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MICHAEL COHN
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Over 30 years experience as an appraiser and adviser
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Appraises and advises for Contemporary art and Asian antiquities, including paintings, works on paper, sculpture, furniture, ethnic jewelry and ceramics
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Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America (AAA)
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USPAP-compliant (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice)
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Faculty Member, New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies; recent courses taught include: Survey of Contemporary Asian Art; Survey of Asian Arts; Science and its Use in the Arts.
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Panel member / Lecuturer: AIFAF American International Fine Art Fair, “Passions Collectorʼs Issues” Palm Beach FL Feb 2010 / “Southeast Asian Buddhist Art” Lecture Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ Oct., 2007 / “Working with Science: Use of Science in Evaluation and Conservation of Art and Antiques” / AAA Symposium, 2005 AAA Convention, Yale Club, New York City / “The Asian Mid-Market” Appraisers Association of America- Lecture Series/New York,NY/Mar 2005 / "The Dealer as Appraiser”- Panel symposium, AAA convention, 2004 / “Asian Art”, Appraisers Association of America Symposium/Convention /New York, NY, Dec 2004” / “Gandhara and Southeast Asian Art”, Appraisers Association of America Symposium / Dunhuang Symposium, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ McCormack hall, Sept, 2007 / “American Committee on South Asian Art Symposium- San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA /Oct. 2005 / Forbes Symposium/ Science and the Arts, Freer-Sackler Museum Washington DC/ Sept., 2005 / Getty Museum-Dunhuang Academy Second International Symposium on Conservation, Dunhuang, China-June/ July -2004 / American Committee on South Asian Art Symposium- Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA –May 2004 / Himalayas Symposium- Art Institute, Chicago, Ill. April 2003 / Tibetan Symposium -SOAS/ London, Nov 2002 / American Committee on South Asian Art Symposium-The Walters Museum/ Baltimore,Nov. 2001 / Symposium PreKushan/ Kushan -Nelson Atkins Museum of Art/ Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 2000 / American Committee on South Asian Art Symposium-Philadelphia Fine Arts Museum, Philadelphia, PA., May, 2000 / "Riverbank" - Arts and Culture / Symposium-Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Dec., 1999 / Tibetan Symposium-Ashmolean Museum & School for Oriental Studies, London, England, Nov., 1999 / Of Song and Yuan Dynasties Symposium-Princeton University and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, May, 1996 / "Legal Problems in Valuing Ancient Art", AAA, New York, NY, Apr.1996
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Co-chair, Appraisers Association of America symposium, AAA convention, Yale Club, New York City in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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Author: “The Asian Mid-Market” Appraisers Association of America Newsletter Spring, 2005” / "Orientations" / "International Herald" Arts & Antiques / "The Home Observer"/ "Antiques and the Arts Weekly" / "Where" / "The Asian Art Newspaper" / "Oriental Art" / "Arts of Asia"
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Organizations and Affiliations: Board of Directors, American Chai Trust, New York / Board of Directors, Cherry Lane Theater / Board of Directors Friends Without Borders / Childrenʼs Hospital /Siem Reap, Angkor, Cambodia / Appraisers Association of America. / New York City, /Member & Past Representative to Board / American Committee on South Asian Art/ Member Brooklyn Museum Asian Art Council