Kelly Keegan is currently Associate Paintings Conservator at the Art Institute of Chicago. She received a BA in Art History from Rutgers University, and an M.A. in Art History and an Advanced Certificate in Conservation from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. Prior to joining the Art Institute, Kelly worked at Cranmer Art Conservation in New York. Since her graduate internship at the Art Institute in 2005, she has remained in the Conservation department under various fellowships and special projects positions. Her focus includes research and treatment of 19th through 21st century paintings, and contemporary technical imaging and image processing techniques. Kelly has researched the paintings of Jasper Johns, Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Gustave Caillebotte, Ivan Albright, and Bruce Goff for publication.