Martha Henry Fine Art is committed to nurturing American visual arts through advising and developing institutional and private collections, as well as educating the public through curated exhibitions in galleries, universities, museums, corporations and public parks nationwide. She has served on state and local art panels and juries and has been a guest lecturer at art fairs, universities, museums and the Appraisers Association of America.
Martha Henry is the author of numerous catalog essays including: "In the Beginning: Understanding Sacred Geometry in Jay Milder’s Painting"; "Welcome to the World of Mr. Imagination"; "The Roots of the Spirit: Lonnie Holley, Mr. Imagination, Charlie Lucas, Kevin Sampson" "Art from the Inside: Paño Drawings by Chicano Prisoners"; "Jay Milder: Adam and Eve on the IRT and Other Biblical Tales"; "Jay Milder: Urban Visionary"; and "Robert Murray, Recent Works".
She has appraised the collections of many private collectors, companies and institutions. In addition, Martha Henry and Martha Henry, Inc. Fine Art have rendered professional curatorial and art advisory services for institutions including: Schick Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, Virginia Beach, VA; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE; Fullerton Art Museum, Fullerton, CA; Snite Museum, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN; INTUIT: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art., Chicago, IL; New England Center for Contemporary Art, Brooklyn, CT; Wiegand Art Gallery, Notre Dame de Namur University, Bellmore, CA; The 54th and the 55th Venice Biennales, Venice, Italy; The American Folk Art Museum, New York, NY; University of Louisville, Louisvsille, KY; and East River State Park, Brooklyn, NY among others.
Ms. Henry earned an art history degree from Columbia University. She successfully completed a 15 hour course and examination on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the Congressionally-recognized set of appraisal standards promulgated by The Appraisal Foundation: completed in June 2022, effective through June 2025. She is an Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America with a specialization in African American Art and Outsider Art. She was a founding director of Urban Art Projects, Inc., Brooklyn, NY and a member of the American Association of Museums.
After graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Art History, I directed contemporary art galleries in New York City during the 1980's. I opened Martha Henry, Inc. Fine Art, a fine art advisory business in 1987. Since then, I have focused on African American, American and Outsider Art while working as a curator and writer, advisor and appraiser for private collectors, museums, universities, artists and galleries. I became a Certified Member of the Appraisers Association of America in 2018, specializing in African American Art. I am currently in the process of becoming an accredited in Outsider Art.
