Bailey, Gregory
Conservator
Background And Education
Education And Training
- M.A. in Art Conservation, Buffalo State College , Art Conservation Department, Specialty in objects conservation 2009 - 2011
- B.A. in Journalism and Spanish, University of Connecticut , Dual major, Magna Cum Laude 2001 - 2006
- B.S. in Education, University of Connecticut , NEAG School of Education 2001 - 2006
Professional Biography
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Greg graduated in 2011 from Buffalo State College with an M.A. and C.A.S. in Art Conservation with a focus on the conservation of three-dimensional objects. Since that time, he has been awarded a Kress Fellowship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a Mellon Fellowship at the Walters Art Museum, where he also went on to work as associate conservator. Greg is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC). He currently serves as vice-chair of the Research and Technical Studies (RATS) specialty group of AIC. He was the 2016-2017 recipient of the Booth Family Rome Prize in Historic Preservation and Conservation. Since joining the Smithsonian American Art Museum Lunder Center for Conservation in October 2017, Greg has devoted his time to facilitating upcoming exhibitions and loans as well as maintaining objects currently on display at the D. W. Reynolds Center and Renwick Gallery.
Awards And Honors
Credentials
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- The Nineteenth-Century Reconstruction of Giovanni della Robbia's "Adam and Eve". The Journal of the Walters Art Museum. 73:70-78. 2018
Activities
Responsible Collections Areas
- Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
Affiliation
Member Of
- Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Associate Editor
Contact
Location
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Department