Dawn Heller

Dawn Heller was first introduced to the field of conservation by her college advisor, starting her first internship at Heugh Edmondson Conservation Services in 1994, remaining there until 1998.  Dawn graduated from Baker University in 1995, with a BA in History and Studio Art.  Additional internships were completed at Winterthur Museum and Library, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts and National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (England).  In 2002, Dawn received a Masters of Science/Certificate in Conservation from the Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation.  She spent her third year fellowship at the Library of Congress.  Following graduate school, Dawn was awarded a Samuel H. Kress Fellowship in Paper Conservation at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Ms. Heller started her private practice in 2003, joining the group of conservators at Belmont Hills Art Conservation Studios.  In addition to her private practice, Dawn consults two days a month at Hagley Museum and Library on the preservation of their collection as well as teaching seminars on digital imaging at the Winterthur Museum/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation.  She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation and a member of The Institute of Conservation (formerly known as the Institute of Paper Conservation), Midwest Regional Conservation Guild and the Society of Winterthur Fellows.

Dawn has experience working on a variety of paper based materials ranging from prints, drawings and family documents to historic wallpaper and contemporary art.  Additionally, she has worked on three dimensional paper objects, Asian materials such as screens and scrolls, mounted herbology specimens and photographic materials.