Alumni
In its four decades as a program, the Art Conservation Department has granted more than 350 degrees.
Program graduates hold significant positions in major museums and conservation facilities in the U.S. and abroad, or have successful private practices. Many are active in professional organizations and often hold leadership positions.
Learn more about the professional placement of our graduates.
After graduating last year, I returned to my hometown of Portland, Oregon to live...
Marianne Russell Marti, ’87, is a rare breed. From the age of 12, she knew precisely what she...
Dena Çirpili ('02) specializes in ethnographic and archaeological objects providing conservation services to such cultural institutions as the Buffalo Museum of Science, The College of Wooster Art Museum, and Old Fort Niagara, as well as private collectors.
Paul Messier ('90) serves the specialized preservation needs of large institutions and private clients.
Teresa Myers ('02) offers a variety of services for both institutional and private clients as a private conservator in Sebec, Maine.
Yoshiyuki Nishio ('78) established Nishio Conservation Studio in 1995 to provide the highest quality care and professional conservation of Asian paintings, hanging scrolls (kakemono) and folding screens (byobu).
Emily Gardner Phillips ('08) has just launched her new website and conservation practice.
Laura Reutter ('89) devotes her time to both furniture conservation and tile-making.
Laura Schell ('97) has worked as a paper conservator in private practice since 1999.
Dana Senge ('06) recently opened her private practice DKS Conservation Services based in Seattle, Washington specializing in objects and archaeological materials.
Gwen Spicer ('91) started Spicer Art Conservation, L.L.C. in 1995, caring for collections from museums, historical societies, state agencies, businesses, and private owners.
Rhonda Wozniak (’93) dedicates her practice to museum quality conservation of art and archaeological objects for private clients and institutions.
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