The first Conservation/Restoration project in which Amparo Escolano worked was for the parochial church in Valdesaz, Guadalajara, in 1979. Since then, she has been working non-stop in the Conservation/Restoration field. She moved to Florida and has been working in the Palm Beach area from 2003 to date. College trained and museum educated, she has a strong specialization in papers and objects conservation and restoration.
Education
Doctoral program in Conservation of Fine Arts. University of Granada, Spain 1993. Research Proficiency Certificate.
Master of Arts, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 1987, Degree Specialty: Conservation and Restoration of Fine Arts.
Bachelor of Arts. School of Conservation and Restoration of Works od Art, Madrid, Spain, 1983
Professional Memberships
Member, Professional Associate, of the American Institute for Conservation - AIC.
Member of the Southeast Regional Conservation Association - SERCA.
Member of the R&D group New Alternatives to the Knowledge of Materials and Processes of Conservation and Restoration of Graphic Works of Art on Paper and Heritage Documents with Granada University, Spain.
Professional Experience
Since 2009 - Owner and CEO - South Florida Art Conservation. Conservation and restoration of contemporary and traditional works on paper; sculpture and objects.
2011–2014 Associate Conservator, Paintings, Paper and Objects, James Swope Fine Arts Conservation. Conservation and restoration of contemporary and traditional works on paper, paintings and objects.
2003–2009 Senior Conservator, Paper and Paintings, The Fine Arts Conservancy/Stoneledge, Inc. Conservation and restoration of contemporary and traditional works on paper; sculpture and objects, and contemporary and traditional paintings.
1990-2002 Professor of Art Conservation, Graduate Faculty; Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Granada.
1985-1990 Paintings Conservator, Cerralbo Museum, Madrid.
1984-1985 Paintings Conservator, Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid.
1983-1984 Paintings Conservator, Instituto de Conservacion y Restauracion de obras de Arte. Madrid.
COURSES & WORKSHOPS
Course “Water, Paper and Bath Salts”
Atelier of Conservation Minium. Almeria, Spain September 2025
Atelier of Conservation Minium. Almeria, Spain January 2024
Course Advanced Cleaning Techniques
Master of Arts Granada University, Granada, Spain. January 2025
Master of Arts Granada University, Granada, Spain. January 2024
Course Advanced Inpainting Techniques
Master of Arts Granada University, Granada, Spain. January 2025
Master of Arts Granada University, Granada, Spain. January 2024
Course “Inpainting and Loss Compensation in Paper Conservation”
October 2022 – Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arkitektur og Design, Oslo, Norway
October 2019 – Atelier pour le Papier, Iberdone-les Bains, Switzerland
January 2019 - Restauratoren Nederland, Omstreken Archief, Leiden, The Netherlands
October 2018 – College of Fine Arts, Granada, Spain
October 2018 – Premia de Mar, Barcelona, Spain
April 2018 – Institut National du Patrimoine (INP), Aubervilliers, Paris, France
December 2017 – Premia de Mar, Barcelona, Spain
October 2017 – Restauratoren Nederland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
December 2016 – Premia de Mar, Barcelona, Spain
LECTURES
● January 2025 – Managing Conductivity: Controlled Washing of Works on Paper, Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España
● May 2020 – Paper, Water and Bath Salts, Papers on the Balcony, Granada University
● March 2019 – Application of Wolbers Techniques in Paper Conservation: Keeping Things Real, SERCA meeting, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
● October 2017 – The Suitability of Powdered Micro-Cellulose for its Use in Paper Conservation, RECH meeting, Split, Croatia
● March 2017 – Alternative Solvents to Remove Tapes and Tape Stains, SERCA meeting, Atlanta, Georgia
Additional Education
Emulsion Cleaning Systems for Fine Art Surfaces with Richard Wolbers, (SERCA - Charleston, South Carolina).
Mastering Inpainting. With James Bernstein and Rebecca Pollak. (Ringling Museum, Sarasota, Florida).
Italian Approaches to the Structural Conservation of Paintings: Past, Present and Future. With Matteo Rossi Doria. (West Lake Conservators, Skaneateles, New York).
Tear Repair of Paintings. (The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works with the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut).
New Methods of Cleaning Surfaces of Paintings with Richard Wolbers. (SERCA Southeast Regional Conservation Association, West Palm Beach, Florida).
Conservation of Contemporary Art. (Complutense University, Madrid, Spain).
Restoration Techniques, Art & Evolution. (International University Menendez Pelayo, Santander, Spain).
Forgery of Works of Art and Decorative Arts. (International University Menendez Pelayo, Santander, Spain).
Restoration of Wall Paintings. (Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain).