Welcome to Radiant Arts, a Washington, DC–area art advisory and appraisal practice serving collectors, cultural institutions, interior designers, staging professionals, and private clients throughout the DMV and beyond. We provide informed art-market expertise and personalized solutions spanning appraisal, art advisory, curatorial services, and collection management.
Our deep appreciation for art history informs every aspect of our work. We combine rigorous research, market knowledge, and a thoughtful understanding of the history and context of individual works to help clients make confident decisions about acquiring, valuing, managing, and living with art.
Art and design can be meaningful additions to both a collection and a thoughtfully considered interior, while certain works may also hold significant long-term financial and cultural value. We particularly enjoy identifying high-quality, historically significant, and under-the-radar works that offer both aesthetic appeal and compelling market potential—and that you will continue to appreciate for years to come.
In addition to our advisory and appraisal practice, Radiant Arts maintains a curated booth at West Howard Vintage Collective in Kensington, Maryland, specializing in fine art, works on paper, editions and multiples, rare art posters, curated print groupings, and gallery-wall sets.
Our collection also extends into the worlds of Mid-Century Modern and vintage design, dark academia, and historically inspired interiors, with an ever-changing selection of lighting, furniture, books, busts, scientific specimens, textiles, ephemera, and distinctive decorative objects.
What sets Radiant Arts apart is our commitment to the care, presentation, and longevity of vintage pieces. We frequently repair, restore, reframe, or refurbish vintage framed works using archival-quality materials and conservation-minded techniques. The goal is not simply to make an object look beautiful, but to preserve its character, improve its presentation, and give it a longer life for the next collector or home.
Whether you are building a fine-art collection, looking for a distinctive piece for your interior, managing an existing collection, or searching for something truly unusual, Radiant Arts brings together art-historical knowledge, market insight, and an appreciation for the beauty and character of well-made things.
Meet the Team
Lauren Albrecht-Lehman
Art Appraiser, Consultant, Curator
Radiant Arts was founded by Lauren Albrecht-Lehman, an art-market professional, appraiser, and curator with more than 20 years of experience specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art, with particular expertise in works on paper, prints, editions, multiples, and ephemera. Lauren holds a master’s degree in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and has worked extensively across art appraisal, collection management, curatorial projects, and art consulting.
Her approach combines rigorous art-historical research with an in-depth understanding of the art market, valuation, and the practical considerations of building and caring for a collection. Lauren has appraised works for insurance, estate, donation, and fair-market-value purposes, advised private and corporate collections, and curated exhibitions and public art projects. Through Radiant Arts, she brings this professional expertise together with her lifelong appreciation for distinctive, beautifully made objects and the stories they carry.
Career Highlights
Appraised artworks by Lita Albuquerque, Olga de Amaral, Al Held, David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Robert Longo, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra & many more. Both mass appraisals of large corporate collections and individual works for private UHNWI individuals.
In a consulting capacity, managed multiple public art projects with internationally renowned artists- Ian Berry, Andy Davis, Ben Eine, Edwardo Kobra, Paul Wackers, Maggie West, Dustin Yellin for boutique firm serving west coast real estate developer, budgets ranged: $10K - $2.5M. Project length: 2-6 years.
Curated vibrant group show at new LAX T7 gallery through LADCA’s Public Percent for Art Program partnership with the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Airport Art Program. Artists featured: Miya Ando, Natalie Arnoldi, Bradley Hankey, Lia Halloran, David Malin, Debra Scacco on view 2018-2019.
Consistent track-record of securing compelling press coverage for work initiatives such as public art unveilings, curated exhibitions, online marketing campaigns, and ongoing PR/marketing efforts.
Please email us for a complete list of all past appraisal/art writing/consulting/curatorial projects including artist collaborations, digital endeavors and public relations campaigns.
Headlines FROM PAST PROJECTS
Kettner Public Art, There San Diego 2021 https://theresandiego.com/new-installations-san-diego-art-scene/
Public Art at One Paseo, Del Mar Times 2019 https://www.delmartimes.net/carmel-valley/story/2019-10-14/large-scale-public-art-installations-land-at-one-paseo
Lost in the Sky Exhibition at LAX LAWA 2018 https://www.lawa.org/art-program/past-exhibits/2018/lost-in-the-sky
Ian Berry at SF Flower Mart Sales Office 2018 https://www.ianberry.org/blog/2019/11/23/ian-berrys-installation-at-the-new-san-fran-flower-mart-development
Ryan McGinness #MetaData Show, LA Times 2016 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-ca-cm-toc-ryan-mcginness-20160313-story.html
1930s building in Hollywood is the workplace of the future Neuehouse Article LA Times 2016 https://www.latimes.com/home/la-hm-neuehouse-20160109-story.html
Jon Krawczyk’s Martin Brodeur Statue, New York Times 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/sports/hockey/martin-brodeur-statue-new-jersey-devils-newark.html
Refik Anadol 350 Mission SF Public Art, 7x7.com 2015 https://www.7x7.com/public-art-goes-virtual-in-the-new-salesforce-building-at-350-mission-1787260675.html
Dustin Yellin Psychogeographies Hollywood, Architectural Digest 2015 https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/dustin-yellin-los-angeles-psychogeographies-outdoor-art-installation-sunset-boulevard
Art Nerd/Field Trip, Apps for Summer Travel, NY Times 2015 https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/technology/personaltech/video-feature-apps-for-summer-travel-concerts-and-grilling.html
Shulamit Gallery LA Times Profile 2014 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-shula-nazarian-middle-eastern-art-20141001-story.html
‘Tips for Young Collectors’ LA Times 2014 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-la-art-show-tips-young-collectors-20140119-story.html
Art Nerd Field Trip App Collaboration, Artsy 2013 https://www.artsy.net/article/beth_fiore-the-only-apps-you-need-for-art
Jesse Higman’s Illuvium at Vermillion, The Seattle Times 2011 https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/artist-jesse-higman-from-rock-n-roll-merchandise-to-first-gallery-show/
Carnegie Art Center Exhibitions, Buffalo Spree Magazine 2010 https://https://www.buffalospree.com/arts_entertainment/talk_about_arts/out-of-the-way-carnegie-worth-the-trip/article_54fa9226-e52b-5c7d-80b8-891e421e4f8f.html
Small Grants for Arts Organizations, Buffalo News 2009 https://buffalonews.com/news/small-grants-mean-big-things-for-struggling-arts-organization/article_a52fdc18-35f6-59da-ae43-c2c94991a4ac.html
The Black Market at Anna Kustera Gallery, Artforum Critic’s Pick 2007 https://www.artforum.com/events/the-black-market-183937/
Impossibly Familiar curated by FIT Art Market Class at Art Gotham, Cool Hunting 2007 https://coolhunting.com/culture/impossibly-fami/
Loren Holland at Anna Kustera Gallery, Artnet 2006 http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/reviews/robinson/robinson11-10-06.asp
Paul Chan’s 1st Light at Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night, NY Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/arts/design/biennial-2006-short-on-pretty-long-on-collaboration.html
Niagara Brawl: Canada vs. New York, Washington Post 2005 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/2005/09/18/niagara-brawl-canada-vs-new-york/0c23f0b4-9788-4f93-85bb-92fe7c15b53a/
Art on Wheels, Buffalo Spree Magazine 2003 https://www.buffalospree.com/app/buffalospreemagazine/archives/2003_0506/050603roll.html
Modigliani's Recipe: Sex, Drugs and Long, Long Necks, NY Times 2003 https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/arts/art-architecture-modigliani-s-recipe-sex-drugs-and-long-long-necks.html