EDUCATION: 2009 Master of Art Conservation, (MAC) Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario 2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography Pratt Institute for Fine Arts, Brooklyn New York EXPERIENCE: Employment - 2017 Contract Paper Conservator Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska 2012-2016 Staff Paper Conservator University of Hawaii Hamilton Library Preservation Lab, Honolulu, Hawaii 2009- Present Owner and Operator Irwin Paper Conservation 2011 Contract Book Conservator The Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts 2011 Contract Paper Conservator The Aleutiiq Museum, Kodiak, Alaska 2011 Contract Paper Conservator The Baranov Museum, Kodiak, Alaska 2011 Contract Paper Conservator The Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska 2010 – 2011 Contract Paper Conservator Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska 2010 Contract Paper Conservator Dorothy Page Museum, Wasilla, Alaska 2010 Contract Paper Conservator Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center, Kenai, Alaska 2010 Contract Paper Conservator Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska 2010 Contract Paper Conservator Anchorage Museum at the Rasmuson Center, Anchorage, Alaska 2010 Contract Paper Conservator Eagle Historical Society and Museum, Eagle, Alaska 2010 Contract Paper Conservator Clausen Memorial Museum, Petersburg, Alaska 2010 Contract Paper Conservator Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, Valdez, Alaska 2003 – 2006 Owner and Operator The Otowi Photography Showroom and Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2002 Studio Manager Santa Fe Photographic Workshops©, Santa Fe, New Mexico Internships- 2009 – 2011 Book and Paper Conservation Internship John’s Hopkins University Sheridan Library’s Preservation Department, Baltimore, ML 2008 Photographic Conservation Intern The Better Image© Photographic Conservation Practice Milford, New Jersey 2006 – 2007 Book Conservation Intern University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico Maxwell Anthropology Museum The Clark Field Archive and Anthropology Library 2002 Recipient of Paul Strand Archive Internship Aperture Foundation©, Millerton, New York 1999 – 2001 Studio Photographic Intern American Museum of Natural History, Photography Department, Manhattan, New York PUBLICATIONS: Seth Irwin, 2016, A Clear Suction, An Easy and Cost Effective Method for Making a Transparent Suction Platen, American Institute for Conservation, Book and Paper Specialty Group 2016 Annual Seth Irwin, 2016, The Adaption of the Video Slider into a 'Microscope Bridge' as a Practical Alternative for Using a Stereomicroscope to Examine and Treat Oversize Paper Artifacts, American Institute for Conservation, Book and Paper Specialty Group 2016 Annual Seth Irwin, 2011, A Comparison of the Use of Sodium Metabisulfite and Sodium Dithionite for Removing Rust Stains from Paper, American Institute for Conservation, Book and Paper Specialty Group 2011 Annual Seth Irwin, Randy Silverman, 2009, Fire and Ice Revisited: A Comparison of Two Soot Removal Techniques for Books, International Preservation News, Number 49 International Federation of Library Associations 2010 Publication Co Authored with Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian Marriot Library University of Utah PUBLIC LECTURES: 2016 American Institute for Conservation 2016 Annual Conference Montreal, Canada Book and Paper Specialty Group 'The Adaption of the Video
Slider into a ‘Microscope Bridge’ as a Practical Alternative for Using a Stereomicroscope to Examine and Treat Oversize Paper Artifacts' 2016 American Institute for Conservation 2016 Annual Conference Montreal, Canada Book and Paper Specialty Group 'A Clear Suction. An Easy and Cost Effective Method for Making a Transparent Suction Platen' 2015 Western Association of Art Conservators 2015 Annual Conference Pacific Grove, California 'A Close Look: An Introduction and Overview to Buying a Stereomicroscope for Conservators' 2011 Western Association of Art Conservators 2011 Annual Conference Austin, Texas “A Comparison of the Use of Sodium Metabisulfite and Sodium Dithionite for Removing Rust Stains from Paper” 2011 Western Association of Art Conservators 2011 Annual Conference Austin, Texas 'Alaska, An Unexplored Paper History. The Examination, Training, and Treatment of the Paper Collections of Twelve of Alaska's Historical Institutions.' 2011 American Institute for Conservation 2011 Annual Conference Philadelphia, PA Book and Paper Specialty Group “A Comparison of the Use of Sodium Metabisulfite and Sodium Dithionite for Removing Rust Stains from Paper” 2011 The Pratt Museum Homer, Alaska "The Structure, Identification, and Degradation of Photographic Print Materials” 2011 The Pratt Museum Homer, Alaska “Basic Handling of Paper Artifacts” 2010 Anchorage Museum at the Rasmuson Center Anchorage, Alaska “Basic Handling of Paper Artifacts” 2010 2010 Museum's Alaska Conference Fairbanks, Alaska “Paper Conservation in Alaska” 2009 2009 Western Association of Art Conservators Annual Conference Juneau, Alaska “A Comparison of Two Soot Removal Techniques” 2009 American Institute for Conservation Annual Conference Los Angeles, CA Book and Paper Group; Library Conservation Care Collections Discussion Group “A Comparison of Two Soot Removal Techniques” 2009 The Association of North American Graduate Programs in Conservation Buffalo, NY “A Comparison of Two Soot Removal Techniques” 2009 Canadian Conservation Institute Ottawa, Canada “A Comparison of Two Soot Removal Techniques” 2009 The Alternative Process Symposium for Photo-Arts Santa Fe, New Mexico. “The Structure, Identification, and Degradation of Photographic Print Materials” TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2011 The Pratt Museum, Homer, Alaska Community workshop in making paper portfolio cases and dry cleaning of paper artifacts 2010 Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage Alaska Community workshop in picture framing techniques 2010 Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage Alaska Museum’s Alaska Association sponsored workshop in methods of tear repair and surface cleaning 2010 Anchorage Museum at the Rasmuson Center, Anchorage, Alaska Public workshop in methods of flattening paper and methods of safely removing tape from paper 2010 Museum of the North, Fairbanks, Alaska (2010 Museum's Alaska Conference) Museum’s Alaska Association conference workshop in methods of repairing tears and conducting surface cleaning of paper. 2010 Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center, Kenai, Alaska Public workshop in basic handling of paper, tear repair, surface cleaning, and the construction of clamshell boxes |