Abigail is a book & paper conservator and owner of Bainbridge Conservation. She is Associate Tutor of book conservation at West Dean College and teaches advanced & intermediate bookbinding at Morley College. She has taught in many studios, higher & further education institutions in the US and UK including Richmond Art School, the London Centre for Book Arts, Women’s Studio Workshop, London College of Printing and Camberwell College of Arts.
Prior to coming to the UK she worked as a conservator at Columbia University and Paper Dragon Books (NYC). She has an MA (distinction) in Conservation Studies from West Dean, looking at selective discolouration of 17th century paper, and current research is on 18th century French binding. Abigail is an accredited member of the Institute of Conservation, as well as an accreditation mentor and assessor. She has sat on the committee of its Book & Paper Group since 2014, first as Treasurer and currently serving as Chair.
Training
MA with distinction in Conservation Studies PgDip & GDip with distinction in Conservation of Books & Library Materials West Dean College
BFA with highest honours, Maryland Institute College of Art
Organic & Inorganic chemistry courses, Columbia University
Work History
April 2023 -
Morley College - Advanced & Intermediate Bookbinding instructor
January 2022 - April 2023
Richmond College of Art - Advanced & Intermediate Bookbinding instructor
January 2018 -
West Dean College: Associate Lecturer, Conservation of Books & Library Materials
January 2018 - September 2022
Camberwell College of Art: Conservation Science Lecturer
August 2012 - June 2014
Columbia University: Book Conservator