Jen Munch (she/her) is an independent conservator in New York City. She specializes in the treatment of modern and contemporary paintings. Jen is 2019 graduate of the three-year art conservation graduate program at Buffalo State College and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in visual art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

She previously worked at the private practice Contemporary Conservation in NYC and as a contract conservator at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Jen has practiced paintings and objects conservation at museums and private practices including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Phillips Collection, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Gianfranco Pocobene Studio, Inc., and Rika Smith-McNally & Associates, among others.

Jen is active in the American Institute for Conservation and currently serves as the Chair of AIC’s Contemporary Art Network. In this interview, we discuss Jen’s transition into the private sector during the outbreak of COVID, how she started and grew her business in New York City, and the lessons she’s learned in bidding for federal contracts and in business classes, including why the IRS may audit you and a great tip to prepare for that process. We also discuss the challenges of accredition for the field of art conservation. And now, here is my interview with Jen Munch.

For more information on Jen Munch Art Conservation, please visit:

https://www.jenmunch.com/

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