JIUAN JIUAN CHEN Art Conservation Department, SUNY Buffalo State email: [email protected] 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA tel: 716-878-5034
ACADEMIC DEGREES AND CERTIFICATION M.A. and C.A.S, SUNY Buffalo State, September 2001, in Art Conservation M.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, February 1995, in Art History B.A., National Taiwan Normal University, May 1991, in English Junior College Diploma, National Pingtung Teachers College, Taiwan, May 1986, in Education and Arts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, Conservation Imaging, Technical Examination and Documentation, SUNY Buffalo State, Art Conservation Department, July 2012 - present
Senior Conservator, Paul Messier LLC, Boston, MA, Sept. 2007 - July 2012
Guest lecturer in Technical Examination and Documentation, SUNY Buffalo State, Art Conservation Department, Spring Semester 2010
Conservator and Assistant Director for Conservation Education, the Advanced Residency Program in Photograph Conservation, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, Sept. 2003 - Aug. 2007
Andrew W. Mellon Fellow, the Advanced Residency Program in Photograph Conservation, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, Sept. 2001 - Aug. 2003
Senior Preservation Technician, Northeast Document Conservation Center/F. L. Olmsted National Historic Site, Springfield, MA, Jan. 1997 - July 1998
Preservation Technician, Northeast Document Conservation Center/F. L. Olmsted National Historic Site, Springfield, MA, Jan. - Dec. 1996
Elementary School Teacher, Yong Ping Elementary School, Taipei, Taiwan, Sept. 1986 – May 1992
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS Professional Associate, American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work (AIC), since 2007 (a member since 1995) o Member of Photographic Materials and Electronic Media specialty groups within AIC
SCHOLARLY WORK/CREATIVE ACTIVITIES Conservation Imaging and Documentation: Neutral/Non-Interference Background for UV-VIS-IR Imaging, a 2013-2014 Buffalo State College Provost’s Incentive Grant, awarded June 2013
UV Database, custom designed database for on-going data collecting of materials that fluoresce under ultraviolet radiation, February 2013
Fluorescent Color Calibrator for Calibrating RGB Pixel Values, a US patent, with Paul Messier, as a reference/target for ultraviolet radiation induced visible fluorescence photography, December 23, 2010
A Photographic Reference Plate for Conservation Documentation, co-authored with Dan Kushel and Luisa Casella, 1st edition July 2001, latest edition 2008 o This design is now produced into AIC PhD Targets, offered through AIC online store.
Photodocumentation of Light Sensitive Photographs, Technical Note, George Eastman House, 2006 2
Taking the Negative Image of a Daguerreotype, Technical Note, George Eastman House, 2003
Photodocumenting Photographs: A Sample Book, Specialization Research Project, Art Conservation Department, SUNY Buffalo State, 2001
Photograph Conservation: “Characterization of a Surface Tarnish Found on Daguerreotypes Revealed under Shorwave Ultraviolet Radiation”, co-authered with Aaron Shugar and Krista Lough, Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, vol. 1656, 2014
“Recommendations for Conservation of Photographic Materials”, Kaoshiung Musuem of Fine Arts bi-monthly periodical, Kaoshiung, Taiwan, published in October 2013.
“Treatment Challenges in Photograph Conservation” Retrospect and Prospect: Post-Prints Conservation of Cultural Relics Academic Seminar, National Taiwan Museum, 2012
“Preservation System for Housing Bare Plate Daguerreotypes”, co-authored with Mark Beeman, Topics in Photographic Preservation Vol. 14, 2011
“Surface characterization and monitoring of surface changes after conservation treatments of silver gelatin photographic papers using confocal microscopy”, co-authored with Patrick Ravines and Christian M. Wicherm Scanning Vol. 33, Issue 3, 2010
“A Remoistenable Adhesive Paper for Binding Daguerreotype Plate Packages”, The Daguerreian Annual 2009/2010
“Reversible Mounting Techniques for the Display of Large-Format Contemporary Photograph”, co- authored with Rosina Herrera, Ralph Wiegandt, Patrick Ravines, Sylvie Pénichon and Marsha Sirven Topics in Photographic Preservation Vol. 12, 2007
“Development of a Consolidation Technique for Silver Gelatin Photographs: The Conservation of Water and Mold Damaged Photographs at the Buchenwald Memorial”, co-authored with Ina Jochumsen, Regina Schneller, Andrea Pataki, Gerhard Banik, Rundbrief Fotografie Vol. 14, No. 3/N.F. 55, 2007
“Développement d’une technique de consolidation d’épreuves argentiques à la gélatine endommagées par l’eau et les moisissures”, co-authored with Ina Jochumsen, Regina Schneller, Andrea Pataki, and Gerhard Bani, Support / tracé revue de l’association pour la recherche scientifique sur les arts graphiques (ARSAG), Nr. 6, 2006
“Coating on the Photographs by Ansel Adams”, co-authored with Gary Albright, a paper in the book Coatings on Photographs, 2006
“Treatment of Wax Impregnated Paper Negatives”, co-authored with Kate Jennings and Gary Albright, a paper in the book Coatings on Photographs, 2006
“Management and Preservation Methods of Photographs for Archival Collections”, co-authored with Shu-tze Hou, published by the National Archives in Taiwan, 2004.
“The Evaluation of Surface Change of Silver Gelatin Prints Under the Influence of Wetting/Drying/Flattening”, research paper for the fellowship at the Advanced Residency Program in Photograph Conservation, 2003
“Treatment Options for 19th Century Paper Negatives”, co-authored with Kate Jennings and Gary Albright, Topics in Photographic Preservation Vol. 10, 2003
“The Image Colors of Early Photographs: An Investigation of Photogenic Drawings and Leucotypes by William Henry Fox Talbot”, 2002
“The Investigation of Fibril Accretions on Daguerreotypes”, 2002
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“The ‘Perfect’ Fill for the Magnificent Tintype” (Compensation of Loss on Tintypes), co-authored with Tom Edmondson, John McElhone, and Irene Brückle, Topics in Photographic Preservation Vol. 9, 2001
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS “Looking at Early Photographs in Taiwan and Their Preservation ”, a half day lecture and discussion with museum professionals at the Taipei Fine Art Museum in Taiwan, January 9, 2015
“Multispectral Imaging (MSI) with a Modified Monochrome DSLR Camera”, a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation in May 2014, co-authored with Dan Kushel, Amanda Chau, Ellen Davis, Jena Hirschbein, Jennifer Johnson, Zach Long, Colleen O’Shea, Dawn Planas, Erica Schuler, Liz Sorokin, and Christina Taylor
“Characterization of a Surface Tarnish Found on Daguerreotypes Under Shortwave Ultraviolet Radiation”, the annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation in May 2014, co- authored with Krista Lough and Aaron N. Shugar
“Development and Testing of a Reference Standard for Documenting Ultraviolet Induced Visible Fluorescence”, the annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation in May 2014, co- authored with Jennifer McGlinchy and Paul Messier
“Condition Documentation and Monitoring of an Exhibition of Daguerreotypes at the State Hermitage Museum”, the annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation in May 2014, co-authored with Tatiana Sayatina and Paul Messier
“Preservation of photographic Materials” and “Treatment Steps before Digitalization”, at National Museum of Taiwan Literature, symposium in Theory and Practice in Preservation and Digitalization of Paper and Photographic Materials, September 27 - 28, 2011
Andrew W. Mellon-funded Collaborative Workshop in Photograph Conservation o 19th Century Negatives, at George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, June 20 - 24, 2011: “Preservation and Treatment of paper negatives”
o Conservation of Daguerreotypes, at the Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University October 19 - 23, 2009: “Photodocumentation of Ultraviolet Radiation Induced Visible Fluorescence on Daguerreotypes” and “Overview of Chemical Treatment”
Photographic Material Group Bi-Annual Winter Meeting o 2011, “Surface Matters: the Treatment Challenges to Retain Surface Characteristics of Silver Gelatin Photographs,” co-authored with Diane Tafilowski, Karina Beeman, and Paul Messier
o 2007, “Reversible Mounting Techniques for the Display of large-Format Contemporary Photographs,” co-authored with Rosina Herrera, Patrick Ravines, Ralph Wiegandt, Sylvie Pénichon, and Marsha Sirven
o 2005, “Coatings used on Photographs by Ansel Adams,” co-authored with Gary Albright
o 2003, “Photodocumentation Tips: reference plates for small objects and taking the negative Image of a daguerreotype”
o 2001, “The Perfect Fill for a Magnificent Tintype,” co-authored with Tom Edmondson, John McElhone, and Irene Brückle
“The Art and Zen of Daguerreotype Maintenance” at the 21ST Daguerreian Society Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, November 11 - 15, 2009
“Treatment Challenge in Photograph Conservation” at the Retrospect and Prospect: Conservation- Restoration International Conference, October 7 - 8, 2009, organized by Tainan National University of the Arts and National Taiwan Museum,
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Preserving Photograph Seminar, hosted by George Eastman House and Image Permanence Institute, Rochester, NY o 2007, “Handling, Housing, and Exhibiting Photographic Materials in a Digital World”
o 2005 and 2006, “Handling, Housing, and Exhibiting Photographic Materials from a Photograph Conservator’s Point of View”
o 2004, “Treatment Challenges in Photograph Conservation”
PUBLIC, UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Conservation Imaging and Documentation: Conservation Imaging, half-day workshop at the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, January 9, 2015 Conservation Imaging: introduction to visible light, UV, and IR photography, 5-day intensive workshop at the Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics and Museology, Tainan National University of the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan, December 22 – 26, 2014 UV Workshop: Examination and Documentation with Ultraviolet Radiation, 3-day workshop at the Art Conservation Department, SUNY Buffalo State, organized with Trust for Mutual Understanding, to be held from August 17 to 19, 2014 UV Workshop: Examination and Documentation with Ultraviolet Radiation, 4-day workshop at the Art Conservation Department, SUNY Buffalo State, organized through the Foundation of American Institute of Conservation, to be held from August 11 to 15, 2014 Conservation Imaging, introduction to visible light, UV, and IR photography, 5-day intensive workshop at the Instituto Yachay Wasi, Lima, Peru, July 14 – 18, 2014
UV Workshop, instructor, at the Weissman Preservation Center, Harvard University, offered through New England Conservation Association, November 19, 2011
Documenting Daguerreotypes, instructor o Part II, at the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, in preparation for an exhibition of daguerreotypes from the museum’s collection, October 19 - 25, 2011.
o Part I, at Paul Messier LLC, Boston, US, workshop for conservators from the State Hermitage Museum, Russia, January 17 - 19, 2011 (Both workshops are funded through the Hermitage Photograph Conservation Initiative)
Conservation Photodocumentation, instructor, National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, December 25 - 29 2006
Photograph Conservation: Consultant, 3-day consultation for the planning of Photography Culture Center at the National Taiwan Museum in Taipei, January 5 – 7, 2015
Instructor, 3-day workshop of Introduction to Photograph Preservation, December 17 – 19, 2014, held at the National Taichung Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan.
Instructor, workshop of “Advanced Technical Studies of Photographic Materials”, designed specific for staff from the State Hermitage Museum who are part of the Hermitage Photograph Conservation Initiative, June 24 - 28, 2013, held at the Art Conservation Department, Buffalo State College
Guest Lecturer, intensive Courses in photograph conservation, designed for graduate students at the Graduate Institute of Conservation of Cultural Relics, National Tainan University for the Arts, Tainan, Taiwan, o December 16 – 18, 2013 o September 13 - 17, 2011 o November 6 - 14 2008 o May 21 - June 3, 2007
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Faculty, the Photographic Preservation and Collection Management program, Ryerson University/ George Eastman House, Fall semester 2006 to Spring Semester 2007
Instructor, Preservation Series, Part III: Basic Preservation of Photograph, Northern New York Library Network, Potsdam, NY, October 25, 2006