f4edd1fa-b052-4470-a4d0-d93567da476b Kat McFarlin Conservator New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Katherine "Kat" McFarlin is a cultural heritage conservator at the American Museum of Natural History, primarily supporting the Musem's Human Remains Collection Care Program. They hold an Egyptology degree from the University of Chicago, and received their M.A./M.S. from SUNY Buffalo State University, focusing largely on archaeological artifacts. Their current work focuses on the interests and concerns of the descendant communities, balancing spiritual, material, and cultural considerations for the individuals in the Museum's care. Previously, Kat was a Graduate Intern at the Brooklyn Museum and an Andrew W. Mellon Conservation Fellow at the Met, where they worked primarily with West African artworks, including masquerade dance crests covered with untanned animal skin, as well as Ancient Egyptian funerary goods. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

8d55114f-03ab-4194-ad0a-b99d17075662 Rachel Mustalish Conservator Sherman Fairchild Center for Works on Paper and Photographic Conservation The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Rachel Mustalish received an M.A. in the History of Art and an Advanced Certificate in Conservation from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She joined the paper conservation department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1998 and studies drawings and prints with specializations in European and American modernism, and international contemporary art. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

072a45b2-e2b4-4a95-a819-a752b0225d2b Alister Sutherland Postdoctoral Researcher The GLOBE Institute University of Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Cultural Heritage Initiatives (2014-2019), Stefan Simon prioritized the advancement of sustainable conservation strategies triggered by global climate change and the green museum debate, and questions of conservation documentation, authenticity and access in the digital age. Between 2001 and 2005 he led the Building Materials Section at the Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles. Simon is a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute, and has been recognized with Honorary Professorships at X ́ian Jiaotong University, China, and the Technical University Berlin. He has co-authored and published more than 150 articles on the preservation of cultural heritage. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Team Presenter ArcHives: Beeswax as a Biomolecular Archive (an exploratory investigation) Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

6353cefa-e279-42fc-b31f-f08b53406302 Kate Wight Tyler Conservator Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

b1c7aabd-e25c-4858-bec8-dcb70694a962 Charlotte Hale Conservator Sherman Fairchild Center for Paintings Conservation The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Charlotte Hale received her training in the conservation of paintings at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and joined the Department of Paintings Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1987. Her publications include technical studies of works by Lorenzo Monaco, Giovanni Bellini, Velázquez, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Seurat. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

c299af86-22da-4890-a051-5101feff087e Martha Singer Principal Material Whisperer LLC New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Martha Singer is an art conservator who specializes in modern and contemporary sculpture in the New York City area. She is responsible for the Nevelson Chapel as well as public and private collections that feature indoor and outdoor contemporary art. Martha received a BA from Bard College and a diploma in conservation from New York University. Martha has published on modern artists, their intentions and working techniques. Martha is a Fellow of the AIC. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

23d95059-d0ac-4140-b352-db4794169f43 Tom Sakmar Richard M. & Isabel P. Furlaud Professor The Rockefeller University New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Tom Sakmar is a physician-scientist and molecular biologist who studies how drugs affect the function of cell surface receptors called GPCRs. He has developed a toolbox of drug-discovery technologies that are now being applied to search for genetic material in art and cultural objects. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

46ebef51-bcc5-41e1-b68b-677ac73aabcf Alessandra Guarascio Conservator, Installation Art M+ Museum for Visual Culture, Hong Kong Hong Kong Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Alessandra Guarascio has been the Installation Art Conservator at M+ since 2018. She obtained her BA in Art Restoration and MA in Conservation of Contemporary Art from Brera Academy of Fine Art in Milan. Before her appointment at M+, she held roles at the ArtScience Museum, National Gallery in Singapore, and the Italian Design Museum in Milan. Previous collaborations also include the Museo del Novecento and Pirelli HangarBicocca. She is a Coordinator for the INCCA-AP Working Group. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Team Presenter A multimodal approach to the study of human-derived materials in contemporary artwork Co-authored with Lynn Lee, Chan Oi Yan Michelle and Marc Walton. Read the Abstract. Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

6274a7aa-d2a8-4d69-8f39-8d5a9ec7f56f Melanie Gifford Research Conservator for Painting Technology Scientific Research Department National Gallery of Art Washington, DC, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Dr. Melanie Gifford is an art historian and former painting conservator whose research incorporates technical study, including microscopic analysis. Her publications consider artistic decision-making among Dutch and Flemish painters, including studies on Van Eyck, Rembrandt and Vermeer. Recently, she and her colleague, Lisha Glinsman, explored stylistic exchange among Dutch “high-life” painters. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2018 Participant Art Bio Matters 2018 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

29046e95-c565-45b7-9b27-250589ee24cb Alicia McGeachy Associate Research Scientist The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS