Lluïsa Sàrries-Zgonc
Peter Freeman Inc.
Conservator for Paintings and Sculpture
New York, NY
I was born in Barcelona in 1962. In 1985 I graduated in Art History at the University of Barcelona and the next year I started the study of conservation, graduating in 1989 with a degree in painting conservation and restoration from the 'Escola d'Arts i Oficis' in Barcelona. From 1986 to 1990 I did several internships in Italy, Switzerland and Spain. I began to work as a conservator in 1990 for the MMK in Frankfurt, Germany and since 1996 have had a private practice in Germany. Moving to the US, I work for Peter Freeman Inc. in New York. Although I loved to restore Icons and painting on wood, I very soon started to focus my work on the conservation and restoration of contemporary art, loving the challenge that it entails. My work is not limited to the conservation of paintings but also sculptures and installations. I am the conservator for several collections in Germany and also oversee installation and deinstallation of exhibitions in museums and private collections as well as being the courier for their artworks. My everyday work is to deal with different materials and mediums and to restore the Medardo Rosso wax sculpture was a big challenge that allowed me to use new technologies that I never used before.