Susie Seborg Anders
Education:
Master of Arts, with a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Art Conservation, Buffalo State College; Art Conservation Department.
Bachelor of Fine Art, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY.
Experience:
Conservator in Private Practice, Santa Barbara, CA: Owner and Principle Conservator of Anders Art Conservation, LLC
Anders Art Conservation (formally known as Southern Art Conservation, LLC) opened in Baton Rouge 2007 and served the greater Southeastern region the United Sates for over fifteen years before moving to Santa Barbara during the summer of 2023. Specializing in the conservation and preservation of three-dimensional works.
Clients include: The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, The Santa Barbara Historical Museum, The New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana State University Museum of Art, Louisiana State Museum, The National World War II Museum, The Baton Rouge Area Foundation, The Louisiana Arts and Science Museum, and many private clients.
Collections Consultant to FEMA
Provided treatment recommendations for hundreds of artifacts and archives damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Dar Al Bacha: Patti Cadby Birch Moroccan Palace of Arts; Marrakech, Morocco
Conservator
Prepared over 700 artifacts for exhibition.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Third Year Graduate School Internship, Sculpture Conservation Department Supervisors: Lynda Zycherman and Roger Griffith
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Summer Graduate School Internship, Objects Conservation Department. Supervisor: Tania Collas
The National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.
Summer Graduate School Internship, Objects Conservation Department. Supervisor: Greta Hansen
Presentations:
“Frank Hayden Restoration with Sarah Gardner & Susie Anders”, presented at the Baton Rouge Gallery (2022).
“Restoring Museum Collections After Disaster”, Panel Discussion; presented by the New Orleans Preservation Coalition, New Orleans (2019)
“Preventive Conservation Workshop for Museum Professionals” (funded by the NEA), Presented at Southern University New Orleans (2016).
“Art Conservation: Caring for your Heirlooms”, presented at the RW Norton Gallery, Shreveport LA (2010).
“The Conservation of an African Art Collection After Katrina” presented at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center, New Orleans Louisiana (2008).
“Summer of the Samurai” presented at WAAC held in Cody Wyoming (2005).
Professional Affiliations:
The American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (Professional Associate Status); International Institute for Conservation, Southeast Regional Conservation Association.