ECPN Information & Town Hall Session

Caitlin graduated from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program for Art Conservation (WUDPAC) in 2019 with a M.S. in Objects Conservation with a minor in Preventive Conservation. She is currently an Assistant Conservator at the American Museum of Natural History.  Prior to joining AMNH she completed graduate internships at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Stedelijk Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Glenstone Museum. She holds a B.F.A. in Art History, Theory, and Criticism from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is a member and certified facilitator for the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Natalya Swanson (she/they) is an academically-trained heritage conservator, educator, and community organizer based in the Bay Area of California. They are the assistant conservator of objects at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and have ten years of professional experience in museums, universities, artist-endowed foundations, and private conservation-restoration studios. Natalya believes that dialogue and discourse are basic tools of collective action and is actively exploring how to embed anti-capitalist and anti-colonialist practices within professional spaces. Her values are grounded in building relationships and making decisions that center compassion and care. She actively publishes and lectures, co-organizes the online platform WhatIsConservation.com, and previously co-hosted the podcasts Conservators Combating Climate Change and The Ethics of Caring.