EXPERIENCE
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Tudhope Paper & Photograph Conservation Studio, Denver, CO
(07/2001–
Present) |
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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
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Art
Conservation Center at The University of Denver, Denver, CO
(1997– 07/2001) |
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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 |
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Denver
Art Museum, Denver, CO
(1996) |
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Conservation Intern
Modern &
Contemporary Paper & Photographs Collection
condition survey using Argus database Training of volunteers
in collections care and storage organization
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City of Vancouver Archives, Vancouver, BC
(1995) |
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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
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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 |
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SUPERVISORY/TEACHING
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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
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“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 |
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RECENT LECTURES
AND WORKSHOPS
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Care and Handling of
Photographic Materials-Public Lecture
Kellogg Public Library, Kellogg, ID
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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
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PUBLICATIONS
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Preservation
Series
Tudhope
Conservation Studio
Series
of one page preservation "how to" handouts
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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 |
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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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 |
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FUN!
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Renovation of a 100 year old home
http://www.interealm.com/house |