(EIC Lecture Series) Laleña Vellanoweth in Conversation with the Equity & Inclusion Committee

Laleña Arenas Vellanoweth is a textile conservator in Los Angeles, CA. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry and B.A. in Art from California State University, Los Angeles and MA in Art History and Certificate in Conservation from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Autry Museum of the American West, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She currently works as the Civic Art Conservation and Collections Manager for the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, where she manages the preservation of the County's Civic Art collection and oversees projects that promote healing, equity and access for the County's artworks in public spaces.