Harry Ransom CenterThe University of Texas at Austin

Private Conservator Directory

This list does not imply any professional endorsement by the Conservation Department of the Harry Ransom Center or the University of Texas.

Contact the American Institute of Conservation at the following address for a list of other conservators in your region. The names of the members of the AIC, included in this directory, are marked by an *.

American Institute for Conservation
1156 15th Street, N.W. Suite 320
Washington, D.C. 20005-1714
Tel: (202) 452-9545
Fax: (202) 452-9328
Email: info@aic-faic.org
Website: http://aic.stanford.edu/public

BOOKS

Cloverleaf Studio
Jace Graf / Raoul Bollin
Austin, Texas
(512) 494-9596
email: jacegraf@io.com
book binding, box making, portfolios, post bindings, book design

Wendy Davis
Penguins@adolphus Bindery
Austin, Texas
(512) 294-9035
email: worldbridger@earthlink.net
conservation and restoration of books, fine binding, box making

* Rebecca Elder
Austin, Texas
(512) 699-3494
email: rebeccaelder@austin.rr.com
book and manuscript conservation, box making, surveys, consulting

Handbridge Bindery
Glenn Fukunaga
Austin, Texas
(512) 445-4544
email: bindery@flash.net
conservation, restoration, box making

* Craig Jensen
BookLab II
San Marcos, Texas
(512) 392-7025
email: craig@bookways.com
box making, limited edition binding and binding design

* Chela Metzger
Austin, Texas
(512) 453-8504 / (512) 471-8293
email: chela@ischool.utexas.edu
binding history / education, conservation and treatment of books, consulting

* Olivia Primanis
Austin, Texas
(512) 371-1806
email: primanis@mail.utexas.edu
consulting, preservation and conservation of books

Don Sanders
Austin, Texas
(512) 282-4774
email: lldes@utxdp.dp.utexas.edu
conservation, restoration, fine binding, box making

* April Smith
Booksmith
Austin, Texas
(512) 693-BOOK (2665) FAX: (512) 693-0022
email: apsmith926@att.net
book & manuscript conservation, box making, surveys, consulting

PAPER AND PHOTOGRAPHS

* Cheryl A. Carrabba
Carrabba Conservation, Inc.
Austin, Texas 78729
(512) 452-5880 FAX: (512) 452-6112
email: conservation@austin.rr.com
preservation and conservation of art on paper and archives collections, matting & framing, minor repair of photographic material, consulting

* Corinne Dune
San Marcos, Texas
(512) 738-7735
email: cxdune@gmail.com
preservation and conservation of photographs

* Inge-Lisa Eckmann
Dallas, Texas
(214) 219-2481
email: ileckmann@aol.com
conservation of works of art on paper with a specialization in drawings and paintings on paper, board and canvas

* Ken Grant
Austin, Texas
(512) 371-9387
email: kgrant@mail.utexas.edu
preservation and conservation of works of art on paper

* Heugh-Edmondson Conservation Services
Kansas City, Missouri
(816) 283-0660
email: heughed@earthlink.net
preservation and conservation of works of art on paper and photographs, surveys, consulting

* Karen Pavelka / Lecturer
Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record
University of Texas School of Information
Austin, Texas
(512) 471-8286 FAX (512) 471-8285
email: pavelka@mail.utexas.edu
preservation education and public lectures, preservation and conservation of paper, books and archives collections, consulting

* Shannon Phillips and * Tish Brewer
The Center for Art Conservation
Dallas, Texas
(214) 827-0200
email: shannon@centerforartconservation.com
email: tish@centerforartconservation.com
Conservation of works of art on paper, prints, maps, posters, paper ephemera, manuscripts, works on related supports such as parchment, on-site consultation

TEXTILES

* Beatrice Dodge
Elgin, Texas
(512) 281-4142
email: abmdodge@ev1.net
consultation, preservation and conservation of textiles

* Melanie D. Sanford
Textile Preservation Services of Texas
Dallas, Texas
(214) 995-0696
email: info@conservingthreads.com
consultation, preservation and conservation of textiles, specializing in historic costumes and accessories

OBJECTS

* Martha Simpson Grant
Austin, Texas
(512) 371-9387
email: marthasgrant@sbcglobal.net
preservation and conservation of sculpture, decorative arts, and archaeological objects

* Susie Seborg
Southern Art Conservation, LLC
Baton Rouge, LA
(646) 284-4181
email: susie_seborg@yahoo.com
Conservation and preservation of objects, consultation, surveys, lectures and workshops.

* Brad Ford Smith
Studio Six
Dallas, Texas
(214) 320-1317
email: brad_studiosix@yahoo.com
conservation of historic objects, furniture, frames, boxes, ethnographics, marquetry, lacquer, ivory, mother of pearl

* Catherine Williams
Silver Lining Art Conservation, LLC
Austin, Texas
(512) 695-3260
email: cat_wms@yahoo.com
consultation, preservation and conservation of objects

* Steve Pine
Decorative Arts Conservation
Sugarland (Houston area), TX
(281) 546-7059
email: spine2@comcast.net
Conservation and restoration of furniture, 17th-21st century specialty

* Rachel Sabino-Gunaratna
Houston, TX
(713) 353-1516
email: rsabino@mfah.org
Conservation and restoration of decorative art objects, sculpture and antiquities

PAINTINGS

* Carlos Espinosa
Las Negras Studio
Dallas, TX
(214) 871-0410 FAX (214) 871-1027
email: espinosaT2@aol.com
conservation and restoration of paintings and gilded frames

* Helen Houp
Helen Houp Fine Art Conservation
Dallas, TX
(214) 366-4700 FAX: (214) 366-4740
email: helen@pixfix.org
conservation of paintings, murals, modern paintings, paper, and photographs, on site surveys of collections, full range photography, and consultation

* Sara McElroy
Austin, Texas
(512) 474-0930
email: smcpreservation@earthlink.net
consultation, preservation and treatment of modern and contemporary art works, specializing in American and Latin American 20th century art

*Gregory Thomas
Art Care
Rockport, Texas
(361) 727-9900
email: artcare@mac.com
conservation examination, consultation and treatment for the preservation of paintings, murals and works of art on paper, condition surveys of art collections and recommendations for conservation

* Mark E. van Gelder
Art Conservation Services
Austin, Texas
(512) 458-9809
email: mark_vg@sbcglobal.net
preservation and restoration of paintings, period frames, and painted historic surfaces; conservation assessment and consulting

* Jill Whitten and Rob Proctor
Whitten & Proctor Fine Art Conservation
Houston, Texas
(713) 426-0191
email: wpfineart@houston.rr.com
preservation and restoration of paintings and murals, examination for purchase or loans, consultation, surveys, lectures and workshops

* Anne Zanikos
Anne Zanikos Art Conservation
San Antonio, Texas
(210) 828-1925
email: azanikos@yahoo.com
preservation and conservation of paintings, frames, polychrome wood objects

CONSERVATION CONSULTING

* Sandra Blackard
Round Rock, Texas
(512) 512-388-9545 (phone/fax)
e-mail: blackard@airmail.net
art conservation consultant, assessments

* Sue Murphy
Austin, Texas
(512) 477-6741
email: suemurphy2@mac.com
conservation surveys, as well as preservation needs assessments for libraries and museums

DIGITAL SCANNING

Andi Windham
Andicestors
Austin, Texas
(512) 275-6717
email: andi@andicestors.com
digital photo restoration, scanning of paper and photo collections, preservation consultation for photograph and paper storage, collection cataloging and organization

FRAMING AND DISPLAY

Sarah Balinskas
Houston, TX
(713) 630-0030
email: info@sarahbalinskas.com
Conservation mounting and framing, frame conservation, display solutions

SHIPPING AND STORAGE

David Jensen and Victor Bissonnette
Unified Fine arts Services, LLC
Dallas, TX
(214) 678-9101 FAX (214) 678-9102
email: david@unifiedfrinearts.com
email: victor@unifiedfinearts.com
Custom crating, transportation, packing, rigging, installation, and storage of fine art and antiques

This list is maintained by the Conservation Department of the Harry Ransom Center. (512) 471-9117

2/14/2008