WCCFA holds a respected national reputation in the conservation field and is actively involved in establishing, maintaining and promoting standards of practice, professional relationships and public education.
The number of graduate degree conservators, the depth and breadth of their expertise in their field, the noteworthy resources of the general staff and the quality as well as the security of the facility are unmatched elsewhere in the region.
Our Team
Emily MacDonald-Korth
Owner, President, and Chief Conservator-Scientist
M.S. in Art Conservation, Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, 2011.
Accomplished conservator and analyst of artworks by modern and old masters, widely published, a prolific public-speaker and educator, and featured in numerous major media outlets including documentary film and television. Previously at Getty Conservation Institute.
Longevity Art Preservation, 2013 - present.
WCCFA, 2022 - present.
Carmen F. Bria, Jr.
Director and Paintings Conservator
M.S. in Art Conservation, Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, 1983. Founding member and Director of the company since its beginning in 1983.
Previous positions at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Rocky Mountain Regional Conservation Center.
WCCFA, 1983 - present.
Camilla Van Vooren
Paintings Conservator
M.S. in Art Conservation, Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, 1990.
WCCFA, 1991 - present.
D. Hays Shoop
Paintings Conservator
Courtauld Institute of Art/University of London, graduate studies in the Conservation of Easel Paintings, 1994.
WCCFA, 2001 - present.
Jennifer Myers
Assistant Paintings Conservator
M.S. in Art Conservation, Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, 2020. Previously at Chrysler Museum of Art.
WCCFA, 2022 - present.
Eugenia Incer
Associate Business Manager and Art Collection Management Specialist
M.A. in Latin American and Caribbean Cultural Studies, B.A. in Art History and English Literature, Florida International University, 2008. Previously at University of Miami, Lowe Art Museum.
WCCFA, 2023 - present.
Meg Driscoll
Conservation Technician
B.A. in Visual Arts with a minor in Art History, Fordham University Lincoln Center, 2015.
WCCFA, 2023 - present.
Our Philosophy
D. Hays Shoop retouching a portrait of Elizabeth Queen of Bohemia, previously attributed to Honthorst.
Conservation of historic and artistic works is a pursuit requiring special aptitudes, extensive training, and a high sense of moral responsibility. It places in the hands of the conservator cultural holdings of great value and historical significance. The conservator has obligations not only to the historic and artistic works with which he is entrusted, but also to the owners or custodians, his colleagues and trainees, his profession, the public and to posterity.
It is our mission to collect, interpret, exhibit, and preserve the things which comprise our heritage.
(Top Image) Camilla van Vooren working on a painting by Pierre Rochard in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Image credit: Andrew Wright/Denver Catholic