5f67ee22-ed4e-42d7-8d35-e4b79bedf473 Erma Hermens Professor in Studio Practice and Technical Art History Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Erma Hermens is the Rijksmuseum Professor in studio practice and technical art history at the University of Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum, Department of Conservation of Science, where she works with interdisciplinary teams, liaising between curators, conservators and scientists, combining art historical and contextual research of objects, their composite materials, and methods of making, with scientific analytical data. She is from March 2021-March 22, Visiting Porfessor at the Venice Centre for Digital and Public Humanities, Ca ‘Foscari University of Venice. Present projects CT-scanning for Art: from Images to Patterns (IMPACT4Art); Imaging, Identification and interpretation of Glass in Paint (I3Glassp); Down to the Ground: Colored grounds in Netherlandish 16th and 17th-century painting. She is presently writing a review report of the field of Technical Art History commissioned by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Steering Committee Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

709df5fc-534d-4ba6-91e7-376b562cd322 Cynthia Hahn Professor of Art History New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Cynthia Hahn is Distinguished Professor of Art History at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of CUNY. She has published extensively on reliquaries (including those of other cultures, but primarily Western medieval). Her books on the subject include: Strange Beauty (PSU press), The Reliquary Effect (Reaktion), and Passion Relics (UCal press). She is particularly interested in materials and ritual as well as viewer reception. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

5550439c-7ee5-46f8-97cc-d8dfac2b7fea Nezka Pfeifer Museum Curator Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum, Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Since 2018, Nezka Pfeifer has been the Museum Curator of the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden, where she develops interdisciplinary exhibitions and programs on botanically related subjects that feature Garden collections, the Garden’s global research initiatives, and commissions of contemporary artists to create site-specific artworks. Recent exhibitions have focused on the plants that make paper and musical instruments, and the Missouri innovation of grafting in the grape and wine industry. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Participant Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

ec11a66e-3b1e-4a31-a46f-c871137d1c7a Thainá Vígio Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Round Table - March 2024 Round Table Presenter ABM Round Table - March 2024 Question on fungicide methods outside of freezing and anoxia. Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

702ef7cf-5679-4c98-9e81-0a74b2298a60 Anna Serotta Associate Conservator Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Anna Serotta is an objects conservator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where she is primarily responsible for the conservation of the Egyptian Art collection. Her research interests span a broad range of topics, including stone carving technology, technical imaging and the ethical care of human remains. Anna has worked as an archaeological field conservator on sites in Turkey, Greece, Italy and Egypt, including at The Met’s excavation at Dahshur. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome as well as a guest lecturer at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

78ae119c-2328-4566-b7d3-ef1b88ec2716 Thiago Sevilhano Puglieri Los Angeles, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Thiago Puglieri is an assistant professor at the UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage and the UCLA Department of Art History. He works in the intersections of art history, chemistry, and conservation, focusing on studies of Indigenous arts. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees in Chemistry, focusing on vibrational spectroscopy. Before joining UCLA, he was a professor in Brazil for seven years and a visiting researcher at the Getty Conservation Institute. In September this year, he will be a scholar at the Getty Research Institute, investigating how the engagement of science, the humanities, and Indigenous communities can help better preserve endangered knowledge from the Amazon Forest. His work combines archival research with chemical investigations and community engagement, exploring ways to increase the social impacts of his scientific outcomes. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - August 2024 Seminar Series Presenter Technical art history with and for Indigenous communities The Brazilian Amazon Forest is a treasure trove of cultural and natural variety and abundance, exemplified by the coloring materials used by at least 155 ethnic groups. These materials, deeply intertwined with the region's natural environment, are vital for conveying cultural narratives, spiritual beliefs, and ecological knowledge. Many Brazilian Amazonian people continue to produce these traditional coloring materials, and their involvement in research projects related to technical art history and conservation science holds great potential for both Indigenous communities and scholars. However, such collaborations are rare in these fields. In this talk, Thiago Puglieri will share how he has been incorporating Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) into his work at UCLA, with a focus on the Tikuna/Magüta blue case, a still unknown blue among technical art historians and conservation scientists. Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

b7dc7019-3f88-4634-9ab0-21b0855675ac Trish Biers Curator Cambridge, UK Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Trish is the Curatorial Manager of the Duckworth laboratory (biological anthropology) in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. She teaches in the Department about ethics, repatriation, treatment of the dead, and osteology. She is currently the Museum Representative, on the Board of Trustees, British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology (BABAO) and organises their Taskforce on the Trade and Sale of Human Remains. Her research interests include ancient and modern death work, osteoarchaeology and paleopathology, and museum studies focusing on the curation, ethics, and display of the dead. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Roundtable Discussion - August 2024 Roundtable Speaker Perceptions of Human Remains - Continued Following the overwhelming response to our March 27th session. We are pleased to announce an upcoming online Roundtable discussion on the topic of human remains in museums, cultural centers, and religious spaces. This session will offer an opportunity to examine the ongoing ethical and practical challenges surrounding the display, handling, storage, treatment, and scientific analysis of human remains. It will also provide a space to share diverse institutional experiences and foster thoughtful dialogue across disciplines. 
Our goal is to generate actionable insights that can support professionals navigating these responsibilities, and to encourage a respectful, informed approach to working with human remains in varied contexts. We welcome participants from across the field to join us for what promises to be a meaningful and necessary conversation. Explore 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