About me
Stephanie Guidera is a new addition to the Conservation and Science team at Art Institute of Chicago. She holds a Master of Arts degree and Certificate of Advanced Study in Art Conservation at the Patricia H. & Richard E. Garman Art Conservation Department, State University of New York at Buffalo State. Employment experiences include Objects Conservator at North Carolina Museum of History and North Carolina Museum of Art, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Objects Conservation at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and graduate internships at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, National Museum of American History, Alaska State Museum, and Cleveland Museum of Art. A figurative painter and illustrator from Minneapolis, Steph graduated with a Bachelor’s of Studio Art with a technical theater design minor from Concordia University, St. Paul, MN. Prior to graduate school, she held internships and technician positions in the Twin Cities at the Midwest Art Conservation Center, Fine Arts Conservation LLC, Science Museum of Minnesota, and Walker Art Center with experiences in preventive, objects, paintings, paper, and textile conservation. She is passionate about collaboration with artists, communities, and colleagues to achieve ethical and accessible results.
