About Us

Los Angeles Art Conservation (LAAC) was established by Erin Jue and Jennifer Kim in 2010 as a firm specializing in paper and objects conservation. We bring our collective 30 years of museum expertise to the private sector and are dedicated to maintaining institutional conservation standards in all our work.

As native Angelinos, we are committed to serving our community through public outreach and conservation education.

Erin Jue

Erin Jue is a paper conservator and has worked at major institutions including LACMA and the Huntington Library. She received her MA degrees in Art History and Conservation from NYU and BA degrees in Art History and Molecular & Cell Biology (Biochemistry) from the University of California, Berkeley. Erin loves cats and baking.

Erin Jue's CV 2024

Madison Brockman

Madison Brockman holds a MS in Paper Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, including training in the conservation of photographic and library/archive materials. Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Madison earned a BA in the History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley, and has worked at LACMA, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Jennifer Kim

Jennifer Kim is an objects conservator and has worked in private practice as well as at the Autry Museum of the American West, the Margaret Herrick Library, and the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis. She has an MA in Art History and Conservation from New York University. She is the co-founder of Your Neighborhood Museum, a non-profit collective of museum professionals and heritage care.

Gisele Motta

Gisele Motta is a Preventive Conservator with experience working in collections management with a focus on archival packing and material interaction. She has a BA in History from ASU and a MA in Preventive Conservation from Northumbria University, England. Gisele has worked for most major institutions in the Los Angeles area including LACMA, The Getty, and The Broad foundation.

Biaani Carrillo

Biaani Carrillo is a Contract Registrar and has been working at LAAC for two years. She has previous experience working for cultural institutions in the US, Mexico and China, as well as with artists like David Hockney and Liz Craft. She’s passionate about collections management, care of objects, and archives.

Brenna Ivanhoe

Brenna Ivanhoe is a visual artist with a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and an MFA from CalArts. Her work focuses on painting and ceramics. She has assisted other artists with the creation and handling of their work for shows at LACMA, Serpentine Gallery, The Hammer, Victoria Miro, and Hauser & Wirth. She is currently a conservation assistant to the LAAC team.