Select Projects
2014 ART CONSERVATION IN THE GALLERY
Dalhousie Art Gallery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Conserving artwork in view of the public in the gallery exhibition space:
- Conservation studio space set-up
- Q and A with visitors
- Public lecture
2011 BASIC CARE OF PAINTINGS WORKSHOP
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic,Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
A refresher course on the care, handling and storage of paintings for the staff of the Nova Scotia Museums:
- Preparation of workspace
- Handling and transit of paintings in workspace
- Examination and documentation
- Preparing paintings for storage
- Planning storage spaces
2010 CANADIAN MILITARY ENGINEERS MUSEUM
Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada
Conserving two large paintings by Goranson-Fisher Studios, painted in 1940. The paintings on canvas are 8 x 10 feet in size and required:
- restretching onto new stretchers
- extensive paint consolidation
- surface cleaning
- varnish removal
- inpainting of losses in the paint layers
- revarnishing
- backing boards and hanging hardware
2009 PARKS CANADA COLLECTION/CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Unpacking and preparing two-dimensional art to hang on new art racking system. Tasks included:
- applying D-ring hardware
- securing loose frames
- applying archival backing boards
- hanging objects onto racking system in pre-determined order for easy retrieval
2009 HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY CULTURE AND HERITAGE DIVISION
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Inventory and Condition Survey of a portion of the Halifax Regional Municipality Indoor Public Art Collection: Paintings, Drawings and Traditional Print-making Techniques:
- creating a new database in Filemaker Pro 9
- recording and confirming key information about each object, including: accession number, media, dimension and condition
- creating a digital image of each object
- reporting on display and storage conditions
- making recommendations for improvements
