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Freelance/Private Practice/Self-employed/Independent
Springfield, OR
United States

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Margaret Geiss-Mooney

Freelance/Private Practice/Self-employed/Independent

Biography

Margaret Geiss-Mooney is a conservator in private practice since 1979. She provides a full range of services including consultation, on-site examination, photo-documentation, technical analysis including microscopy, condition reports, cleaning, stabilizing, treatment, replicas, construction of custom designed supports, forms and boxes, mounting; preventive care activities; collection care services and preparation for display and/or storage. She can provide recommendations for a full range of media and artifact types, including those based on cellulose, leather, feathers, silk, wool, synthetic and other fibres. Ms. Geiss-Mooney is available for both short-term and long-term projects, on-site and off-site. She also offers workshops and lectures to all interested parties, both on site and online. Ms. Geiss-Mooney also belongs to the American Association of Textile Chemists & Colorists as a Senior Member, the Western Association for Art Conservation, and the Bay Area Art Conservation Guild (awarded Honorary Member status), as well as other professional organizations. She also serves as a National Heritage Responder. April 2025

Honors and Awards

Honorary Member
Bay Area Art Conservation Guild (BAACG)
2006

Job History

Costume/Textile Conservator and Collections Management Consultant
In Private Practice
Petaluma, CA, United States
September 1979 - present

Asian Art Museum
Assistant Conservator (Textiles)
San Francisco, CA, United States
June 1998 - January 2006