International Conservation

 

Alejandro D ’Acosta/Claudia Turrent, Architects

Ensenada, Mexico

2012

12 foot Juan Cabrillo limestone Sculpture

Conservation consisted of cleaning, limestone mortar repairs, integration

 

Hacienda de Los Santos.

Alamos, Sonora Mexico

2012-present

Conservation of assorted Colonial Art pieces from Hacienda’s private collection.

Assortment of paintings, sculptures, retablos, and religious figurines.

 

Jim and Nancy Swickard

2008-present

Alamos, Sonora Mexico

Conservation of private collection, consisting of oil paintings and religious figurines.

 

World Baha’i Centre

Haifa, Israel

2007-2009

Consulting, Conservator, Training

Consulted and conserved exterior limestone archive building.

Conservation consisted of reducing rate of stone decay produced by stress, thermal variations,

and rate of water penetration.

Trained conservation team with products and conservation techniques.

 

Donatella Zari, Carlo Giantomassi Associates

Rome, Italy

1996-2002

Studio fine art conservation

 

Projects listed below

 

Roman Forum

Rome, Italy

Fresco Conservation

 

Basilica San Clemente

Rome, Italy

Stone and Fresco conservation

 

Olevano, Italy

Stone conservation

 

San Georgia V’Albra

Rome, Italy

Stone consolidation, Fresco conservation

 

United States Conservation

 

Evergreene Architectural Arts, New York, NY

2012 – present

Projects listed below

 

Mission Concepcion, San Antonio, Texas

Plaster stabilization

 

Herbst Theater, San Francisco, California

Mural facing on 1915 WPA works of art

 

Sherry Netherland, New York, New York

Conservation on Beaux-Art Mural

 

Denver State Capital, Denver, Colorado

Gold leaf exterior capitol dome

 

Mission Concepcion, San Antonio, Texas

Lime wash of interior of historic convent

 

St. Aloysius Church, Bowling Green, Ohio

Mural Conservation

 

Bexar County Courthouse, San Antonio, Texas

Gold Leaf Paint Finishes

 

Harris County Courthouse, Houston, Texas

Mural Conservation

 

Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas

Mural Conservation on assorted wall murals

 

Herbst Theater, San Francisco, California

Canvas Conservation on 6 - 7’ x 20’ WPA works of art

 

Historic Four Seasons Surf Club, Miami, Florida

Corral Stone investigation

 

Santa Barbara Courthouse, Santa Barbara, California

Wood, Mural Conservation

 

Notre Dame de la Sallette, Champagne, Illinois

Plaster fragment install

 

House of Parliament, Trinidad Tobago, Port of Spain

Plaster fragment conservation

 

St. Anthony Catholic Church, Albany, New York

Mural Conservation to 12 canvas wall paintings damaged by church fire.

 

Saxony Hotel, Miami, Florida

Gold Leafing

 

Fox Theater, Tucson, Arizona

Mural restoration

 

Historic Sacramento Train Station, Sacramento, California

Paint Finishes

 

Cypress College, Cypress, California

Public Art, Sculpture Cleaning

 

Lincoln County Courthouse, Lincoln, Nebraska

Paint investigations on historic paint finish

 

United States Capital, Washington DC

Trump International Hotel
   Goals leaf finishes

 Historic  Santa Monica Post Office, Santa Monica, California
 Paint Investigation

Historic Curran Theater, San Francisco, California
 Decorative paint finishes

Watertown's Black River Valley Club, Watertown, New York
 Conservation on 3 dimensional historic paper world map

 Rhode Island, County Courthouse, Providence, Rhode Island
 Mural conservation

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Waterbury, Connecticut
Mural conservation

Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati,  Ohio
 Conservation on 1930 Ceiling murals
 

 Fort Wayne, Indiana Courthouse, Fort Wayne Indiana
 Conservation of ceiling murals

 Enoch Pratt Library, Baltimore, Maryland
 Paint investigations, Conservation on decorative ornamental gold leaf ceilings
 

 Cypress College, Cypress, California
 Conservation, public art  Sergio O'Cadiz

 Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
 Mural conservation

 Majestic theater, San Antonio, Texas
Decorative finish restoration

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Erma Duran & Co. 2002 to Present

 

Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona

Restoration 10,000 square feet of gold leaf

 

Garden of Gethsemane City of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona

Cement Sculpture Conservation

 

Murphey Trust, Tucson, Arizona

Conservation of Terracotta Sculptures

And cast to duplicate

 

Christine Murphey

Conservation on assorted Spanish colonial fine art and assorted religious figurines.

 

Arizona State University, Hopi Flute Fountain Phoenix, Arizona

Conservation stone aggregate water fountain

 

Fox Theater, Tucson, Arizona

Consult, Chandelier conservation

 

Historic Tucson High School, Tucson, Arizona

Conservation of ornamental ceiling

 

San Xavier Mission Del Bac, Tucson, Arizona

Conservation, documentation

 

Rialto Theater, Tucson, Arizona

Consult, paint investigation

 

Hacienda de Sol, Tucson, Arizona

Decorative finishes

 

Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona

Installations of artwork

 

Canyon Ranch, Tucson, Arizona

Design, decorative finishes

 

Gadabout Salon, Tucson, Arizona

Design, decorative finishes

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Affiliations

 

AIC,

American Institute for Conservation

Professional Associate

 

ICCROM,

International Conservation Center on Monuments

US Representative for Mural Conservation 1998

 

US/ICOMOS

International Council on Monuments and Sites

Member

 

Awards, Special Honors, Publications

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Melody Robidoux Foundations honors for US Representative ICCROM

National Geographic, San Xavier Mission

Tucson Public Arts Travel Grantee, Italy

Arizona Daily Star publication, Tucson High Restoration

Arizona Daily Star publication, San Xavier Mission

Arizona Daily Star, Fox Theater

Tucson Weekly Magazine, Fox Theater

Arizona Daily Star, Janos Restaurant

Arizona Daily Star, Broadway Village

Tucson Home Magazine, Patagonia

Arizona Republic, Arizona Biltmore

Berkshire Living, Great Barrington residence