Jennifer L. Stoots, AAA, has been working in the museum and gallery industry for 29 years, in the photography marketplace for 25 years, and has been appraising documentary & fine art photographs, photographic archives, and contemporary art for over 20 years. Her knowledge of the photography market is particularly extensive and is augmented by 25 years working in the Northwest and contemporary art markets. For artworks outside of her areas of speciality, Stoots has a cadre of colleagues who are available for the valuation of artwork and collectibles in areas of Fine Craft and ceramics, Master prints, early American painting, Contemporary Chinese art, and traditional Native American art and crafts, among others.

As a personal property appraiser, Stoots can work anywhere and has helped clients and institutions across the United States and in Canada. (Client testimonials) In addition to her art appraisal work, she lectures on the economic history of fine art & the photography market, participates in public presentations centered around legacy and estate planning strategies for artists & photographers, and occasionally assists gallery colleagues at international photography fairs. Stoots has authored articles about the process and methodologies of appraisal valuations, as relates to photographs and photographic archives (e.g., essay included in the American Photography Archive Group’s The Photo Archive Handbook), and is currently engaged in research related to the (extraordinary) benefits of integrated arts education. Stoots is also a photo historian and has a series dedicated to photography history on social media.