About me
Adam Jenkins is a conservator of sculpture and decorative arts based in Philadelphia. He works on diverse projects for large institutions and individual stakeholders in the region including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Franklin Institute, the Delaware Art Museum, and several large private collections in Philadelphia and New York. He is specializes in LASER cleaning technology and research and their contributions to the field of conservation. This expertise has led to his involvement with several projects in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., as well as the opportunity to provide LASER training to conservation professionals.
Adam received his MS in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2002, with an objects specialization. In the five years following, he served as Project Conservator before completing a three-year Mellon Fellowship in Objects Conservation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. While working in the objects conservation lab at the PMA, Adam developed his interest in monumental sculpture beginning with the de-installation, treatment and reinstallation of Atmosphere and Environment XII, a COR-TEN steel sculpture by Louise Nevelson.
Adam lectures regularly on a variety of topics ranging from metals conservation, to laser cleaning and mountmaking. He is a former member of the board of the Philadelphia Area Conservation Association (PACA) and is a Professional Associate in the American Institute for Conservation (AIC).
