QUALIFICATIONS
Colleen Fanning formed her art advisory at the start of 2008 after an 11-year tenure with the City of Denver that began in 1996. Her firm specializes in supporting art collectors in the stewardship of fine art. She works in partnership with her clients team of wealth managers, trusts and estates professionals.
In public art she collaborates with arts administrators, city planners, architects, and developers to bring notoriety and harmony to designed spaces, exceeding stakeholder and community goals with purpose and planning for every stage of the process.
What We’ve Accomplished
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Public & Private Art Advisory services resulting in:
2000+ private transactions between 2008-present
10 private collections divested
150+ special research & valuation projects
250 important works conserved, re-framed, and properly stored to ensure future value
4000+ return on purchase price at time of divestment
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Collections Management resulting in:
100 contract negotiations from $20K $4M as clients’ representative
30 public and private art collections managed
23 editorials in publications such as NY Times, WSJ, USA Today
25 public art dedications orchestrated with key stakeholders i.e., mayor, governor, collectors, donors, museum trustees
75+ artist commissions for public spaces and private art collections
Multiple projects as consultant on legal team ensuring positive outcome on complex issues related to Visual Arts Rights Act (VARA)
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Affiliations
USPAP compliant, Accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America
Dean's Advisory Council, University of Colorado Denver, College of Arts & Media
Board of Advisors, Arts & Humanities in Healthcare, University of Colorado Center for Bioethics and Humanities, Anschutz Medical Campus
