What inspires me

Nature, collaborating with others, artists at work

Background

Geneva (she/her) is the Associate Objects Conservator at the Seattle Art Museum where she focuses on the preservation of SAM’s pre-modern collections, which includes preventive care, research, and treatment of objects in preparation for display. Prior to SAM, she was Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and held project positions at the Walters Art Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute. Geneva is a Professional Associate of The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and former chair of the AIC Sustainability Committee. She holds a BA from Scripps College and MA degrees from the Courtauld Institute of Art and the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials.

Specializations

Preservation of cultural material, preventive conservation, sustainability

Publications

Advisor, Embedding Sustainability into Graduate Conservation Education, NEH Tier I project proposal, 2020

Peer reviewer, Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Through Climate Change papers, 2020

A Case of the Weeping Buddha. February 2020, Tru Vue Inc. https://tru-vue.com/2020/02/a-case-of-the-weeping-buddha/

Dangerous Detergents? Health and Safety Answers for Surfactant Questions. May 2017, AIC News, Vol. 42, No. 3: 16-19.

Tips for Sustainable Conservation Practices for Emerging Conservation Professionals. February 2018, AIC Wiki.

Cost Effective and Sustainable Packing, Moving, and Storage webinar. December 2015, AIC Sustainability Committee.

An Introduction to How the Manufacturing and Disposal of Adhesives and Paints Affects our Environment. May 2015, AIC News, Vol. 40, No. 3.

Review of Shipping Containers as Storage Options and Suggested Low-cost Solutions for Their Improvement, poster. May 2014, ICOM-CC conference, Melbourne, Australia.