Queen’s University Master of Art Conservation program student begins her internship at the FSR lab

Paintings Conservation Intern, Maryse Bonaldo
Paintings Conservation Intern, Maryse Bonaldo

The lab is pleased to welcome another Master’s degree student from the Queen’s University Master’s Degree Program for a summer internship. Maryse Bonaldo will receive intense training in condition assessment, preservation of paintings, and the techniques and materials of paintings treatment conservation with the FSR conservators and will receive a university credit toward her Master’s degree at the successful completion of her placement. Fraser Spafford Ricci Art & Archival Conservation is honoured to assist the Queen’s University program in the education of their students. Maryse Bonaldo holds a degree in Fine Arts with a Major in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University (Montreal, QC) and will enter her second year of the Queen’s University art conservation program this fall. Prior to Queen’s she completed a 15 month pre-program internship in at the McCord Museum of Canadian History in Montreal under Conservator Anne MacKay where she worked on a wide range of items from the permanent collection including costumes, paintings, artifacts and First Nations objects. Maryse was owner of the Galerie Sandra Goldie for 9 years between 2001 and 2009, a private art gallery in Montreal that featured contemporary paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints by emerging Canadian artists. Maryse’s experience as a gallery owner and her training as an artist have provided her with a very good understanding of art techniques and materials, handling, mounting, storing and shipping works of art. Maryse is a member of the Groupe de Restaurateurs de la Region de Montreal.