About
WHAT WE DO
Our expertise in appraisal and consulting services extends to a diverse range of clients, including private and corporate collectors, insurance providers, financial professionals, museums, non-profits, government agencies, and law firms. We provide tailored, professional valuations and advice, ensuring each client receives accurate and reliable assessments to meet their specific needs.
We specialize in a broad spectrum of fine art and design, Contemporary art, Modern art, Mid-Century Modern, paintings, sculpture and mixed media, works on paper, prints and photography, and digital media, ensuring comprehensive appraisal services for a wide array of artistic genres and mediums.
MEET THE APPRAISER
Andria Minicucci, MSc., ISA AM
Andria Minicucci is an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA) and the President of the Canadian Chapter of the ISA. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History from McGill University and a Master's degree with distinction from the University of Edinburgh, specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art History. Her expertise is furthered by certificates from Sotheby’s Institute of Art and Christie’s Education.
Andria Minicucci has gained first-hand experience working with prestigious institutions such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Royal Scottish Academy, and in the commercial contemporary art sector, including roles at Galerie Samuel Lallouz and Landau Fine Art.
In 2016, she founded Artefact Fine Art, where she serves as the principal appraiser. She maintains her qualifications with regular USPAP updates and continuous education, and in 2022, she received the Silver Scholarship from the Foundation for Appraisal Education. She regularly attends lectures on advanced appraisal methodology and connoisseurship as well as industry conferences. She Co-Chaired the ISA’s annual appraisers conference Assets in 2024.
Her writing on contemporary art has been published in Esse: Arts + Opinions magazine, artist catalogues, and a chapter in a museum monograph titled RetroActive of artist John Greer for his major retrospective with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Andria Minicucci provides appraisal services in both English and French.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
RetroActive offers a comprehensive view of artist John Greer's work and his commitment to the discourse of sculpture. Stunningly designed the book contains more than three hundred representations of Greer and his work. Essays by Andria Minicucci, Ray Cronin, Dennis Reid, Ron Shuebrook, David Diviney, Sarah Fillmore, and Vanessa Paschakarnis.
Andria Minicucci's article, 'Blind Spots, Caesurae and Other Archival Lacunae,' published in Esse magazine (Issue 76, 2012), explores the gaps, silences, and discontinuities within archival practices and art history.
Through a critical lens, she examines how these omissions shape cultural memory and influence contemporary artistic discourse.
'Physical Encounters' written by Andria Minicucci for Vanessa Paschakarnis’ artist catalogue offers a critical reflection on the unique sculptural practice of Paschakarnis. The text delves into the tactile and spatial dynamics of her work, exploring how materiality and presence shape the viewer’s embodied experience.
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