Ana Alba is the owner of Alba Art Conservation, LLC., which specializes in the conservation and analysis of modern and contemporary art, painted surfaces, and traditional paintings.  Ana is a 2009 graduate from the Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State College. Following her graduation, she was awarded the  William R. Leisher (LIE-SURE) Fellowship in the conservation of modern and contemporary paintings at the National Gallery of Art. She is also a Professional Associate of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Ana has held recent contracts at the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In this episode, we discuss Ana’s educational background, her contract work with various east coast museums, her relocation to the Pittsburgh area, and how she balances her business with her work at the Carnegie Museum and family life. 

For more information Alba Art Conservation, LLC., please visit http://www.albaconservation.com/ . 

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