Biography

Geneva (she/her) is the Associate Objects Conservator at the Seattle Art Museum where she focuses on the preservation of SAM’s pre-modern collections, which includes preventive care, research, and treatment of objects in preparation for display. Prior to SAM, she was Andrew W. Mellon Fellow at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and held project positions at the Walters Art Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute. Geneva is a Professional Associate of The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and former chair of the AIC Sustainability Committee. She holds a BA from Scripps College and MA degrees from the Courtauld Institute of Art and the UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials.