QAC

With over 20 years of experience in the field of art conservation my path lead me to a specialization in modern and contemporary art.

Formative parts of my journey were the developments of refined hand skills, complemented by their rooting in a scientific and ethical foundation during my studies in conservation at the University of Munich, Germany. I was honored to continuously weave both together and deepen my skills on an international scale, at art institutions and established conservation studios in Germany, Austria, Croatia, Canada, the Czech Republic, and finally, in New York City.

A substantial part of my journey constituted my years at the Museum Five Continents Munich where I had the chance to work on art from the entire globe across all time periods comprised of all imaginable materials and material combinations.

My work on e.g. contemporary African art, Indonesian plant sculptures or Chinese feather crowns not only rounded up my skills but opened them up to the broad variety of materials of contemporary art while continuing the deepening of my expertise in the conservation of modern and contemporary paintings.

 

My extensive experience in the fast paced art market of NYC and the world developed my deep understanding of the various stakeholders, their interwovenness and their needs.

 

I hold a deep pride in my philosophy of combining understanding my clients’ needs and following my strong work ethic. I believe efficiency in communication, research and treatments are the core principles that enable me to facilitate the close interweavement of meeting stakeholder needs with ethical approaches.

Essential components of my philosophy are the honoring and preserving of the materiality as well as the artist’s spirit, in alignment with ethical standards of our conservation profession such as reversibility and minimal intervention.

 

I am passionate about an individual approach to each artwork, its history, future, as well as its context.

I thrive on problem solving as the most creative challenge of a holistic balancing of the multiple facets of an artwork.