Staff: Resume: Gabrielle Tieu, Objects Conservator
Professional Experience Feb. 2007-Present
Chicago Conservation Center, Objects Conservator
Conservation of a wide variety objects.
Nov.-Dec. 2007
Field Museum, Conservator (Chicago, IL)
Conservation, Department of Anthropology under management of Ruth Norton. Conservation treatments of approx. 150 Pre-Columbian artifacts (old mounts removal), artifacts documentation in view of the exhibit The Aztec World, and conservation treatments and mounting of African beaded artifacts (necklaces, headdresses, and aprons) in view of a loan.
July 2007
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum, Logan (UT), Private Conservator
Conservation of the Marriage of the Cigar Store Indian’s Daughter by Stephen von Heune, 1966, leather and mixed media: cleaning, de-restoration, leather consolidation, fills, reconstitution of sections.
April 2007-June 2007
Poster Mountain Inc., North Hollywood (CA), Assistant Conservator
Posters and works on paper conservation under management of John Davis.
March 2006-June 2007
Sculpture Conservation Studio Inc., Los Angeles (CA), Conservator
Art conservation under management of R. Lowinger and A. Morse.
Conservation treatments on a wide range of objects including contemporary and modern art, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, outdoor sculptures.
Architectural projects include conservation of moveable decorative elements as well as interiors features.
Public art conservation includes collection assessment and maintenance (such as UCLA Sculpture Garden).
Sept. 2005-March 2006
Artist Assistant, Los Angeles (CA)
For French contemporary performance artist Orlan. Management, translation services, technical support.
March & July 2005
Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris Private Conservator
For the exhibit Brésil indien (March-June 2005) at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais. Condition reports of approx. 350 ethnographic and archaeological objects from the Amazon Basin. Providing preventative conservation consultation on mounting and climate control and monitoring.
April-June 2005
Horniman Museum, London, Conservation Officer
For the exhibit Amazon to Caribbean (Oct. 2005), under management of Dr. L. Bacon, Head of Collections Conservation and Care.
Documentation and conservation treatments of a large group of ethnographic objects from British Guyana and Brazil (Wai Wai and Mawayan groups). Worked in close collaboration with the curatorial team, the exhibition department (design, display and mounting) and the collection manager (transportation).
Oct. 2004-March 2005
Musée du Louvre, Paris, Conservator
Redevelopment of the Islamic Arts Department; program under management of F. Merizzi, Chief Executor Manager, and F. Richard, Head Curator of the Islamic Arts Department.
In charge of the preventive conservation of a collection of 3,000 objects including conservation program protocol, objects documentation, condition reports and treatment propositions in coordination with a multidisciplinary team.
Conducting the evaluation of a 10,000 objects collection in view of a large conservation treatments campaign including feasibility study and establishment of a phased work plan.
April 2003-Sept. 2004
Musée du quai Branly, Paris, Specialized Conservator
In the context of the Collections Conservation Program aimed to prepare, transfer and bring up to conservation standards 300,000 ethnographic objects for the museum opening (2006); scientific program under management of C. Naffah, Chief Curator of Cultural Heritage.
Conservation treatments over more than a hundred objects from various origins and made of a wide range of materials; includes treatments of objects to be displayed.
Preventative conservation: specific packing for fragile or sensitive objects (e.g. human remains), supervising object packing and transport, providing conservation consultation and training for technicians, pest and infestation management.
Program management and development: conducting studies for the future conservation laboratory and collections storage facilities, establishing conservation program protocol, and developing reference documentation, bid preparation and supervision of contracts in collaboration with the C2RMF (Research and Restoration Center for the French Museums).
Sept. 2002
Auckland Museum, New Zealand, Conservation Technician
For the exhibit Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest and Beyond, under management of J. Gresson, Senior Conservator, and M. Hutchinson, Exhibition Conservator.
Packing and transporting objects from the Canterbury Museum (Christchurch, NZ). Undertaking condition reports and minimal treatments on a large collection of Tibetan and Nepalese artifacts.
INTERNSHIP
October 2001 - August 2002. Auckland Museum, New Zealand, Postgraduate Intern
Final year internship, under management of J. Gresson, Senior Conservative.
Pacific objects conservation treatments including a Maori pigeon pot, a Maori lace bark basket, a large painted tapa cloth (Uvea) and a Malanggan sculpture (New Ireland). Involved in ceremonies concerning the departure of Taonga (Maori treasure).
Research Projects: paint binder identification, tests related to cleaning feathers and dyeing synthetic fibers, desalination of archaeological ceramics.
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVMENT
Continuous Training
March 2008
The Modular Cleaning Program: A Systemic Approach To Cleaning Artworks, by Chris Stavroudis, Paintings Conservator in Private Practice, Los Angeles
June 2006
Metal Conservation Summer Institute, Worcester (MA), by R. van Langh and D. Scott
Jan.-Feb. 2006
Introduction to Disaster Preparedness Planning, Northern States Conservation Center, by T. Schindel
June 2004
Inpainting Tratteggio Technique, ARAAFU (Paris), by D. de Palo
Professional Affiliation
Since 2008 Chicago Area Conservation Group (CACG)
Since 2008 Midwest Regional Conservation Guild (MRCG)
Since 2006 American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC)
Since 2005 Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC)
Since 2003 Association des Restaurateurs d’Art at d’Archeologie de Formation
Universitaire (ARAAFU-France)
Publications/Presentations
‘La conservation-restauration des plumes : une nouvelle technique de consolidation’ (A Technique for Feather Consolidation), Techne #23, 2006, edition Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris. Co-authors : M. Dejean, S. Elarbi, S. Legrand-Longin
‘La versatilité du papier Japon : quelques exemples d’application dans le cadre des chantiers des collections et de la muséographie du musée du quai Branly’ (Versatility of Japanese tissue), Techne #23, 2006, edition Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris. Same authorship
‘Rouleaux de parchemin éthiopiens de la collection Jacques Mercier : etude des supports, des liants des pigments et colorants ; interventions de conservation-restauration’ (Ethiopian Parchment at the Quai Branly Museum), Techne #23, 2006, edition Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris. Same authorship.
Le chantier des collections au musée du quai Branly (The Conservation Collection Program of the Quai Branly Museum), 2004, Paris, edited by C. Naffah. Collective authorship.
The Conservation Collection Program at the Quai Branly Museum, Paris, Presentation at the WAAC Annual Meeting, Cody (WY), August 2005.
EDUCATION
Masters of Science and Technology in Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Sorbonne University, Paris
Major: ethnographic and archeological collections conservation
Masters Thesis: The Conservation of Objects Involving Indigenous Communities: The Maori Case
Research Projects: The Role of Conservator in Shared Responsibilities During Art Work Transport Contemporary Art Conservation Approach: The Notion of Authenticity
Bachelor of Visual Arts, Sorbonne University, Paris
Bachelor in Art History, Ecole du Louvre, Paris
Art History, French collections history, ethnology, and archeology
Major: Northern African archaeology (1-6th centuries AD) and Coptic art
Baccalauréat, Loiret (France)
Scientific emphasis: biology and geology major
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