Erica Burgess

Erica immigrated with her family to Australia in the 1960s and has lived mostly in Tasmania. She has had a long career in painting conservation and most recently was Senior Conservator of Paintings at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. She completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Tasmania and Master’s degree at the University of Canberra. She worked at the National Gallery of Australia and a number of other organisations in Australia. Now retired she continues with research onto 19th century artists (particularly painters) and their materials and how this was influenced by social context. Obtaining quality artists materials was at times difficult in the 19th century which adds to the intrigue.