| IN THE LAB
Conservation Alumni in Private Practice
The Conservation Center has a long history as the oldest degree-granting conservation program in North America. Since 1960, over 270 conservators have graduated to become part of our esteemed alumni community. We are proud to share a few of our alumni who work in private practice. Please use the navigation tools to find conservators working in specific areas.
Books | General Consultation | Objects | Paintings | Paper | Photographs | Textiles
Books
Saira Haqqi
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Books
Caroline Rieger
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Books, paper, documents
Objects
Barbara Applebaum
Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Objects
Monica Berry
Location: Northeastern United States
Specialty: Objects
Melanie Brussat
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Objects
Andrea Chevalier
Location: The Midwest, Ohio and surrounding states
Specialty: Paintings, objects
Leslie Ransick Gat
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Objects
Hiroko Kariya
Location: Egypt, Turkey, Qatar
Specialty: Archaeoloigcal site conservation, stone heritage objects, project management and training
Tara Hornung
Location: Colorado, works nationally and internationally
Specialty: Preservation consultation, collection management, and on-site treatment for artistic, historic, and archaeological works
Kerith Koss Schrager
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Objects, general collection care
Rosa Lowinger & Associates
Location: Miami and Los Angeles, will travel throughout the United States (Florida, California, the Western and Southeastern States and the Midwest)
Specialty: Contemporary and modern art and outdoor sculpture, disaster recovery (particularly with large-scale collections and large objects)
Meghan Thumm Mackey
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Specialty: Objects
Sarah Nunberg
Location: NYC, national, international
Specialty: Objects
Kent Severson
Location: Rancho Cordova, California
Specialty: Objects
Corey Smith Riley
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Specialty: Objects
Erin Toomey
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Objects
Sari Uricheck
Location: New York City
Specialty: Objects
Paintings
Andrea Chevalier
Location: The Midwest, Ohio and surrounding states
Specialty: Paintings, objects
Jean Dommermuth
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Old Master paintings, modern and contemporary paintings, murals/wall paintings
Claire Gerhard
Location: Washington, DC
Specialty: Modern and contemporary paintings
Eric Gordon
Location: Baltimore, MD
Specialty: Paintings
Matthew Hayes
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Paintings
Paul Himmelstein
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Paintings
Helen Im
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Paper, modern and contemporary paintings
Joanne Klaar Walker
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Specialty: Paintings
Lenora Paglia
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Old Master paintings, modern paintings
Desi Peters
Location: Houston, Texas
Specialty: Paintings
Paul Schwartzbaum
Location: Italy, Spain,Gulf, Philippines, and Thailand
Specialty: Paintings, murals/wall paintings
Will Shank
Location: Western Europe, San Francisco, California
Specialty: Modern and contemporary paintings, murals/wall paintings
Joyce Stoner
Location: Delaware, Philadelphia, potentially New York metropolitan area
Specialty: 19th and 20th century paintings
Karen E. Thomas
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Old Master paintings, 18th-19th century paintings
Paper
Ann Baldwin
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Paper
Wendy Bennett
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Specialty: Paper, documents, Asian art
Rachel Danzing
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Paper, photographs
Helen Im
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Paper, modern and contemporary paintings
Lyn Koehnline
Location: Richmond, Indiana
Specialty: Paper, documents
Caroline Rieger
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Books, paper, documents
Harriet Stratis
Location: Chicago and New York
Specialty: Paper, pastels
Maggie Wessling
Location: New England
Specialty: Paper, photographs
Photographs
Rachel Danzig
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Paper, photographs
Gawain Weaver
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Photographs
Maggie Wessling
Location: New England
Specialty: Paper, photographs
Textiles
Deborah Trupin
Specialty: Textile, upholstery
contactGeneral Consultation
Tara Hornung
Location: Colorado, works nationally and internationally
Specialty: Preservation consultation, collection management, and on-site treatment for artistic, historic, and archaeological works
Hiroko Kariya
Location: Egypt, Turkey, Qatar
Specialty: Archaeological site conservation, stone heritage objects, project management and training
Rebecca Rushfield
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Conservation consultation
Kerith Koss Schrager
Location: New York metropolitan area
Specialty: Objects, general collection care
Steven Weintraub
Location: New York City, and surrounding states
Specialty: Environmental monitoring, museum lighting
If you are a Conservation Center graduate working in private practice and if you wish to have your contact information included on this page or have your information updated, please send a message to Kevin Martin at kevin.martin@nyu.edu.