QAC
EXPERIENCE
2023-Current
Qi & Art Conservation, NY
Founder and chief conservator
Among others co-laborations with New York Art Conservation (NYAC), GV Art Conservation, Mareike Opena Conservation and Art Conservation Solutions (ACS)
2015-2023
GV Art Conservation, NY
Senior Conservator
Modern and contemporary paintings, sculptures and other multimedia artworks.
Working in a team. Supervising/managing/training new employees.
Collaborations with galleries, estates, foundations, insurances and private clients.
On-site work within art fair based limitations on fairs such as Art Basel Miami Beach, Freeze NY/L.A., Armory Show, etc.
2008-2015
Senior Conservator
Museum Five Continents, MUNICH, GERMANY
2013 - 2015: Thai temple paintings project with a grant from the Ernst von Siemens Foundation:
Budgetting, management, studio set-up in the museum for the conservation of 50 oversized thai temple paintings with multiple damage phenomena such as powdery paint layers tears in fabrics, over 40% of paint layer losses, fragile fabric supports.
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Responsible for the department of conservation of organic materials.
Responsible for the storages of all continents with a focus on North America (including arctic), South America, South East Asia.
Collaboration with curators of all continents.
Treatments of mixed media objects from all time periods, ranging from feathers over parchment, paper, hair, ceramics, wood, mud, plant material, textile, beads, horn to painted bronze and stone.
Intake of objects, collection management, exhibition preparation, collection care, courier trips, supervising interns
EDUCATION
2000-2005
University Diploma
(equivalent to Master's degree)
Technical University Munich, GERMANY - Chair for Restoration, Art Technology and Conservation Science
Studies in art conservation with a focus on paintings and sculptures but including all materials. Mu studies in conservation at the Technical University included practical treatments, theory of ethics, material science, art history and others. The advantage of the presence of the chair for conservation being a part of the Technical University, Munich, was the multiple chances for interdisciplinary collaborations with scientists such as chemists, physicists, architects, archeologists etc. and the use of scientific analysis equipment and knowledge of the university
1997-1999
Junior Conservator
Wallraf-Richartz Museum / Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
As part of the mandatory prerequisite for the admission to the conservation program at the Technical University, Munich.
Multiple conservation treatments with extensive scientific research, exhibition care, courier trips, preventive conservation, condition reporting
1995 - 1997
Bavarian Institute for the Preservation of Historic buildings and monuments, Munich, Germany
Junior Conservator
As part of the mandatory requirements for the admission to the conservation program at the Technical University, Munich.
Multiple conservation projects with extensive scientific research, preventive conservation, accompanying of senior conservators in on-site supervision and managements of big projects such as conservations of entire church or castle interiors.