Meet The Team
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Gwendolyn Boevé-Jones
Director, Senior Conservator
Gwendolyn Boevé-Jones is the founder and director of Studio Redivivus. She received her Master’s degree in Art History and her degree for the Conservation of Easel Paintings from the Institute of Fine Arts of the New York University, in 1991. The following year, she was awarded a post-graduate Samuel Kress fellowship to further her training at the Van Gogh Museum and the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands. Later, Gwendolyn went on to work for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands with several long term projects. Since 1995, she has been working as an independent painting conservator for museums and private collectors. In addition, Gwendolyn regularly has interns from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands and other European and International institutions. She also lectures and participates in international conferences on issues concerning conservation, restoration and technical investigation of 20th-century paintings.
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Kimberly Frost
Junior Conservator
Kimberly Frost received a BA in Art History from Wellesley College. She then earned an interdisciplinary Masters in Technical Art History from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Following her interest in easel paintings, Kimberly graduated in 2019 with a Masters in Art History and Conservation of Paintings from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. During her studies Kimberly held internships at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, and Studio Redivivus. Her thesis examined the painting process and working methods of the Flemish painter Jacob Jordaens.
She is particularly interested in the research, analysis, and understanding of artists’ materials and techniques.
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Katharina Hoeyng
Associate Conservator
Katharina Hoeyng graduated in 2011 with a master's degree in paintings conservation from the University of Fine Arts, Dresden. Katharina is specialized in the conservation of contemporary paintings and painted plastics. She currently works as a freelance conservator of modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf. Prior to that, Katharina joined the Getty Conservation Institute as part of the Preservation of Plastics project, researching treatment methods for delaminating paint to the plastic substrate used in animation cels.
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Bianca Gonçalves
Junior Conservator
Bianca Gonçalves received a BA in Conservation and Restoration from the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Portugal. She then earned a BA and MA at ENSAV La Cambre in Brussels focused on conservation of easel and panel paintings. Through her master thesis she explored less toxic approaches for the cleaning of acrylic paintings. During her education, she consistently interned and worked for both private studios and museums in Portugal, Brussels, Malta, and Italy. Until 2019 she worked for the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) in Brazil as a conservator-restorer.
She is particularly interested in modern and contemporary art, wooden supports and environmental friendly approaches for art conservation.
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Mariana Escamilla Martínez
Junior Conservator
Mariana Escamilla Martínez graduated in 2019 with a Master in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from the Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences, where she also obtained a BA in Conservation of Cultural Heritage with a specialization in Easel Paintings, Polychrome Objects and Modern Art. For her final thesis, Mariana tested organic green solvents for their use on oil-based paintings. She has carried out international internships at Brakebusch Restaurierungswerkstatt, Kiffy Stainer-Hutchins & Co., Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and Studio Redivivus. Mariana is a member of the Communications Team of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (IIC). She is particularly interested in the research of alternative materials, and tear mending procedures.
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Michelle Vergeer
Junior Conservator
Michelle Vergeer graduated in 2015 from the University of Amsterdam's Master in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage with a specialisation in Easel Paintings and Painted Objects. Her Master's degree allowed her to continue in the two year post-graduate track leading to a professional doctorate in painting conservation. During and after her studies Michelle interned at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid and the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. She also worked as a freelancer for both private and museum clients.
In 2019 she joined the team at Redivivus and has been enjoying the variety of artworks that have passed the studio ever since.
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Virginia Nouwen
Conservation Fellow
Virginia Nouwen received a BA in History of Art, Materials and Technology at University College London, before going on to read Conservation of Easel Paintings at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Her thesis was in-depth study of the painting methods and materials of nineteenth century plein-air artist, Eugène Boudin. Since graduating in 2018 she has worked as a freelance conservator at various sites around the U.K., including the Houses of Parliament. She took part in the conservation of the Painted Hall in Greenwich as an intern for Paine & Stewart, before going on to earn a fellowship position at Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg in Maastricht. Virginia also held the role of paintings conservator for loans and displays at the Royal Collection Trust. She joined the team at Studio Redivivus in 2020, where she has been enjoying opportunities to conduct research into artists’ techniques and broadening her professional knowledge.
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