Sarah Nik

• Perform basic cleaning and stabilization treatments following established protocols.
• Collaborate in conservation-related projects, exhibitions, private collections and public outreach initiatives.
• Collaborate in professional smock damage conservation and restoration services for artwork, collectibles and antiques (e.g., a wide range of painted objects, such as furniture, clocks, and frames) from recent wildfires in Los Angeles.
• Assist in preparing artworks for storage, or shipping.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure proper care and maintenance of collections.
• Organize and maintain specialized conservation tools and equipment.
• Document conservation processes through detailed reports, photographs, and condition records.
• Safely handle, transform, and store artworks.

• Planned and prepared for on-location and studio shoots.
• Edited, toned, captioned, and uploaded photographs for publication.
• Photographed high-quality images for various print and digital projects.
• Captured stunning images by utilizing various lighting techniques and creative compositions.
• Offered image proofs to help clients choose best photos from shoot.
• Collaborated with other photographers and videographers to capture special events.

• Provided administrative support such as photocopying and scanning documents, preparing reports, presentations and articles using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Recommended preservation procedures.
• Took photos of objects for documentation.
• Photographed artwork pieces for exhibition purposes.
• Excavated archaeological sites using shovels, buckets, and other digging tools.
• Documented soil profiles and recorded relevant features by describing, drawing, photographing and using other appropriate means; packed and transported artifacts such as rocks, bones, and soil samples; completed field data forms.
• Preserved, repaired and restored art objects and

Working under the supervision of professional Painting/Sculpting Conservator Kamila M. Korbela (founder of LA Art Labs) on the Treatment of Contemporary Art at The Broad Museum, Los Angeles. Responsibilities include surface cleaning to remove smoke damage from recent wildfires in LA and assisting with sample collection and reporting for external laboratories' toxic chemical analyses.