Natalie Ribkoff, B.A. Art History, UofT. M.B.A. Schulich School of Business. As a professional art advisor, Natalie has extensive experience providing art advice and collections management services to a number of Canadian corporations and private individuals including TD Bank Financial Group, TELUS and Molson Coors. Services are tailored to reflect the unique interests and personality of the individual clients. Natalie’s area of specialization is Contemporary Canadian and Inuit artwork. Her collecting philosophy advocates that artworks should retain or appreciate in value and she works with private clients to realize this by identifying and preserving artworks that will stand the test of time. Natalie takes great pride in ensuring that ethical behaviour and discretion are the guiding principles of her art advisory practice. As an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers with a specialization in fine art, Natalie provides appraisal services including reports for insurance coverage, damage or loss claims, charitable donation, estate planning and division of assets. An energetic educator with a passion for the visual arts, Natalie teaches Art History at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto. She is the co-curator of "Itukiagatta", an exhibition focusing on Inuit art that was organized and circulated across Canada by the National Gallery of Canada in 2005. She is also the co-curator of the exhibition entitled "From Pellan to Ferron" featured at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec in 2010. She is the co-author of the catalogues that accompanied both exhibitions. |