Former Art Museum Director 35 years of experience.

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Rachael Blackburn Cozad has over 35 years of experience in leadership positions in the Fine Arts. She has worked as a Museum Director and Curator, as Executive Director of a private Arts Foundation, and is currently the owner of two businesses: Madison Group Fine Art Appraisals (established in 2007) and Rachael Cozad Fine Art (established in 2012). She has curated exhibitions at major museums around the country including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, and others. She holds a B.A. from Texas Christian University and an M.A. from California State University. She is a Fine Art Appraiser, certified by the prestigious Appraisers Association of America, with areas of specialization in 19th-21st Century Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Prints, and Photographs. She provides appraisals for insurance, estate planning, wealth management, divorce, taxation, and other purposes and has an extensive client listing available on the website for Madison Group Fine Art Appraisers. She has been consulting as an Expert Witness since 2014, opining in eight cases involving art collections and art taxation, art authenticity, artist’s estates, museum safety standards, and destruction of artwork as it pertains to VARA (Visual Artists Rights Act). Her extensive experience uniquely positions her with insight and knowledge about nearly every aspect of the art world, including institutional practices and protocols, art market insight into galleries, artists, artists’ studios and estates, as well as private and corporate collections. She is a seasoned public speaker, scholar, and researcher. She upholds the highest standards in all aspects of her ethical and professional practices and principles.