Kelly Cahn is an art advisor, curator, and appraiser based in New York, with two decades of expertise in the art world. She is the founder of Kelly Cahn LLC: Art Advisory and Appraisals, where she guides private collectors  and corporate clients through art acquisitions, collection management, and appraisals.

Kelly’s career includes key leadership roles:

• Senior Curator and Director of Sourcing at On Approval (2022 - 2024)  

• Vice President, Sales Director at LiveArt, an online private sales platform (2021 – 2022)

• Director of Private Sales at Sean Kelly Gallery (2019 – 2021)

• Independent advisor (2017 - 2019)

• Partner and the Head of Research and Gallery Outreach at The Heller Group Art Advisory, where she managed major collections for private clients (2006 -  2017)

Her educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Tulane University and a Master of Arts in Modern Art, Connoisseurship, and the History of the Art Market from Christie’s Auction House in New York.

Originally from the South, Kelly has been a New Yorker since 2005 and remains deeply engaged in the arts community. She serves on the ArtTable programming committee and actively mentors through Tulane University’s Innovation Institute.