Founder Allison G. Marvin (née Cohen) has more than 18 years of experience working in the art world. Since 2004, she has helped clients pick and buy modern and contemporary art. Allison enjoys an international network of top-notch artists, galleries and private dealers. This network assures that clients have access to the best quality art and pay competitive prices for it, even when it's in high demand.
Allison is based in D.C. and travels regularly to New York City, Miami, L.A., and other art centers to take in major art shows, fairs and private collections. She serves on the Board of Directors of Transformer, a non-profit, artist-centered visual arts organization in D.C. Prior to founding Sightline, Allison, a graduate of UVA Law School, practiced art law at Covington & Burling. Since 1993, Allison has curated art shows in both commercial and private spaces.
Allison graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Haverford College in 1993, where she studied Comparative Literature and Art History with a focus on American and European modern and contemporary art. Her own collection includes nationally and internationally known painters and photographers.
Allison also runs a solo legal practice specializing in intellectual property, art and business law. She can help protect collectors in such transactions as lending or gifting art to museums and placing art with dealers for sale. Allison has published articles on copyright and Internet law and has led legal programs for entities such as the American Association of Museums, the Smithsonian Institution, the American Society of Appraisers, the Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, and the D.C. Bar. Her legal training and experience give her an unusually useful skill set for dealing with museums, galleries and dealers on her clients' behalf.
Learn more at: http://allisonmarvinlaw.com
