About

The first time Christina saw a conservator reach behind the museum glass and touch an object she said, “I want to learn how to do that.”

Six years later she’s started her own studio in Central California dedicated to fulfilling her passion to preserve objects that inform and inspire our collective cultural experience.

Starting a Conservation Career often begins with a Masters Degree…

From 2014 to 2016 Christina was fortunate to be able to attend Camberwell College of Arts in London with the most amazing group of students ever gathered in a single studio. While in London she interned at the London Library, Eggham Museum, The National Library of Scotland, and the Wellcome Library. She was also fortunate to work with the National Conservation Service on a few projects.

Christina graduated in 2016 with a Masters in Conservation: Works of Art on Paper.

Returning to the United States further developed Christina’s practice & led to 805 Conservation.

From November 2016 to December 2017 Christina was the Kress Assistant Conservator at UCLA Library. While there she worked on an 18th century Armenian Prayer Scroll, a collection of phrenology posters, modern Indian Public Health posters and more.

In February 2018 she was called to give an estimate on conserving a few pieces recovered from the January 2018 Montecito Debris Flow. She ended up running a community salvage project for most of 2018 which is where 805 Conservation was born.