MICHELLE FACINI is a paper conservator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where she performs treatments, makes exhibition and storage recommendations, conducts technical scholarship and advocates for educational outreach and mentorship. Her most recent publications describes the materials and techniques used by Degas in his late pastel works on tracing paper. She has also presented and published research on fifteenth-century Italian illuminated manuscripts and the preservation of oversized artworks. Michelle regularly collaborates with curators and conservation scientists, as well as, conservation colleagues at home and abroad. Michelle is a Fellow of the American Institute of Conservation and a former Chair of the Book and Paper specialty group. She received her Master of Science in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program and has worked at the National Archives and Records Administration. She participated in fellowships and internships with the British Museum, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.