Specialising in appraisals for Canadian and International contemporary photography, painting, video, installation art, sculpture + works on paper.
ART APPRAISALS
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We provide fair market valuations for charitable donations to public institutions and for use in Canadian Cultural Properties Export Review Board (CCPERB) certification.
SERVICES
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We offer estimated market values of private collections for insurance purposes (damaged, destroyed, or lost) and estate planning.
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Contact us by phone or email for information on pricing for appraisals. All fees are based on a competitive hourly rate with a minimum fee, or a day rate for multiple objects and collections.
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Grenville + Fille offer a range of collection management services including documentation, cataloguing and value assessment.
ABOUT
Bruce Grenville
(He/Him)
Bruce Grenville has worked as a senior curator for public art galleries since 1983—notably at the Vancouver Art Gallery (1997-2022), the Edmonton Art Gallery (1995-97), and the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon (1989-95). During that time he has worked closely with public and private galleries, artists, collectors, donors, appraisers, registrars and conservators to organise exhibitions, actively build public art collections, and develop policy and priorities for acquisitions and collections management. Bruce has more than 30 years of direct experience in the processes of acquisitions, appraisals, and Canadian Cultural Property certification of contemporary and historical art.
Alice MacKenzie
(She/Her)
Alice MacKenzie is a multi-disciplinary artist and appraiser based in Vancouver. She studied at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Alice is co-founder of BAD ART, offering a radical approach to creative and accessible art outreach.
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Photo Credits:
Installation view of THE UNDECLARED CROWD - Plug In #03, at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, 2007
The reverse of 1945 (still life), by Ben Nicholson, O.M. (1894-1982), photo: Christie’s
Installation view of MashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture, at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, 2016, photo: Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery
Installation view of Elizabeth MacKenzie’s Unlikeness exhibition installation, 2020, Teck Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, photo: Rachel Topham Photography