Sarah Johnson
PO Box 61
Fairfax, CA
94978Work (415) 454-5605
Cell (415) 317-2490
sjrestoration@sbcglobal.net
Education
San Francisco
State University, San Francisco, CA
Art History and Museum Studies coursework
(2009-2011)
College of
Marin, Kentfield, CA
General and Organic Chemistry coursework
(2007-2009)
California
College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA
Marquetry Seminar (1998)
North Bennet
Street School, Boston, MA
Conservation Gilding Seminar (1996)
University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
BFA in Studio Art, Minor in Women’s Studies, cum
laude (1992-1994)
Skidmore
College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Major in Studio Art (1988-1991)
Conservation Experience
Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum, Berkeley, CA, 2011-present
Intern duties include fabricating archival storage
boxes and Volara mounts for archaeological metal objects in preparation for
safe research handling and rehousing.
Oakland Museum
of California, Intern, Oakland, CA, 2010-present
The museum
conservation lab specializes in the treatment and storage of objects, paper,
paintings, and textiles. Duties of
internship have included the organization of new database images, preparing
ODDY Test samples, and creating a document summary of ODDY test results for
material interactions. Instruction has
included aspects of object storage, assessment and documentation, object
cleaning, and treatment recommendations on intern object projects.
Griggs
Conservation, Intern,
Sebastopol, CA, 2010-2011
Intern duties
included cleaning and waxing treatments to exterior bronze sculptures.
Work
Experience
Sarah Johnson
Antique Restoration, Proprietor,
Fairfax, CA, 1998-present
A restoration company
specializing in the treatment of period European furniture, frames, and
architectural elements using historical methods and materials. Clients include Bay Area antique dealers,
designers, and private collectors.
Treatments include: structural and veneer/marquetry repairs, carving and
casting lost elements, consolidation and in-painting of painted finishes, oil
and water gilding, French polish, and wax finishes.
College of
Marin, Chemistry
Tutor, Kentfield, CA, 2009-present
Assist students
with curriculum material for General and Organic chemistry courses 104, 105,
and 110, in both group and individual sessions.
Titon Antiques, Journeyman, San Francisco, CA, 1996-1998
A restoration
company specializing in the treatment of period European furniture and
frames. Journeyman treatments included
structural dis-assembly and re-gluing, veneer and inlay repair, finish removal,
hand finishing, and waxing. Other
responsibilities included hand tool and inventory maintenance in addition to
client interaction.
David Whillock Furniture
maker, Apprentice, San Francisco, CA, 1991-1996
A furniture design
and production company specializing in custom and carved objects. Apprentice duties included hand tool
maintenance, furniture assembly, sanding, and hand finishing. The study and practice of furniture making
skills included layout, hand joinery, turning and carving.
Bay Area Art
Conservators Guild Board member, 2009-present
Diablo Valley
Woodworkers Association Member, 2009-present
AIC student
member, 2010-present
Publications
and Presentations
Restoration
Presentation, Diablo Valley Woodworkers Association, February
10, 2010
Restoring antiques a nearly lost art. San Francisco Chronicle, January 28, 2009,
“Portrait of David”, oil on canvas, Blessed Are We,
Grade 4 Parish Student Edition, 2002- present
