Kathryn Harada is a paintings conservator working in Los Angeles and Honolulu offering services in conservation, consultation, & technical research for artworks in public and private collections. Kathryn holds a B.A. in Art History and Italian from Smith College and a Masters Degree in Art Conservation from SUNY Buffalo State University. Her conservation experience includes work for museums, private collectors and corporations, galleries, and contemporary artists in the United States and abroad.

Specialties

• Old Masters to Modern & Contemporary Paintings

• Murals

• Painted Objects

• Gilded Surfaces and Frames

Awards

• Fulbright Scholar Program Award

• George Stout Grant

Professional Associations

• American Institute for Conservation, Professional Associate

• International Council for Museums, Committee for Conservation

• Western Association for Art Conservation (Board member 2023-present)

Harada Conservation adheres to Code of Ethics set by the American Institute for Conservation. To respect the original intent of the artist, her approach incorporates a minimal application of stable restoration materials, selected for their reversibility.