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About
Jennifer L. Stoots, AAA, has been working in the museum and gallery industry for over 30 years, in the photography marketplace for 27 years, and has been appraising documentary & fine art photographs, photographic archives, artist estates, and contemporary art for 22 years. As a personal property appraiser, Stoots can work anywhere and has helped individuals and institutions across the United States and in Canada. In addition to her art appraisal work, Stoots lectures on the economic history of fine art & photography market, participates in public presentations centered around legacy and estate planning strategies for artists & photographers, and occasionally assists gallery colleagues at international photography fairs. Stoots has authored articles about the process and methodologies of appraisal valuations, specific to photographs and photographic archives, and has a piece included in the 2nd edition of The Photo Archive Handbook: What You Need to Know, published by the American Photography Archives Group (APAG; 2024). Stoots is a photo historian who earned her Master’s degree in the History of Art & Design from Pratt Institute (2013) and her Bachelor’s in Art History from the University of Oregon (1994). She acquired her museum training early in her career, and was gallery manager of the S K Josefsberg Studio, a fine art photography gallery, in Portland, Oregon, from 1998 - 2004. She earned her appraising credentials in 2002 from NYU’s Appraisal Studies Program for Fine and Decorative Arts and is a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA). She is also qualified to do IRS appraisals under the guidelines of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). In addition, Stoots is available to the Resource Council for the Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (OVLA) and is currently on the board of the Native American Art Council (NAAC) at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.