Alison Lister ACR
Alison Lister BA (Hons), DipCons, ACR, is the owner of Textile Conservation Limited, an independent studio based in Bristol. After studying fine art Alison trained as a textile conservator at the Textile Conservation Centre (TCC) in the late 1980s. Following an internship at the North West Museums Service she returned to the TCC in 1991 to start her conservation teaching career, completing an Advanced Diploma in Higher Education Studies at the Institute of Education, University of London in 1995. Alison left the TCC in 2000 to work as a freelance conservator and educator. She joined Textile Conservation in 2003 and has been its sole owner/director for nearly 20 years.
Ann Attwood ACR
I have been lucky enough to have been involved in the conservation of archives and books for over 40 years’, starting at Warwickshire County Record Office in 1984 with archives. I completed the ARA training scheme for Conservators in 1988 and went to work at The Wellcome Library with books and archives. In 1990 I went to West Dean College to study the conservation of rare books and manuscripts under Chris Clarkson and David Dorning, and returned to the books at the Wellcome Library in 1992.
I was a committee member for the Institute of Paper Conservation 1996-1999 (the forerunner of the ICON B&P group) and served on the Accreditation Sub-committee and Meetings Development Group. I was accredited by the Institute of Paper Conservation in 2000 and have been an ICON accreditation assessor since 2001.
In 2003 following the birth of my first child, I moved back to county archives and to caring for the unique and irreplaceable historical records at Gloucestershire Archives that provide that direct connection through hundreds of years to the ordinary and extraordinary people and events that have shaped our world, locally, nationally and internationally and still impact our lives today.
Helen Hughes ACR
Helen Hughes ACR is an internationally recognised leader in the field of Architectural Paint Research and Historic Interiors Research.
Previously the Head of Historic Interiors Research & Conservation Unit at English Heritage, she presently runs and owns Historic Interiors Research & Conservation (HIRC) which helps owners of historic interiors listen to the stories layers and layers of old paint have to tell. Helen presents practical options for managing change in historic buildings and sharing conservation decisions, and also provide workshops and training courses for communities, conservation students and heritage professionals. Selected papers are available for download on her website.
- Website:
- www.helenhughes-hirc.com
Mike Rieveley ACR, BA
Lead Conservator at Rieveley Ceramics Conservation and Restoration, a private practice specializing in tiling, mosaic and architectural ceramics based in Waunfawr, Nr Caernarfon. A BA in Fine Art Liverpool was followed by working in pottery design and manufacturing before specialising in conserving and restoring ceramics when setting up Rieveley Ceramics Conservation and Restoration in 1999.
Currently chair of The Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society.
Some of our recent projects include:
- Bodnant Hall, Conwy
- Helmingham Hall, Suffolk
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
- Joana Vasconcelos Wedding Cake, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.
- Temple Newsam, Leeds
- Grosvenor Building, Manchester Art School, MMU
- Susan Williams Ellis Foundation, Plas Brondanw, N Wales
- Morecambe Winter Gardens
- Beverley Road Baths, Hull
Siobhan Stevenson ACR
Siobhan Stevenson ACR is Director of Legacy Conservation, a private practice offering collections care and conservation services. A former Icon Chair with more than 35 years’ experience in the heritage sector, she has a diverse background in conservation, training, management, and cultural policy and strategy.
Siobhan worked at Cardiff University where she set up the MSc in Care of Collections and was Head of Collections Care at National Museums NI but has also worked in the wider heritage sector most recently as Director of Northern Ireland Museums Council. Siobhan founded Legacy Conservation in 2019, providing conservation, consultancy and project management to museums and collecting institutions across the UK and Ireland.
Tracy Manning ACR
Tracy Manning trained as an art historian and wall painting conservator before joining the English Heritage Conservation Studio in 1994, where she contributed to the Wall Painting Condition Audit and the running of conservation training programmes. Later at Historic England she worked with the Building Conservation team on the Practical Building Conservation Series and conservation guidance, before beginning her current role as Senior Conservation Advisor to the Church of England. In this role she advises on conservation proposals for a wide range of objects, manages the Lottery-funded conservation grants programme, and continues to advocate for heritage skills and improved conservation standards and practices at a national level.