My professional history has included sales, promotional and art historical writing, gallery talks and lecture presentations and frame research. I publish extensively on the history of American frames.A framer of fine art since 1977; at Eli Wilner & Company for over 27 years; original and ground-breaking work in the field of American period frames: articles for publications such as The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Magazine Antiques and American Art the journal of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, lectured to museum groups across the country, researched and written videos, presented at numerous symposiums, have worked with curators and curated many museum frame exhibitions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I have lectured for Christie’s, the Sotheby’s American Arts Course, the Appraiser’s Association of America, the International Society of Appraisers, and the American Society of Appraisers, and continue to lecture frequently to museum and public audiences on the subject of American picture frames. Instructor for CASP (Comprehensive Appraisal Studies Program) of The Appraisal Foundation, Adjunct professor, NYU Appraisal Studies Program (10 years), member of Art Table since 2000. Created the certification exam in picture frames for the Appraiser's Association of America, certified member of AAA specializing in period frames.Contributed an essay on artist-designed frames and coordinated the compilation of The Gilded Edge published by Chronicle Books. Have completed comprehensive frame surveys for public, private and corporate art collections as well as other frame research projects. Specialties: Frame historian, gallery manager, picture framer, art installation, writer, public speaker.