Like most young people, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. My mother was an entrepreneur, pioneering the “poster art” industry and my father was a dentist. While my university degree prepared me for a career in criminology, my mother’s fine art reproduction company just happened to have a vacancy. With a focus on picture framing and art publishing, my brother, mother and I grew the business internationally. Following our passion for art, we leveraged our legacy reproduction art business to include authentic, auction-grade, “investment art”. Our inventory grew from auction purchases as well as through dealer relations built from over 40 years in the industry. After exiting the legacy framing and publishing business in 2019, a collection of our “investment art” was merged over to a new entity, Names Gallery.

Susan gained her appreciation and passion for art organically through marriage. She achieved her CPA designation and then enhanced her experiences with a tax and estate specialty. For her professional development, Susan participated in multiple education seminars offered through prominent international Auction houses. Completing these accredited certificate programs allowed Susan to gain further insight into “investment art” curationand appreciation. Substantiated by her varied educational achievements, Susan began offering professional consulting services specific to estate planning with an emphasis on “investment art”.
 
—Andrew & Susan