The IFCPP is pleased to introduce Renée Albiston as the foundation’s Strategic Development Partner. Renée will work with the IFCPP team to improve and elevate the foundation’s visibility, educational offerings, membership development, and internal operations.

Renée brings over 20 years of combined professional and academic experience, and has partnered with various cultural institutions such as the Monuments Men Foundation, the Clyfford Still Museum, the Denver Art Museum, and Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art. She also brings an understanding around auction house policies, art investment strategies, and non-profit grant procurement.

Renée has spent nearly 10 years studying, researching, and writing on looted art restitution issues. She earned her BA in Art History and History, graduating magna cum laude from the University of Colorado with a focus on cultural protection during times of military conflict. She is currently a graduate candidate in the University of Colorado’s Master of Humanities program with a specialization in art law and policy as it pertains to cultural property protection. Her graduate project entails the creation of an online learning tool for professional development on looted art identification in for-profit and non-profit settings. She believes understanding and incorporating nationally recognized best-practice recommendations on the front-end of the object intake process can serve as a preventative measure for litigation around contested ownership claims.

Renée is an active member of the American Alliance of Museums and the College Art Association, has established relationships with organizations focused on looted art issues, and is heavily involved in Denver’s robust cultural scene. She looks forward to working with the IFCPP team while strengthening relationships with current and new IFCPP members, and the cultural property protection community as a whole.