CCC Paintings Conservation Department: Amber Smith, Associate Paintings Conservator
Professional Experience
2006 - Present
Associate Paintings Conservator; The Chicago Conservation Center, Chicago, Illinois
2004 - 2006
Associate Paintings Conservator; Page Conservation, Inc., Washington, DC
2005 - 2006
Intern Coordinator; Washington Conservation Guild, Washington, DC
2003 - 2004
Intern, Paintings Conservation, Brooklyn Museum of Art; Brooklyn, New York
2003
Intern, Paintings Conservation, Belmont Hills Conservation Studios; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003
On-site Supervisor under the direction of Joyce Hill Stoner; WPA Mural Project, Wilmington, Delaware
2002
Intern, Paintings Conservation; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
2001
Intern, Library and textile conservation, Winterthur Museum; Winterthur, Delaware
2000
Intern, Objects Conservation, Hagley Museum; Wilmington, Delaware
1995 - 1997
Museum Intern at University Museum and Archives; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
Education
2001 - 2003
Master of Art Conservation; Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
1999 - 2001
Bachelor of Arts, Art Conservation (Minors in Art and Art History); University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
1993 - 1997
Bachelor of Science, Public Relations (Minors in Classical Civilizations and Museum Studies); Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois
1996
Study Abroad, Ancient Art and Archaeology in Italy
Professional Affiliations
- Professional Associate, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC), 1999
- Midwest Regional Conservation Guild (MRCG) 2007
- Chicago Area Conservation Group (CACG) 2006
- International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC) 1999.
Special Projects
2005 - 2006
Mural Restoration; Old Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.
- Revealed decorative ceiling in Secretary of Warâs office after removing 18 layers of paint
2005
Mural Restoration; U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
- Deinstallation, cleaning, reinstallation and inpainting of losses on a wall mural by Snow
2004
Mural Project; Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia
- Deinstallation, cleaning, reinstallation and inpainting of four allegorical murals and portraits in a dome
2004
Fresco walls in Constantino Brumidi "audition" room; U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
- Uncovering of fresco walls that had at least 8 campaigns of paint covering them
- Inpainting losses once revealed
2004
Naval decorative murals; U.S. Capital, Washington, D.C.
- Re-adhering, filling and inpainting losses on ceiling murals that were damaged from a water leak
2003
Smyrna Mural Project; Wilmington, Delaware
- Treatment of eight large-scale murals
- Supervised daily activity
