Vanessa Jones Assistant curator of dress and textiles Leeds Museums and Galleries Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Vanessa Jones is a curator and lecturer of dress and textile histories and theories. She has worked within the heritage sector for a decade and has taught in higher education for the last two years. She is an expert in curatorial practice around diversifying narratives of eighteenth-century dress, with broader specialisms including sustainable practices of dress consumption and production, global networks of trade, decolonisation and women’s history. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Team Presenter Victorian Parasols: Scientists, Artisans, Historians and Curators in Conversation Co-authored with Cordula van Wyhe. Read the Abstract. Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

EDUCATION Materials Materials Ethics Ethics Analytical Techniques Analytical Techniques Sampling Topics Sampling Topics ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES An evolving list of current analytical approaches and protocols for the study of biological materials in cultural heritage: what each can and cannot do, the advantages, the limitations, and the deliberation told through case studies. If you have techniques to post, please email info@artbiomatters.org . Coming Soon Coming Soon

Lynn Lee Senior Conservation Scientist M+ Museum for Visual Culture, Hong Kong Hong Kong Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Team Presenter A multimodal approach to the study of human-derived materials in contemporary artwork Co-authored with Chan Oi Yan Michelle, Alessandra Guarascio and Marc Walton. Read the Abstract. Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Elke Cwiertnia Conservation Scientist Rathgen-Forschungslabor (Rathgen Research Laboratory) Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (Berlin State Museum) Berlin, Germany Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Elke Cwiertnia is a conservation scientist working at the Rathgen-Forschungslabor (Rathgen Research Laboratory) in Berlin. She is specialised in the scientific analysis of cultural heritage objects, its contextualisation and improving conservation treatments. She holds a PhD in analytical science (Newcastle Upon Tyne) and a diploma in art technology, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage (Dresden). Currently, she is working on projects investigating residues in Ancient Egyptian pottery and paint layers from the 19th century. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Niv Allon Associate Curator Department of Egyptian Art Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Associate Curator in the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he focuses on art of the Ramesside Period (ca. 1295-1070 B.C.) and on textual objects throughout Egyptian history. He earned his MA from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem in Biblical Studies and his PhD in Egyptology from Yale University and has published on scribes, literacy, and concepts of violence in ancient Egypt. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Dan Kirby Conservation Scientist Private Practice Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston, MA, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION After careers as an analytical chemist in semiconductor electronics, pharmaceuticals and academic research, Dan redirected his interests to conservation. He currently works in private practice and as a volunteer in the Scientific Research Lab at the MFA, Boston and as a Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University. Dan specializes in applications of mass spectrometry in art and cultural heritage, with a particular interest in protein identification. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS ABM Seminar Series - January 2023 Seminar Series Presenter Characterization of an unusual coating on Egyptian funerary portraits Explore PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Miriam-Helene Rudd Graduate Student Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Miriam-Helene Rudd is a fellow in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, Class of 2024, majoring in objects and minoring in textiles. She graduated from the University of Delaware (2021) with majors in Art History and Art Conservation and minors in History and Fashion History & Culture. Miriam-Helene is currently at the National Museum of American History (Washington, D.C.) and looks forward to her third-year placement at the Museum of Modern Art (NYC). ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2023 Poster Presenter Art Bio Matters 2023 Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM 2023 Graduate Student Assistant Non-Destructive Analysis of Vegetable Leather Tannins: Viable or Fallible? Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Daniel Vallejo Postdoctoral fellow Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Daniel Vallejo is a postdoctoral fellow in Facundo Fernández’s group at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His interest is to apply his Ph.D. training in structural biology and ion mobility-mass spectrometry methodology development towards the structural and biophysical stability characterization of proteins found in paintings and to develop a community driven database for proteomic analysis of objects of cultural heritage. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Participant Art Bio Matters 2021 Virtual Conference Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS

Annamaria Cucina PhD Student Chemical Sciences University of Catania, Italy Catania, Italy Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Annamaria Cucina is a PhD student in Chemical Sciences, University of Catania working on Proteomics in Cultural Heritage. She works on the analysis of proteins and peptides in paintings, coatings but also archaeological remains via high resolution mass spectrometry. ABM CONFERENCES ABM 2021 Poster Presenter Proteomic analysis of samples from three Raphael Cartoons: Original material, repair or retouching? Explore Full Abstract ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS Annamaria Cucina 1,2*, Anne Lisbeth Schmidt 3*, Fabiana Di Gianvincenzo 4,5*,Meaghan Mackie 4,6 , Carla Dove 7 , Aviâja Rosing Jakobsen 8 , Bjarne Grønnow 9 ,Martin Appelt 9 & Enrico Cappellini 4 Paleoproteomic identificationof the species used in fourteenthcentury gut‑skin garmentsfrom the archaeological siteof Nuulliit, Greenland Until recently, the identification of the species of origin for skin and fur materials used in theproduction of archaeological clothing has been based on the analysis of macro‑ and microscopicmorphological features and on the traditional knowledge of Indigenous groups. This approach,however, is not always applicable due to the deterioration of the archaeological objects.Paleoproteomics was used as an alternative approach to identify the species of origin of fifteensamples of various tissues from approximately 600‑year‑old garments found in Nuulliit, northernGreenland. Proteomics revealed that a limited group of marine and terrestrial mammals were usedfor clothing production. The results obtained from the analysis of multiple types of clothing andelements, such as sinew thread and gut skin, suggest that their applications were based on theirproperties. When conclusive assignment of a sample to a species via proteomics was not possible, theobservation by transmitted light microscopy of feather and hair micromorphology, if not affected bydiagenesis, was used to improve the identification. The proteomic characterization of animal materialsused for clothing production in the Nuulliit archaeological context provides an insight into thepractical knowledge and the strategies adopted by the local Indigenous community to exploit naturalresources Explore

Varnika Kundu Multi-Sensory Computational Designer, Zenda, LLC New York, NY, USA Previous Next All members MEMBER INFORMATION Varnika Kundu is a research-driven multi-sensory designer operating at the intersections of user experience design and multi-sensory prototypes. Her work incorporates emerging technologies like spatial mapping, multidimensional modeling, and algorithmic generative frameworks to push traditional design practices and deliver real value to businesses and consumers alike. Her deep understanding of sensory design principles and aesthetics is evident in the successful launch of numerous products and experiences for mixed reality productions, cultural heritage institutions, and AI-driven consumer products. ABM CONFERENCES ABM MEMBER EVENTS PUBLICATIONS + PROJECTS ABM Website User Experience Designer ABM Website Explore