Marie-Lou Beauchamp

Conservator (Archival Documents and Photographs), Treatment and Collection Care – Objects, Paper and Archaeology Division

Main areas of work and/or specializations

• conservation treatment and preservation of photographs
• conservation treatment and preservation of archival materials
• conservation treatment of oversized works on paper
• delivery of “Care and Handling of Photographic Materials” workshop

Biography

Marie-Lou Beauchamp holds a B.A. in Art History from the University of Quebec in Montréal and a Master of Art Conservation with a specialization in paper objects from Queen’s University. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Conservators and a professional associate of the American Institute for Conservation.

Prior to joining the paper laboratory at the Canadian Conservation Institute in 2019, Marie-Lou held the position of paper conservator at the National Gallery Singapore and was the Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Photographs Conservation at the Art Institute of Chicago. Marie-Lou’s research interests include surface characterization of photographs and the use of gels in conservation treatments.