Nelia joined PURE in 2018 and brings over 18 years of art industry expertise to her role as Co-Head of PURE Art Services and as an advisor to private collectors and corporate fine art collections. Nelia provides independent advice on acquisitions and sales as well as collection management and protection of tangible assets, specializing in Post-War, Contemporary & Emerging art markets. With expertise in a valuables insurance and as a licensed art claims adjuster, Nelia consults on damage and loss for major institutions, galleries and private collectors. 

Prior to PURE Art Services, Nelia was the Head of Fine Art and an Auctioneer at Clarke Auction in Westchester, New York. She has also worked at Novo Arts and for the non-profit organization Portrait of Hope’s monumental public arts project, Garden in Transit in collaboration with the City of New York. 

Nelia received her BA in Art History and Fine Arts from The George Washington University and holds a Certificate in Appraisal Studies in Fine and Decorative Arts from New York University. She is a member of Art Table and a guest lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York.