LUZ VANASCO

PAINTINGS CONSERVATOR​

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PG Dip Conservation of Easel Paintings, The Courtauld Institute of Art, London

MA Conservation and Restoration - Paintings, IIPC-TAREA

BA Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, UMSA

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EXPERIENCE

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After a BA degree and a two-year MA in the conservation cultural heritage, she trained for three years at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. During this time, she further specialised in the conservation of easel paintings, as well as the technical examination and study of painting materials and techniques.

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For the last three years, she has been Paintings Conservator at the Tate Gallery in London, where she carried out conservation treatments on paintings spanning from the 16th century to the present day. She mainly worked on the Tate Britain rehang, the loans programme, and Tate Modern.

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In the UK, she has also worked at the Guildhall Art Gallery, the Courtauld Gallery, and the Palace of Westminster. Additionally, she collaborated with various private studios, including Jim Dimond’s, where she undertook complex structural treatments on large-scale 18th-century paintings.

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In Spain, she was a paintings conservation fellow at the Reina Sofia Museum, focusing exclusively on modern and contemporary art. In Argentina, she spent four years at the Museo Histórico Nacional as a paintings conservator, specialising in 19th-century works, many of which were large-format works.

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Earlier in her career, she worked at the National Centre for Conservation and Restoration in Chile, as well as in Mexico at the Teotihuacan Archaeological Site and the Museo de El Carmen, where she treated colonial paintings.

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She has received multiple grants and actively participates in the international conservation community, ensuring continuous access to the latest research, techniques, and best practices in the field.

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