With an extensive background in fine art, fluency in several languages, and vast experience of current market valuation, Leslie Camille Calero is more than equipped to value your personal property.  In 2014, she decided to apply her knowledge and passion in Fine Art and Cultural Heritage for more than 13 years, to appraising personal property. She specializes in the value of antiques, fine art, and historical memorabilia. 

 

Some of Leslie's highlights include participating in Fine Art Valuation projects worth over $2,000,000.00, as well as becoming a fully accredited member of the Appraiser Association of America (AAA). She is USPAP compliant.

 

Leslie and her associates prepare professionally certified government qualified appraisal reports based upon detailed market research, following the Code of Ethics and Standards of the Appraisal Foundation and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

 

Leslie’s Qualifications

Appraisal Experience:
Works of Art by Noted Artists Appraised in last five months;
Marc Chagall - Abstract
Robert Wyland - Marine
LeRoy Neiman – Athletic
Pablo Picasso – Cubist
Norman Rockwell – Portrait/Figure
Joan Miro - Abstract
Wilfredo Lam - Figurative
Jamali – Expressionist
Fernando Botero-Painting, Sculptures
Erte – Art Deco
Wilfredo Lam-Painting/Latin Art  
Rafael Tufiño-Graphics/Latin Art  
Domingo Izquierdo- Paintings/ Latin Art  
Rosado del Valle-Paintings/Latin Art
Diogenes Ballester-Paintings/Latin Art
Olga Albizus-Paintings/Latin Art
Otero-Paintings/ Latin Art  
Keith Haring- Contemporary Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat- Contemporary Art

Julian Stanczak- Contemporary Art

Diego Quispe Tito-Cuzco School/ Latin Colonial Art

Luis Tristán de Escamilla- Early Baroque Spanish Art

Spanish colonial art includes paintings, sculptures and decorative objects produced across one and a half continents, from Mexico down to South America, over a period of about 330 years.

Alec Monopoly-Painting/ Contemporary Art

Romero Britto- Mutilples/ Contemporary Art

Darryl Pottorf-Silkprints/ Contemporary Art

Robert Indiana- Sculpture/ Pop Art

Don Gummer-Public Art/ Contemporary Art

Robert Rauschenberg-Prints/ Pop Art

Andy Warhol- Silkprints/ Pop Art

David Hockney- Pop Art

Claes Oldenburg- Pop Art

Rene Rietmeyer-Sculpture Installation/ Contemporary Art

Alexis Diaz-Mixed media/ Contemporary art

 

Specializations:

 

• Fine Art Generalist.-with specialization in Latin American Art, and Contemporary Art.

• Art Conservation and Restoration (Condition Reports).

• Art Material Researcher.  

Education:

Undergraduate Education
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  Bachelor of Arts 2001, Art History and Modern Languages.
Instituto Fotográfico de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico. 2001, Professional Photography Certification.  

Graduate Education
Historic Preservation and Restoration, Madrid, Spain.  2005.

Institute of Art and Law- Diploma in Art Profession, Law & Ethics, 2023

 

Certifications
UNESCO- Cultural Heritage Administration Course, La Habana, Cuba. 2008.

IROA-Certification in Conservation (Paper), Barcelona, Spain. 2008

Escuela de Anticuarios- Certification in Conservation (Paper), Madrid, Spain. 2003.

 

Professional Appraisal Study
New York University SPS Program, 2015-2016. Appraisal Certificate Courses. Appraisers Association of America, 2017 Core Courses.
American Society of Appraisers – Ethics Exam 2018.

Professional Continuing Education

Appraisers Association of America – USPAP  

Completed in October 2019, effective through October 2021.-2019

Artists Estates: The Problems Therein-2019.

Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence in the Art Market-2019

Cuban Art: Where the Past Meets the Future-2018

Market Analysis: When, Where and How Much to Write -2018

Changes in Due Diligence-2018

 

Professional Affiliations:

Appraiser Association of America –Member, since Jan. 2019
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work – Associate, since 2010

 

Boards:
Art Council of the Florida Keys-Board Member, 2020-2023

Voices For Florida Keys Children- Board Member, since 2019.
BPW of the Florida Keys- Member, since 2018.

 

Volunteer:

Guardian Ad Litem (circuit 16)- Criminal Cases, since 2016.