LAURA STIRTON AUST
226 Elderwood Avenue Pelham, New York 10803 914.712-3121
Professional Experience
1988 toARTcare, Inc., New York.
PresentProviding fine art conservation and consulting services to private and
corporate art collectors as well as non-profit institutions and museums.
1987New York Historical Society, New York.
Consultant reviewing collection condition.
1985 toWINTERTHUR GRADUATE INTERNSHIPS
1987National Maritime Museum, Greenwich England
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, New York.
Rijksmuseum Voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, Holland.
1981 toUpper Midwest Conservation Association, Minneapolis,
1984Minnesota. Apprentice in Japanese art and paper conservation with
internships at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and in paintings conservation at the Williamstown Regional Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc.
1980Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D. C. Summer Intern in paper conservation.
1979Virginia Museum, Richmond. Assistant in paintings conservation.
1977 toFrame-Ups, Richmond, Virginia.
1979Assistant Manager of retail framing business.
Education
University of Delaware/Winterthur Museum - Master of Science,
Fine Art Conservation, 1987.
Virginia Commonwealth University - Bachelor of Fine Arts,
Art Education, 1977.
Professional Memberships
American Institute of Conservation for Historic and Artistic Works, American Alliance of Museums, and New York Conservation Association
Select List of Presentations and Publications
"A Conversation with a Conservator and a Framer"
February 2004, Society of Illustrators, New York City
Dieu Donne Newsletter "Pulp", 2002 - 2006.
"Paper Conservation Terms"
"Terms Used to Define Condition"
"Protecting Art from Ultraviolet Light"
"What Causes Paper Color to Change?"
"Why Does Paper Turn Yellow?"
"Packing Art for Transit"
"Foxing"
"Storing Works of Art on Paper"
The Print Club of New York Newsletter, 1999 -2006.
"What is Mat Burn?"
"When to Call a Conservator"
"How to Find a Conservator"
"Tears and Tape - They Don't Go Together"
"Window Mats"
National Association for Corporate Art Management Newsletter, 2000 - 2001.
"How Does Ultraviolet Light Affect Art?"
"Guidelines for Handling Art"
"The Conservation of the Stettheimer Dollhouse: A Multi-Disciplinary Tale"
New York Regional Association for Conservation, May 2001.
"The Stettheimer Dollhouse Restored"
The Museum of the City of New York, February 2001.
"Conservation of Contemporary Prints",
New York University, April 1998.
"Choosing a Career in Conservation",
Fashion Institute of Technology, April 1998.
"Conservation Materials and Techniques",
Rutgers University, November 1997.
Board of Advisors:Dieu Donne Paper Mill
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