2:00 PM, June 24 - STREAM LIVE via Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/olmstedpleinair and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvmMBf-u3xQN3gHuJrfe4VA
A Fresh Perspective on Collecting Art - A panel discussion led by Kimberly Hong*, with Olmsted Artist Patrick Saunders ** and Collector Roger Quillen.***
You don’t have to be rich or well-connected to build a collection of great contemporary representational art. Now that you’ve bought several pieces, do you find yourself thinking about the next piece of art you want to own?
Join us for an hour of insight, education and humor that is sure to inspire your art collection. The LIVE STREAM LINK to our Facbook page : https://www.facebook.com/olmstedpleinair
*Kimberly Hong owns and operates Collected Appraisals & Advisory which serves clients coast to coast and is based in Portland, Oregon. She also works as a contract appraiser for The Fine Art Group (formerly known as Pall Mall Art Advisors). Prior to working in the field of appraisals and advisory, she served as Director of Consignments at Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery in Atlanta, Georgia and in client services and cataloguing at Jackson’s International Auctioneers and Appraisers in Cedar Falls, Iowa. In addition to her auction background, Kimberly has previous work experience from many public and private art organizations including Greenberg van Doren Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts in St. Louis, Missouri, The Samuel Cupples Home on Saint Louis University’s campus, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Department of Art History at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Kim holds a B.A. in Art History and Communication, with a certificate in Women’s Studies from Saint Louis University. She continued her education in the field and earned her M.A. in Art History from the University of Oregon. She is a member of the International Society of Appraisers and serves on their Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts Committee. She recently earned an Applied Jewelry Professional diploma from the Gemological Institute of America. To learn more about Kimberly and her passion for both Art and Collection of Art visit https://www.collectedappraisals.com/
**Award-winning artist Patrick Saunders travels the world creating fine art, teaching, and judging painting competitions. After a decade at Hallmark Cards, Patrick accepted a faculty position at the Kansas City Art Institute. This was followed by a career leading teams in New York and San Francisco, producing advertising for clients such as Colgate-Palmolive, Whole Foods, FedEx, Revlon, Southwest Airlines and Kellogg’s. Patrick has earned awards from every major plein air event in the United States, a Gold Medal from the Oil Painters of America, as well as honors from the American Advertising Federation, the Portrait Society of America, the Web Marketing Association, the Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts. Featured by Southwest Art Magazine in 2000, as one of their 21 Artists to Watch Under 31, Patrick’s artwork has since been showcased twice on the cover, and also featured in American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, Plein Air Magazine and many other publications.
*** Roger Quillen is the full-time Chairman and Managing Partner of Fisher Phillips, a national law firm of 500 lawyers in 38 cities representing businesses in workplace law. An enthusiastic patron and collector of art, both he and his wife, Joanna, have been involved with Olmsted Arts since its inception including the first Olmsted Plein Air Invitational.