Principal Liz Anders advises individuals on fine art acquisitions and divestitures and prepares fine art appraisals for insurance, estate tax, estate planning and charitable donation purposes. Prior to founding Liz Anders & Associates in 2013, Liz was a Senior Associate at an art advisory firm in Houston for seven years where she managed private and corporate collections, curated numerous exhibitions and conducted fine art appraisals.
She worked in the British and Irish specialist department at Christie’s in New York prior to becoming an advisor and appraiser. She holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Texas at Austin and a M.A. in Modern and Contemporary Art, Connoisseurship and the History of the Art Market from Christie’s Education, New York. Liz completed the Certificate Program of Appraisal Studies in Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, is a candidate member of the American Society of Appraisers and conducts her appraisals in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). She is currently serving on the Board of Trustees and Development Committee of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston and serves on the Fine Arts Advisory Council of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Liz is a member of the Menil Contemporaries, ArtTable Inc. and a member of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) Houston Chapter.