Congratulations to Course Attendees!

ISA recently hosted 7 Hour Personal Property USPAP courses both online and in Toronto, ON. Please join us in congratulating our course attendees on taking the necessary steps to maintain their education and ISA credentials!

May 10 7 Hour USPAP Course – Toronto, ON

Erica Claus, ISA AM Ottawa, ON	Jennie Kraehling, ISA London, ON
Susan Lahey, ISA Toronto, ON	Judy Lyons, ISA AM Burlington, ON
Duncan McLaren, ISA St. Catharines, ON	Rachel Monckton, ISA Toronto, ON
B.J. Naranjo-Smith, ISA CAPP Abilene, TX	Germaine Pataki-Theriault, ISA Fredericton, NB
Edward Phillips, ISA AM Toronto, ON	Amy Piotrowski, ISA Toronto, ON
Christina St Clair, ISA London, ON	Dennis Storey, ISA London, ON
Irene Szylinger, ISA AM Toronto, ON	Krysta Telenko, ISA AM Sudbury, ON
Karen Thomson, ISA Montreal, QC	Maria Torres, ISA AM Montreal, QC
Catherine Williams, ISA Toronto, ON

May 12-13 Live Online 7 Hour Personal Property USPAP Course

Martha Arney, ISA AM St. Joseph, MI	Jane Brennom, ISA CAPP Houston, TX
Susan Fisher, ISA CAPP Jacksonville, FL	Judy Godfrey, ISA AM Abilene, TX
Vivien Hessel, ISA CAPP Garden Grove, CA	Amy Lawch, ISA AM Houston, TX
Mary Leigh, ISA AM Gainesville, GA	Michael Logan, ISA CAPP Punta Gorda, FL
Pamela Mayo, ISA AM Sewickley, PA	Rebecca Nix, ISA AM Windermere, FL
Scott Palmer, ISA AM Elgin, IL	Jeffrey Robinson, ISA AM Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jeani Shankle, ISA AM Raleigh, NC	Jnanideva Shanmuga, ISA AM Albuquerque, NM
Kathy Sowden, ISA Bisbee, AZ	Lori Stefek, ISA CAPP Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Lauren Stump, ISA AM Orlando, FL	Robert Trapp, ISA CAPP Las Vegas, NV

With spring quickly turning into summer, be sure to mark these upcoming courses on your calendar:
June 2-8: Core Course in Appraisal Studies (Toronto, ON)
July 14-16/ 21-22: 15 Hour Personal Property USPAP (Live Online)
August 1-2: Requalification (Naperville, IL)

It’s Time to Update Your Resource Library with the New Version of ISA's "A Guide to Appraising Fine Art"

Thanks to the hard work and diligence of members of ISA's Fine Art Committee and Fine Art instructors, one of our principal texts, A Guide to Appraising Fine Art, has been updated, extensively expanded, and redesigned as a stand-alone resource for all personal property appraisers, regardless of specialty or background. Released this April, the comprehensive, practical guide is also a companion to ISA's Appraisal of Fine Arts Course.

The manual is an entry-level, step-by-step textbook, developed for professionals engaged in the appraisal of art at any level, from the generalist seeking identification tips for distinguishing an etching from an engraving, to the highly specialized art expert looking for new online research methods. Substantial new content has been added including a 58-page guide to researching value, written exclusively for ISA by Thomas McNulty, author of Art Market Research: A Guide to Methods and Sources, and Librarian for Fine Arts at New York University. Updated and expanded information has been added to the chapters covering art history and terminology, connoisseurship, authentication, identification of frames, paintings, prints and photography.

From the preface by Leon Castner, ISA CAPP, Director of Education:

Most art texts are very broad in scope and tedious in minutia, whether dealing with the numerous schools of art or thousands of individual artists. This text is quite different. It seeks to provide a concise yet fundamental history of predominantly Western art in preparation for understanding and valuing art in the marketplace…. it (also) deals with the difficult yet necessary topic of connoisseurship. By the end of the text, one can expect to have developed a good eye and sharp mind so that when an item not readily identified or covered in the market is discovered, it can be handled in a competent and professional manner.


The International Society of Appraisers thanks editor Rick Casagrande, ISA CAPP, along with Cathy Peters, ISA CAPP; Cindy Charleston-Rosenberg, ISA CAPP; Christine Guernsey, ISA CAPP; and Perri Guthrie, ISA CAPP, all of whom were heavily involved in this endeavor.

This guide has been enthusiastically received by ISA members. Copies on hand for review and sale at Assets 2014 in Kansas City were sold out during the first day of Conference. Purchase your copy of A Guide to Appraising Fine Art from ISA’s online store.

Congratulations to course attendees!

It seems like just yesterday we were in Kansas City, enjoying the exceptional programming put together by our Annual Conference Committee. In addition to the education provided in the conference sessions, ISA held three courses in conjunction with the Annual Conference. Please join us in congratulating our course attendees on taking the necessary steps to maintain their education and ISA credentials!

April 23-24 Requalification Course                     

Hughene Acheson, ISA AM  Oakville, ON

Jeff Baker, ISA AM  Bexley, OH

Marco Balzano, ISA AM  Phoenix, AZ

Jennifer Beegle, ISA  Houston, TX

Julia Bluett, ISA AM  Jacksonville, FL

Collette Brown, ISA AM  Plano, TX

Shirley Dyess, ISA AM  Irving, TX

Chris Foss, ISA  Seattle, WA

Nini Hamalainen, ISA CAPP  Silver Spring, MD

Barbara Lines, ISA AM  Houston, TX

Peter Malkin, ISA  Vancouver, BC

Selma Paul, ISA CAPP  Atlanta, GA

Julie Summerville, ISA  Gardnerville, NV

William Welch, ISA AM  Yorktown, VA

Janet Wescott, ISA AM  Roseville, MI

Diana Williams, ISA CAPP  Urbana, IL

Gail Wolpin   Portsmouth, VA

Katherine Yellen, ISA CAPP  Ridgefield, CT

April 24 - 7 Hour Personal Property USPAP Course

Barry Burak, ISA AM Miami, FL

Alan Butler, ISA AM Chapel Hill, NC

Mark Cartwright, ISA CAPP Fayetteville, AR

Heidi Cobb, ISA AM Fort Worth, TX

Randolph Denosowicz, ISA AM Dallas, TX

Shannon Dillard Mitchell, ISA AM Fayetteville, AR

Holly Hackwith, ISA AM Omaha, NE

Frederic Kiechel, ISA CAPP Lincoln, NE

Justin Rogers, ISA AM Kansas City, MO

Judith Settle, ISA AM Albuquerque, NM

Meredith Whipple, ISA AM Carmel, NY

April 29 - 7 Hour Personal Property USPAP Course

John Abajian, ISA New Orleans, LA

Marco Balzano, ISA AM  Phoenix, AZ

Anne Blumer, ISA AM Danvers, IL

Nan Ruth Chardoul, ISA CAPP Grand Blanc, MI

Tara Ann Finley, ISA AM Miami, FL

Ron Freeman, ISA CAPP Phoenix, AZ

Terra Goodman, ISA CAPP Portland, OR

Scott Gram, Accredited Phoenix, AZ

Robin Gross Kansas City, MO

Thomas Helms, ISA CAPP Phoenix, AZ

Pamela Hiller, ISA Petaluma, CA

Lyn Huck, ISA Houston, TX

Brill Lee, ISA AM Bellevue, WA

Pauline Lindland, ISA AM Calgary, AB

Carol Matesic, ISA AM Dallas, TX

Matt McNeil, ISA CAPP Oklahoma City, OK

Edward McWilliams, ISA AM Laurel, DE

Irene Moreno, ISA AM Bloomfield Hills, MI

Jeffrey Pearson, ISA AM Phoenix, AZ

Diane Pease, ISA AM Ft Worth, TX

Cathy Peters, ISA CAPP Naperville, IL

Susan Reutern-Prokuski, ISA AM Santa Fe, NM

Kirsten Smolensky, ISA CAPP Scottsdale, AZ

David Staples, ISA Bon Air, VA

Cindy Stephenson, ISA CAPP Southampton, PA

Julie Summerville, ISA Gardnerville, NV

Susan Tarman, ISA AM Santa Fe, NM

Bruce Treadway, ISA Crystal Lake, IL

Marcus Wardell, ISA AM San Francisco, CA

Rosalie Wardell, ISA AM San Francisco, CA

Elise Waters, ISA AM El Prado, NM

Janet Wescott, ISA AM Roseville, MI

Diana Williams, ISA CAPP Urbana, IL

Ruth Winston, ISA AM New Orleans, LA

With spring quickly turning into summer, be sure to mark these upcoming courses on your calendar:

June 2-8: Core Course in Appraisal Studies (Toronto, ON)

July 14-16/ 21-22: 15 Hour Personal Property USPAP (Live Online)

August 1-2: Requalification (Naperville, IL)