Over the past five years, I have gained experience in the areas of collections management and artifact preservation in addition to assisting with several rehousing initiatives at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona State University, and Cornell University.
Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection
Graduate Research Assistant, August 2020 - present
I currently oversee the handling of materials for exhibitions and class visits, process new acquisitions, complete condition reports for items on loan, and photograph pieces for online exhibitions and social media posts.
Cornell University Libraries
Library Assistant, Digitization and Conservation Services, August - December 2018
For this job, I assisted with the digitization of materials from the American Textile History Museum housed within Cornell University Library’s Rare and Manuscript Collection as well as oversaw the conservation and rehousing of photographic materials and works on paper, including the manufacture of carry boards and Mylar sleeves
Arizona State University Libraries
Library Assistant, Special Collections, January - December 2017
While working within Special Collections at ASU Libraries, I assisted with the handling, movement and temporary storage of ASU Special Collections in preparation for upcoming renovations, oversaw several projects related to the rehousing of artifacts, photography, periodicals, and theatrical costumes as well as developed and implemented a rehousing initiative for over 50 original costumes designed by Irene Corey for The Everyman Play Productions: Book of Job and Tempest.
Phoenix Art Museum
Curatorial Intern, Fashion Design, September - December 2016
During this internship, I conducted exhibition and object-based research, contributed to the selection and mounting of objects for exhibition, including dressing and installation of contemporary mannequins and display cases, and assisted with the handling, cataloging and maintenance of objects in the permanent collection
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Curatorial Intern, Costume and Textiles, June - August 2016
While interning at LACMA, I assisted with the handling, photography, rehousing and cataloging of LACMA’s permanent costume and textiles collection, contributed original research to several object files within the permanent collection, assisted with the assembly, preparation, dressing and installation of nineteenth century and contemporary mannequins for upcoming exhibitions, and attended various workshops and tutorials in the areas of lighting, handling, dressing, TMS, collections management and the conservation of textiles and works on paper.