Open Concepts, Inc.       Fine Art Appraisers

We provide credible opinions of value for personal property items for a variety of intended uses.

Serving Southern California

Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Diego County and Ventura County.

Cities served include: Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Capistrano Beach, Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa, Dana Point, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods, La Jolla, Mission Viejo, Monarch Beach, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Tustin, Rancho Margarita, San Juan Capistrano, San Clemente, San Diego, and other communities.

Qualifications

John McClosky

Education:

M.B.A. degree in Business Administration                Pepperdine University, 1980

B.A. degree in Liberal Arts (Economics major)         University of Illinois, 1973

Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts, University of California, Irvine 2002

Connoisseurship course completed in 2003/2004:

A total of 18 credit hours of coursework were completed in Art Theory and Art History at Irvine Valley College, maintaining a 4.0 G.P.A. 

Connoisseurship courses completed in 2002:

History of Photography: A Survey of Technical and Artistic Evolution

Insurance, Appraisers and the Law: Fine and Decorative Arts

Frank Lloyd Wright: An American Icon

History and Craft of Handmade Oriental and Persian Carpets

The Decorative Arts of China as a Reflection of Its Cultural Heritage

Exploring European and American Modern Art

Appraisal courses by the American Society of Appraisers, completed in 2002:

PP/GJ201        Introduction to Personal Property Valuation

PP/GJ202        Personal Property Valuation, Methodology, Research and Analysis

PP/GJ203        Personal Property Valuation, Report Writing

PP/GJ204        Personal Property Valuation, Appraisal Practice and Standards

SE100             National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice 2002

Examinations administered by the American Society of Appraisers:

Principles of Appraisal Practice and Code of Ethics Exam, passed 2002

National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Exam, passed 2002

Principles of Valuation (series of exams), passed 2002

Recertified in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, March 2007

Practicing Before the IRS -Symposium, 2008

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, Course completed and Exam Passed, September, 2009

Seminars Attended:

International Conference of the American Society of Appraisers, San Diego, CA 2002

Previous Experience:

Thirty years of management experience of increasing responsibility in manufacturing and distribution of electronics, industrial and medical products.  This included senior level positions with P&L responsibility as a corporate officer and successful business start-ups.

Affiliations:

Candidate Member of the American Society of Appraisers, 2002 to present

Docent and volunteer researcher at the Orange County Museum of Art, 2003-2006

Stack Reader privileges at the Getty Research Institute, 2003 to present

President, Open Concepts, Inc., San Clemente, CA