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EXPERIENCE
 

  Tudhope Paper & Photograph Conservation Studio, Denver, CO     (07/2001– Present)

 Proprietor and Conservator of Paper and Photographic Materials

Preservation and conservation of paper and photographs for public and private collections including the preparation of written and photographic documentation

Teaching and lecturing to a wide audience including other professionals, students and the general public on preservation topics

  Art Conservation Center at The University of Denver, Denver, CO     (1997– 07/2001)

Conservator of Paper and Photographic Materials

Preservation and conservation of paper and photographs for public and private collections including the preparation of written and photographic documentation.

Regular monitoring and analysis of environmental conditions using Hobo Dataloggers

Teaching and lecturing to a wide audience including other professionals, students and the general public on preservation topics

Assist in the writing of grant applications for large scale treatments, educational outreach and preservation assessments

Design and maintenance of the center's website

Development of educational materials, marketing brochures and other documents to raise awareness of preservation issues

Set up, ongoing training of staff and maintenance of the digital photography laboratory

 

  Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO     (1996)

Conservation Intern

Modern & Contemporary Paper & Photographs Collection condition survey using Argus database

Training of volunteers in collections care and storage organization

 

  City of Vancouver Archives, Vancouver, BC     (1995)

Conservation Intern

Conservation treatment of materials in the archive collections

Condition sampling survey of 10,000+ deteriorating acetate negatives in the photographic collection and recommendations for their preservation

 

EDUCATION
  Master of Art Conservation
    Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
         paper conservation
         research focus – chemical deterioration of acetate negatives
  Honors BA, Art and Art History
    University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
             ancient and medieval art, geography, chemistry
  Honors Diploma, Fine Art
    Sheridan College, Toronto, ON
            
fine art photography, printmaking, painting, drawing
  Photographic Materials Conservation Intensive
     University of Delaware at Winterthur, Wilmington, DE



SUPERVISORY/TEACHING

  Supervisor/Mentor
      
University of Denver Pre-Conservation Studies Program

One-on-one hands on training and intensive study in paper and photographs conservation with a focus on ethics, chemical and lab safety, examination, documentation and treatment of current projects in the lab    

  “Introduction to Basic Conservation” (paper and photographs section)
    Graduate-level Museum Studies class, University of Denver, Denver, CO

Lectures on cellulose chemistry, paper making and history, identification of media and deterioration problems in paper and photographic materials



 RECENT LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

 

  Care and Handling of Photographic Materials-Public Lecture
        Kellogg Public Library, Kellogg, ID
 
  Basic Preservation Practices – Hands-on Workshop
        Big Horn County Library, Basin, WY
  Storage Materials for Paper, Photographs, Textiles and Paintings
     Colorado Digitization Project, Arvada, CO
  Care and Handling of Paper, Photographs and Textiles-Public Lecture
       
Joachim Museum, Dickenson, SD
  Provost Lunch – “ACCDU- Who We Are & What We Do”
     University of Denver, Denver, CO
  Care and Handling of Paper and Photographic Documents
     A .R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, Trinidad, CO
  Conservation Matters – Seminar on the Interpretation of Value
     American Society of Appraisers Denver Chapter, Denver, CO
  Preserving Your Family Treasures-Public Workshop
     Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities Arvada, CO
  Care and Handling of Works on Paper and Photographs
     National Parks Service, Denver, CO
  Care and Handling of Works on Paper
     Littleton Museum, Littleton, CO
  Navigating the Colorado Preservation Alliance Website
     Colorado Preservation Alliance Annual Meeting, Aurora, CO
  Disaster Planning for Photographic Collections
     Denver Public Library Photographic Preservation Workshop, Denver, CO
  Disaster Recovery of Paper and Photographic Materials
     Colorado Preservation Alliance, Denver, CO



PUBLICATIONS

  Preservation Series
     Tudhope Conservation Studio
        Series of one page preservation "how to" handouts
 
  Creating a Preservation Time Capsule
     Colorado Preservation Alert
     Art Conservation Center at University of Denver Technical Bulletin 
  Art Conservation Center Brochure Series
     Art Conservation Center at The University of Denver
        Mylar Encapsulation of Paper Documents
        Matting and Framing Documents and Works of Art on Paper



PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  Colorado Preservation Alliance (1998-Present)
      
Board Member (At Large 1998-2000, Membership Chair 2000-Present)
         Website design and maintenance
(1997-2001)
        Host of the Environmental Monitoring Kit (1999-Present)
  American Institute For Conservation (1997-2000)
     Member – Book and Paper Group
    Member – Photographic Materials Group



FUN!

 

  Renovation of a 100 year old home      http://www.interealm.com/house