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Abigail Choudhury

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Program Associate
New York, NY
Websitehttps://mellon.org
Abigail Choudhury is a program associate in the Arts and Cultural Heritage program, specializing in grants in the field of Art History, Conservation, and Museums. Prior to joining the Foundation in 2017, Ms. Choudhury held a position at the Smithsonian American Art Museum where she was a program coordinator for the Lunder Conservation Center. Previously she worked at the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works where she focused on managing professional development programming, grants and scholarships, fundraising, and social media communications. She received her BA in art history and archaeology from the University of Maryland.
Monday, May 29
 

1:00pm CDT

Advancing Leadership in Conservation – A Workshop and Focus GroupLIMITED Art Institute of ChicagoTiarna M. Doherty, [PA] • Francesca Casadio • Nicholas Dorman • Paul Ingram • Narayan Khandekar • Per Knutås-[PA]

5:30pm CDT

A Facilitated Conversation about Inclusion and Equity in Conservation and PreservationFILLING Field Museum - Lecture Room 2Lisa Marie Pickens • Nikhil Trivedi • Manju Rajendran • Association of North American Graduate Programs in the Conservation (ANAGPIC) • Suzanne Deal Booth • Concerned Conservators • Equity and Inclusion Working Group • Tru Vue
 
Tuesday, May 30
 

8:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) Welcome and Awards Presentation (Part 1) Regency BallroomPamela Hatchfield

9:00am CDT

(Opening General Session) Revision & Reflection; The Conservation/Restoration project of the Ghent Altarpiece Regency BallroomBart Devolder

9:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) When An Airplane Acts Like a Painting: Applying Established Conservation Methodologies to Ephemeral Aircraft Materials Regency BallroomLauren Horelick • Malcolm Collum

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:30am CDT

(Opening General Session) Award Presentations (Part 2) Regency Ballroom

10:50am CDT

(Opening General Session) Preventive Conservation in the Renovation of the Harvard Art Museums: Before, During, and Ever After Regency BallroomAngela Chang, [PA] • Penley Knipe • Kate Smith

11:15am CDT

(Opening General Session) What Would Anselm Do? Revisiting the treatment of Osiris and Isis Regency BallroomPaula De Cristofaro, [PA]

11:40am CDT

(Opening General Session) Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs Regency BallroomKarl Buchberg

12:05pm CDT

(Opening General Session) Award Presentations (Part 3) Regency Ballroom

12:15pm CDT

(Opening General Session) Open Discussion Regency Ballroom

2:00pm CDT

(Photographic Materials) Bellmer: Complexities of the Doll Michigan 1A-BKrista Lough

2:30pm CDT

(Textiles) Identification of skins in a Chewa dance garment from Malawi using DNA sequencing Crystal Ballroom CAnne Peranteau

3:00pm CDT

(Photographic Materials) Moonlight and Midnight: The evolution of Edward Steichen's 'Moonrise' prints Michigan 1A-BKaslyne O'Connor • Ariel Pate • Sylvie Pénichon, [PA]

3:30pm CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

4:00pm CDT

(Photographic Materials) New Original – Reprint in Fine Art Photography Michigan 1A-BHanako Murata, [PA] • J. Luca Ackerman • Tatiana Cole • Peter Mustardo (Textiles) Oh, Bother: The Conservation of Winnie the Pooh and Friends Crystal Ballroom CAlison Castaneda

4:30pm CDT

(Electronic Media) 20th Anniversary of EMG Panel ComiskeyPeter Oleksik • Paul Messier, [PA] • Christine Frohnert • Crystal Sanchez • Jill Sterrett • Glenn Wharton

5:30pm CDT

Pre-Opening Reception Gallery Viewing at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago

6:30pm CDT

Opening Reception at the Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of ChicagoHuntington T. Block Insurance Agency
 
Wednesday, May 31
 

8:30am CDT

(Photographic Materials) Current Trends and Collaborations among Heritage Institutions in Latin America: Results of the APOYOnline 1st Heritage Preservation Regional Conference and Workshop on Photographic Conservation... Michigan 1A-BBeatriz Haspo • Debbie Hess Norris-[Fellow] • Amparo Rueda

9:00am CDT

(Paintings) The Monopoli Altarpiece: rediscovery and recovery of a Cretan-Venetian masterpiece Regency CCaitlin Breare (Photographic Materials) Preservation of Photography in Cuba as a Historic Memory of its Evolution Michigan 1A-BGloria Alvarez Frigola

9:30am CDT

(Paintings) Mapping a way forward: Bringing an artwork back from self-destruction Regency CPer Knutås-[PA] • Samantha Springer (Photographic Materials) A Pilot Project to treat photogravures on Gampi paper from Edward Curtis' 'The North American Indian' Michigan 1A-BRachel Danzing, [PA] • Ann Baldwin (Textiles) Costume Loans: Challenges and Strategies Crystal Ballroom CCassandra Gero

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Riverside West Exhibit Hall

10:30am CDT

(Architecture) 500 Capp Street: Conservation of Interior Contemporary Finishes and Artwork by David Ireland Crystal Ballroom ADena Kefallinos • Johana Moreno (Objects) Archaeological Glass Conservation: Comparative approaches & practicalities of using acrylic resin films as gap fills Crystal Ballroom BJan Cutajar • Hana Bristow (Photographic Materials) Uncovering Irving Penn's Chemical Treatment Techniques Michigan 1A-BLaura Panadero

11:00am CDT

(Photographic Materials) Providing Access to ‘Overprotected’ Color Slides Michigan 1A-BDiana L. Diaz Cañas

11:30am CDT

(Architecture) Beyond Treatment: Monitoring before during and after conservation of the mural, América Tropical, by David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1932 Crystal Ballroom ALeslie Rainer, [PA] • Kiernan Graves

1:00pm CDT

(Archaeological Conservation) Discussion Group Business Meeting Gold CoastMolly C. Gleeson, [PA]

2:05pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it alone) Unraveling the past to inform the present: conservation of Egyptian Mummies at the Penn Museum Regency C-DMolly C. Gleeson, [PA] • Alexis North (Treatment: Going Big) Go Big or Go Home: Broader Considerations in the Treatment of Oversize Objects at the Art Institute of Chicago Crystal Ballroom ARachel C. Sabino-[PA]

2:30pm CDT

(Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) A Pole with a Story: Innovative Conservation and Documentation of an American Indian Story Pole Regency C-DLesley A. Day • J. Claire Dean • Ellen Pearlstein (Treatment: Going Big) When what went up must come down: Triage treatment and disassembly of two 15th century Chinese mud plaster murals Crystal Ballroom AMadeleine Neiman • Emily Brown-[PA] • Lynn Grant-[PA]

2:55pm CDT

(Beyond Treatment) In Support of the Bigger Picture: Preventive Conservation as a Recognized Specialty Regency A-BElena Torok • Meg Loew Craft-[Fellow] (Treatment: Don't Go it Alone) Treatment of a White Louise Nevelson Installation Regency C-DSarah Nunberg • Soraya Alcala • Jens Dittmer • Matthew J. Eckelman • Michael C. Henry • Cindie Kehlet • Chris McGlinchey • Carolyn Tomkiewicz, [PA]

4:05pm CDT

(Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) It's About Time Crystal Ballroom BDiana Galante, [PA] • Beth Richwine • Dawn Wallace

4:30pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Resurrecting della Robbia’s 'Resurrection': Challenges in the conservation of a monumental Renaissance relief Crystal Ballroom ASara Levin • Lisa Bruno, [PA] • Nicholas Pedemonti (Unique Objects/Unique Treatment) Nanocellulose films: properties, development and new applications for translucent and transparent artworks and documents Crystal Ballroom BRemy Dreyfuss-Deseigne • Anne-Laurence Dupont

4:55pm CDT

(Treatment: Going Big) Gilding the Lily? The Conservation Treatment of Alexander Calder's Red Lily Pads Crystal Ballroom ANathan Otterson • Tracey Bashkoff • Federica Pozzi • Carol Stringari • John Vitagliano
 
Thursday, June 1
 

10:00am CDT

(Book & Paper) Challenging the Myths Surrounding Paul Gauguin’s “Little Marvels” Regency A-BMary Broadway, [PA] • Harriet K. Stratis-[PA] (Electronic Media) The Conservation of Light: Managing a Collection of Light-Based Artwork ComiskeyAbigail Duckor • Charlotte Eng • Terry Schaffer

10:30am CDT

(Paintings) Color Field Paintings and Sun-bleaching: An approach for removing stains in unprimed canvas Regency CJay Krueger • Holly Krueger, [Fellow] • Julia Langenbacher • Thomas Learner • Alan Phenix-[PA]

11:00am CDT

(Book & Paper) Ionic fixatives on water-sensitive media for aqueous treatment Regency A-BSoyeon Choi-[PA] (Electronic Media) New Research and Developments in the Conservation of Computer-based Art ComiskeyJoanna Phillips • Deena Engel

11:30am CDT

(Paintings) When the Dog Bites: Tear Mending a Large Steven Parrino Painting Following a Dog Attack Regency CLaura Eva Hartman (Research & Technical Studies) Early intervention for At-Risk 21st Century Fugitive Media Regency DFenella France • Chris Bolser • Meghan A. Wilson

2:00pm CDT

(Book & Paper) The Story not Told: The Examination and Treatment of Edward Steichen's Oochens Michigan 1A-BLinda M. Owen • Kathryn Morales (Electronic Media) Do You Hear What I Hear? Documentation and Assessment of Aural Elements in Media Installation Art ComiskeyAmy Brost (Paintings) Conservation of Alexander Calder’s Last Work Mexico #3: The cross-disciplinary treatment supported by SEM and TEM paint cross section analysis using focus ion beam (FIB) sample preparation Regency CSara J. Wohler • Ralph Wiegandt (Wooden Artifacts) Technical Analysis and Conservation Treatment of a Mid-Eighteenth Century Chinese Carved Wood Lacquer Bodhisattva Sculpture AcapulcoLisa Ackerman • Jiuan Jiuan Chen-[PA] • Rebecca Ploeger • Aaron Shugar • Jonathan Thornton

2:30pm CDT

(Research & Technical Studies) Conservation Science in Early Twentieth Century India: Dr. S. Paramasivan and the Chemical Conservation Laboratory at the Madras Government Museum Regency DSanchita Balachandran-[Fellow]

3:00pm CDT

(Electronic Media) The David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base: A Wiki-based Solution for Conservation and Exhibition Documentation ComiskeyDeena Engel • Glenn Wharton (Paintings) Conserving the Paintings of Romaine Brooks Regency CTiarna M. Doherty, [PA]

3:30pm CDT

(Electronic Media) Repair, Replace, and Re-make: Negotiating/Navigating the Conservation Treatment of Ann Hamilton’s 'at hand' ComiskeyBriana Feston-Brunet • Drew Doucette • Stephanie Lussier, [PA] • Michal Mikesell • Emily Nabasny (Objects) The case of the Hydrating Hydra: examination and treatment of a Blaschka glass invertebrate model Crystal Ballroom BN. Astrid R. Van Giffen-[PA] (Research & Technical Studies) Understanding the Reactivity and the Dynamics of Lead Soaps in Oil Paintings Regency DSilvia Centeno • Jaclyn Catalano • Cecil Dybowski • Anna Murphy • Yao Yao • Nicholas Zumbulyadis

4:00pm CDT

(Objects) “Do what’s right”: The conservation of a David Hammons mud sculpture Crystal Ballroom BSasha Alexandra Drosdick • Roger Griffith • Lynda Zycherman (Research & Technical Studies) Revealing the text and folds in 17th-century locked letters Regency DJana Dambrogio, [PA] • Dr. Graham Davis • Dr. David Mills
 
Friday, June 2
 

9:30am CDT

Field Museum Anthropology Labs and StorageFILLING Tour Departure Area - Crystal Foyer At the Hyatt Regency WEST TOWER