of fine art assets can have significant financial implications for trusts and estates. You can rely on expert market analysis from Megan to determine market value and to identify the most advantageous venues for disposition based on the goals and needs of the trust or estate. Confidential, informed counsel, expert market knowledge and comprehensive management of the sale process to minimize risk and increase financial returns.
Artist Estates and Foundations
Megan Fox Kelly specializes in market advice and strategic planning for artist estates and artist-endowed foundations. As an appraiser, she has appraised dozens of important artist estates for IRS purposes. As an advisor, she advises artists, their heirs, and foundation Directors and Boards on developing artist's markets and strategically planning sales to meet Foundation financial and legacy goals. She is a leading advisor to artist-endowed foundations including the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
Credentials
President, Association of Professional Art AdvisorsCertified Member, Appraisers Association of AmericaU.S.P.A.P. certified AppraiserM.A., History of Art, Brown UniversityB.A., Classics, College of the Holy Cross