Staff: Resume: Painting Department

Elena Valentinovna King
Senior Conservator of Paintings

Professional Experience

2005-Present
Senior Conservator of Paintings, The Chicago Conservation Center, Chicago, IL.

1998 – 2005
YODER CONSERVATION, INC.
Cleveland, Ohio
Conservator of Paintings. Responsible for all aspects of conservation in the treatment of paintings, including: examination, photo-documentation, structural and technical treatment, inpainting, and varnishing.

Conservator of Frames. Responsible for all aspects of conservation in the treatment of frames, including: examination, photo documentation, structural reconstruction, and ingilding.

1998-2000
EIKONA STUDIOS
Part-time Cleveland, Ohio
Conservator and Painter of Icons. Consulting conservator and involved in the conservation treatment of icons. Assisted the principle icon writers in the creation of contemporary icon projects for Orthodox churches.

Conservation Work Experience in Russia

Summer 1993
PSKOV ART MUSEUM, RUSSIA
Conservation apprenticeship. Carried out conservation treatments on 19th century oil paintings from the permanent collection.

Fall 1993
MOSCOW CENTRAL CONSERVATION STUDIOS, RUSSIA
Conservation apprenticeship. Conservation of 12th century Byzantine frescos in the monastery cathedral, Pskov, Russia.

Summer 1992
PSKOV ART MUSEUM, RUSSIA
Conservation apprenticeship. Carried out conservation treatments on 15th century Russian icons from the permanent collection.

Education

1980-1984
Bachelor of Science
LAMST, Leningrad, Soviet Union.

1991-1997
Masters of Fine Arts in Painting
Masters of Fine Arts in Art Conservation
Academy of Art, Restoration Department, St. Petersburg, Russia.
A six year paintings conservation program with five years of practical training, followed by a one year diploma project. Received the highest grade of achievement.

2002
Workshop with Mark Golden of Golden Paints, Nashville, TN.
Sponsored by the MRCG, Mid-West Regional Conservation Guild.

2005
“Modular Cleaning Program: A Systemic Approach to Cleaning Artworks.” Workshop with Chris Stavroudis and Tiarna Doherty , Cleveland, OH.
Sponsored by ICA.

Professional Associations

Professional Associate, American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) 1999.

Midwest Regional Conservation Guild (MRCG).

The International Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC).

Presentations, Grants and Publications

“Education for Conservators in the Academy of Art, Russia.” Midwest Regional Conservation Guild Conference, New Harmony, IN, 1998.

“Old World Oxgall for Removing Oil-Resin Varnishes,” 1998 WAAC, Newsletter. Co-authored with Dean Yoder.

“What’s new about filling, Neyt!” 1999 WAAC Newsletter. Co-authored with Dean Yoder.

Ohio Arts Council grant to teach the process of icon painting, 1999.

“Reversing the Irreversible,” Midwest Regional Conservation Guild Conference, Cleveland, OH, 2004.