Episode 10: Building a Private Art Collection
Jennifer Klos
Founder, Collector House
This week we speak with Jennifer Klos founder of Collector House, a boutique art advisory firm. As a trained decorative arts historian and former museum curator she takes a holistic approach to building her client's collections. In our conversation we talk about the business of collection building and how she combines her academic studies in decorative arts and interior design with her career as a museum curator to accomplish her client’s goals.
Much of Jennifer’s day-to-day work involves educating collectors about art and artists. She’s produced a number of videos of her visits to art fairs and artist talks on her website.
This episode was recorded on June 11, 2020.
About Jennifer:
Jennifer Klos is a Dallas-based art advisor, lecturer and independent curator. She is the founder of Collector House, a boutique art advisory firm that educates emerging to seasoned collectors on acquiring art through gallery visits, online seminars, travel tours, and a YouTube video series. Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree in History of Art and French from Vanderbilt University, and a master’s degree in the History of decorative arts, design, and culture from the Bard Graduate Center in New York. She holds degrees from the Inchbald School of Design, London and Christie’s Education, London. Serving for eight years as Curator at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, she worked closely with artists on contemporary art exhibitions and acquisitions. She is a board member of the American Friends of Attingham, part of the Attingham Trust for the study of Historic Houses and collections, and is a member of the Association of Art Museum Curators, the Costume Society of America, Decorative Arts Trust, and the Royal Oak Foundation. Her current research includes the history of collecting and particularly the display of art and objects within interiors from 1600 to the present.
To learn more about Jennifer’s advisory services visit http://www.collectorhouse.com
Instagram @jenniferklos
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