David Shapiro is a New York-based USPAP-compliant fine art appraiser and advisor. A Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America with a Certification in Postwar and Contemporary Art, an Accreditation in Impressionist and Modern Art, and a practice in fine art broadly, Mr. Shapiro appraises art for purposes including insurance, tax, and collateral loans. As an advisor, Mr. Shapiro facilitates purchases and sales of art in both retail and auction markets, with transactions ranging from blue-chip woks by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Sam Gilliam, Bob Thompson, Andy Warhol to emerging artists.
Mr. Shapiro provides expert witness services for matters concerning art valuation and art market practices. His current and recent expert engagements include disputes regarding damage to art and consequent loss in value as well as the assessment of fair market value following disputes arising from financial transactions. In disputed matters involving high-value works of fine art and collections, Mr. Shapiro has opined on value, loss in value, appraisal methodology, and art market practices. He has testified on such topics in deposition, mediation, and arbitration.
Mr. Shapiro has spoken on the art market and art valuation for organizations including ArtTable, AXA XL Insurance, Chubb, Gallagher Insurance, the Hartford, Lloyd’s Market Association, with the International Underwriting Association, Markel Insurance Company, the New Art Academy, the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), Private Risk Management Association (PRMA), Sotheby’s Institute of Art, and Talbot AIG. He has also served as a juror for the Armory Show. Mr. Shapiro is a Committee Member for the New York Metro chapter of PRMA and a member of the Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM). His comments on the art market are regularly included in publications such as ARTnews, Artsy, Bloomberg Law, and the New York Times.
A graduate of Columbia University in Art History, Mr. Shapiro has a background as an artist and an art historian. He is the founding editor of the contemporary art publication Museo, and has served as a contributing editor to several art history textbooks.
