Citywealth Forum USA 2026 – Speaker: Courtney Christensen, Winston Art Group
Courtney Christensen
Senior Director, Trusts & Estates at Winston Art Group
As Senior Director of Trusts & Estates for Winston Art Group, Courtney brings more than 25 years of experience to her work with fiduciaries, executors, families and advisors on strategic estate planning, appraisal, and disposition of tangible personal property. Prior to joining Winston, she spent 18 years at Sotheby’s where she was Head of Department, Trusts & Estates and Senior Specialist in American Art and Prints, working in the firm’s New York, London, San Francisco, and Philadelphia offices. Courtney has been a licensed auctioneer since 2008 and continues to offer her auctioneering expertise to a host of museums and charitable organizations. She has been a lecturer and panelist on a full range of art and art market topics at museums and continuing education organizations across the country, including the Heckerling Institute Annual Trusts and Estates Conference, the Appraiser’s Association of America Art Law Day, STEP (Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners) events, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art, to name a few. Courtney also sits on the Aldrich Council at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Advisory Council to the Winter Show art fair held annually at The Armory in New York, and the Planned Giving Committees for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Historical Society. Courtney holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Princeton University and is compliant with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). She lives with her husband and two daughters in Weston, Connecticut.
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