About me
Lauren Fly is the founder of the Fly Arts Initiative, a fine art conservation and collections management practice based in New York City. After training at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts’ Conservation Center, she completed her postgraduate work in the Conservation of Easel Paintings at the Hamilton Kerr Institute at the University of Cambridge. Her work has taken her to leading museums and conservation studios throughout the US, Scotland, England, and the Netherlands, where her practical work focused on the structural treatment of paintings on canvas. With 20 years of international experience in paintings conservation and collections care, Lauren works with museums, private collectors, galleries, and other stewards of cultural heritage to preserve and protect their objects. She has led practical workshops and presented at conferences on a range of collections care activities, and served as Program Chair and Chair of Conservators in Private Practice for AIC. Her specialties extend beyond treatment to include a longtime passion for collections management, best practice guidance, and raising public awareness and understanding of conservation.
