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Education
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Oct. 1999-present |
University of York, England,
Department of Archaeolo
MA in Conservation Studies |
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1996 |
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts. Areas of Concentration:
Painting, Sculpture, Art History, and Fabric Design. |
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1995-1996 |
Independent Study, Santorini,
Greece. Completed series of paintings under
the guidance of SAIC professor Olivia Petrides. |
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1994-1995 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL.
Areas of Concentration: Glass Blowing, and Art History. |
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1995 |
0ff campus Program, Mexico City. Study Focus:
Mexican Revolution and Post-Revolution
Muralists. |
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1993 |
Lorenzo De'Medici Institute of Italian Studies,
Firenze, Italy.
Areas of Concentration: Ceramic and fresco restoration, History of
Florentine art. |
Experience
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March 2000 |
Placement , School
of Conservation, Litomysl, the Czech Republic.
Study of Czech philosophy & application of it to
conservation of wall paintings, stone and
paper. |
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1997-1999 |
Associate Conservator ,
Kamp Gallery, Winnetka, IL.
Sole active conservator at gallery. Analyze and assess damage and
conservation needs. Clean, reline, inpaint lost
pigment, repair
structural support, and varnish oil paintings on various materials
(mainly American and European works dated from 1850-1940). Liason
with customers and clients, oversee conservation-supply inventory. |
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1998-present |
Independent Conservator,
Chicago, IL.
Sole conservator and sole liason with clients. Provide cost
estimates, damage assessments, and forecasts
of work needed. Set deadlines, manage multiple
tasks for several clients simultaneously. Perform all activities
of restoration process. |
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1996-1997 |
Painting Conservator,
Chicago Conservation Center, Chicago, IL. Sole
inpainter for Hiawatha seven-piece mural series painted by George
Brandt in 1913 for the Chicago Public School system.
Inpainting required gesso application, color-and
glaze-matching, local varnishing.
Paper Conservator, Chicago
Conservation Center, Chicago, IL. One of two
archivists responsible for the reassembly of the Henry Crown
Family Scrapbook Series. Scrapbooks consisted of 18 separate 100-page
volumes, which included photographs, articles, and documents.
Assessed the conditions of the books with the objective of meeting
archival standards for future exhibition purposes. Conservation
required the inpainting, cleaning, and encapsulation of the
photographs; and repairs to paper, including the removal of adhesives
and inpainting. |
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1991-1997 |
Objects Conservator,
Raven & Dove Antiques, Wilmette, IL.
Restored antiques, specializing in ceramics, ivory, enamel, and
coral.
Handmolded missing pieces, inpainted lost pigment, reassembled
damaged works. |
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