Mary H. Gridley received a BA in The History of Art, Yale University and a Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings, Courtauld Institute of Art. Mary specialized in contemporary paintings and was a partner at Cranmer Art Group in New York from 1995-2021, before co-founding Art Conservation Solutions. She has a special interest in Minimalist paintings, and her publications include: "Unforgiving Surfaces: Treatment of Cracks in Contemporary Paintings," in Proceedings of Modern Paints Uncovered Symposium, Tate Modern London, 2006; "Joan Mitchell: Cropping Paintings," in AIC Paintings Specialty Group Postprints Vol. 24, 2011; “Notes on the Treatment of Cracks in Canvas Paintings,” in AIC Paintings Specialty Group Postprints, Vol. 26, 2014; "Ellsworth Kelly: The Studio and Beyond," Conference on Modern Oil Paints, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, Springer, 2019; and AIC Wiki entries on White Surface Hazes on Paintings (2013) and Backing Boards (2012).