A Collaboration of Western Pennsylvania Art Conservators

Art Conservation Etc. (ACE) is a collaborative team of professional art conservators preserving art and decorative interiors in their hometown of Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. We are devoted to museum-quality conservation treatments and collection care. 

Our senior conservators have over 25 years of conservation experience, maintaining separate private practices in greater western Pennsylvania. We are academically trained in the conservation treatment of fine art, decorative art, contemporary art, murals, cultural objects, and historic artifacts.

Collaboratively and independently, we have cared for fine art from some of Pittsburgh’s most prestigious private collections, museums, galleries, and corporations. Our cooperative large scale projects include outdoor sculpture, murals, and collection surveys. We also work with local Pittsburgh allied arts industries.

ACE promotes general knowledge of preservation and conservation through education and outreach programs at universities and cultural institutions.

ACE primarily operates out of a climate controlled, 1200 square foot studio location in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our secure facilities have been customized to accommodate both large and small scale projects.

As professional associate members of the American Institute for Conservation, we are committed to the AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice. We encourage the open exchange of information among conservators.

Our conservators are proud to be certified as Woman Business Enterprises in Allegheny County and the State of Pennsylvania.

We abide by the code of ethics and guidelines for practice outlined by the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) in determining treatment steps and protocols for preservation.

Conservation Treatments

For a wide range of artwork from large scale sculpture to miniature paintings

Mural & Decorative Projects

In-situ conservation, installation, and de-installation Services

Regional, national, and international

Collection Surveys

For institutions & private individuals

Insurance Claim Estimates

Examination & documentation of damages

Archaeological Expedition Work

On-site stabilization and documentation of artifacts

Preservation Initiatives

Pro-active approaches to preventive conservation

Display, Storage, and Art Handling

Recommendations and demonstrations

Educational Lectures

For a wide variety of conservation related topics

Rhonda Wozniak

Senior Objects Conservator

Rhonda Wozniak is the owner and chief conservator of RWOC, LLC founded in 2006. We specialize in the treatment of a wide variety of materials including outdoor sculpture, decorative arts, and archaeological objects. Prior to opening this conservation laboratory, Rhonda was Objects Conservator at the Carnegie Museum of Art for ten years. Rhonda has a background in metals conservation focused on corrosion studies of marine archaeological objects at the Western Australian Maritime Museum. Rhonda holds a Master of Arts and Certificate of Advanced Studies in Conservation from the State University of New York, College at Buffalo. She is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. RWOC is certified as a Woman Business Enterprise in Allegheny County and the State of Pennsylvania.

www.objectsconservator.com

Patty Huss West

Senior Objects Conservator

Patty Huss West has been providing conservation services for private clients in Pittsburgh for 24 years. During that time she has also worked as a contract conservator for local museums including the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Heinz History Center. Patty treats a wide range of fine decorative and historic art objects. The more common materials treated include wood, stone, plaster, ceramic, glass and metal with a particular interest in painted, gilded and lacquered surfaces.  She also specializes in comprehensive collections management.  She is a Professional Associate of AIC and welcomes clients and colleagues to her studio in Allison Park.  Patty received her BA from Bowdoin College and her Diploma of Conservation at the City & Guilds of London Art School.

www.pattyhusswest.com

Rikke Foulke

Senior Paintings Conservator

Rikke Foulke works on paintings ranging from Old Masters, Traditional, Modern and Contemporary period.  She is owner and Senior Paintings Conservator of Foulke Fine Art Conservation, LLC. Rikke earned an M.A. in Art History and a Certificate in the Conservation of Works of Art from New York University. Following graduate school, Rikke held Fellowships at the Städtische Galerie in the Lenbachhaus and Kunstbau in Munich, Germany; the Straus Center for Conservation at Harvard University Art Museums; the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; the Carnegie Museum of Art; and the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC.  She is a Professional Associate in the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

www.paintingsconservator.com

Ana Alba

Paintings Conservator

Ana Alba is the owner of Alba Art Conservation, LLC. Alba Art Conservation specializes in the conservation and analysis of modern and contemporary art, painted surfaces, and traditional paintings.  Ana is a 2009 graduate from the Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State College. Following her graduation, she was awarded the  William R. Leisher Fellowship in the conservation of modern and contemporary paintings at the National Gallery of Art. She is also a Professional Associate of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works. Ana has held recent contracts at the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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www.albaconservation.com

ACE Conservators have collaborated on numerous projects including decorative interiors, outdoor sculptures, and the removal of decorative elements for preservation.

 CLIENTS

Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka, The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; Andy Warhol Museum; Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art; Frick Art Museum; Children's Museum of Pittsburgh; City of Pittsburgh; Maridon Museum; Clay Center Art Museum of Charleston, WV; Senator John Heinz History Center; North Carolina Museum of Art; Carnegie Mellon University; Catholic Diocese of Wheeling, WV; Colcom Foundation; Davis Archaeological Consultants; Dollar Bank; Duquesne Club; Erie Insurance Group; Mellon Financial Corporation; Nemacolin Woodlands Resort; Oxford Development Company; Pittsburgh Athletic Association; Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University; Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County; Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum; Succop Nature Park; University of Pittsburgh; Washington and Jefferson College; Westmoreland Museum of American Art; West Virginia University Museum of Art; in addition to numerous private collectors, art dealers, galleries, and auction houses.