TEAM
Since opening the studio Julia has built a team of dedicated and skilled conservators. The studio is highly sensitive to the need to preserve artistic authenticity and works within the conservation philosophy of minimal intervention. The team is also committed to communicating their knowledge and experience but are always conscious of the need for discretion.
JULIA NAGLE
A Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic works, Julia is an experienced conservator who has worked at Tate, English Heritage and UCL, in addition to ten years at the Hamilton Kerr Institute at Cambridge University. She opened her own studio in 2009, one of the few in London recognised for its specialist expertise in modern and contemporary conservation. Julia is an ICON accredited conservator and an assessor for Professional Accreditation of Conservation Professionals across all disciplines. She is a member of the Advisory Council for The Hamilton Kerr Institute and the selection committee for the Plowden Medal. She is also an external advisor on the advisory committee for The Tate GREENART project.
CLAUDIO CAPOZZI
Claudio has worked in the City for 26 years focussing on the development and growth of financial services data and software companies. This culminated in running significant European divisions of a number of large US based FINTECH companies. He has been involved in the development of Julia Nagle Conservation Ltd since its inception in 2008. Claudio focuses on the business admin and management and has been a director since April 2016. He has a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from Liverpool University and various post graduate qualifications in Marketing, Finance and Market Research.
OLYMPIA DIAMOND
Olympia completed the Postgraduate Diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings at The Courtauld Institute of Art in 2014. During this time she was a Research Associate Scholar for the Courtauld Gallery and began investigating the treatment of water stains on acrylic paintings, leading to a publication and presentation at the AIC Conference in Chicago in 2017. Since qualifying Olympia has worked for the Guildhall Art Gallery and English Heritage. Before joining JNC in 2017, Olympia was Assistant Paintings Conservator at the National Museums Liverpool, where she led the conservation treatment and technical investigation of the Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) altarpiece, Virgin and Child in Glory, c. 1673 and its related oil sketch. Olympia became an Accredited Member of Icon in 2021.
ANNE MORGAN
Anne graduated with Distinction from the Preventive Conservation MA at Northumbria University in 2019 where her research focussed on preventive conservation measures for Contemporary art works, particularly when they are released for sale. Alongside her role as Registrar at JNC Ltd., Anne is our consultant for environmental monitoring, preventive conservation procedures and IPM. Anne also has an MA with First Class Honours in Visual Arts Practices from the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology, Co.Dublin, and a BA in History and the History of Art and Architecture from Trinity College, Dublin. She has worked as Gallery Manager and Registrar in a number of Contemporary Art Galleries both in Dublin and in London, and as logistics co-ordinator for an Art Advisory service in Sweden.
VIRGINIA NOUWEN
Virginia graduated in 2018 from the Courtauld Institute of Art’s Conservation of Easel Paintings course. There, she undertook in-depth technical art historical research on the oeuvre of French 19th century artist, Eugène Boudin (1824-1898), the results of which were disseminated in public talks, including the 36th Annual Gerry Hedley Student Symposium, and an online publication available here. Before joining JNC Ltd in April 2022, Ginny worked at several institutions in the UK and the Netherlands, including a fellowship at Stitchting Restauratie Atelier Limburg (SRAL), and as loans and displays conservator at the Royal Collection Trust. Alongside her work at JNC Virginia is also a current Feature Editor for the The Picture Restorer , a UK-based conservation journal associated with the British Association of Picture Conservators and Restorers (BAPCR).
AMIEL CLARKE
Amiel received her postgraduate diploma in Easel Painting Conservation from the Hamilton Kerr Institute, Cambridge and has an MA in History of Art from the University of Edinburgh. Amiel interned at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh and Modern Art Conservation in New York following graduation, after which she joined the permanent staff at MAC. In New York, she built her experience and expertise in modern and contemporary art conservation by working with a diverse mixture of private collectors, commercial galleries and institutional collections. Amiel relocated to London and joined JNC Ltd as a permanent member of staff in January 2023.
ROWAN FRAME
Rowan gained her diploma in the conservation of easel paintings from the Hamilton Kerr Institute, Cambridge and has a MSc in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge. She has previous work experience conducting treatments and condition reports at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Rowan has a background in science publishing and chemistry communication, and has written articles including ‘How Chemists are Stopping Paint Drip’ and ‘Plastic Conservation’ for Education in Chemistry, and ‘Technical Examination of ‘Pomegranates’ by Albert Joseph Moore’ for the Guildhall Art Gallery. Rowan has been with JNC Ltd since 2021.
YETUNDE ODEDIRAN
Yetunde is an assistant conservator at Julia Nagle Conservation. She completed her Masters in Conservation of Fine Art (Easel Paintings) at Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne (graduating 2022). Yetunde also has a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Art Conservation from Florence, Italy and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, with a minor in Studio Arts, from Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota. Yetunde’s previous experience includes project management for an artists residency programme and she has also worked as an auction house associate and gallery assistant for an established institution in Lagos, Nigeria. Yetunde’s postgraduate research involved the exploration of the history of conservation as a profession in Nigeria. Her current interests are on documenting materials used by modern and contemporary African artists through artists’ interviews, for the benefit of conservation treatment decision-making. In her future career Yetunde aims to facilitate the international exchange of conservation knowledge within African countries where conservation is not properly recognised. Yetunde’s own artistic practice explores digital illustration and graphic design.
SARAH BESSON
Sarah completed a BA degree in Heritage Preservation with a specialisation in Easel Painting and gilding at the Ecole de Condé Lyon, France (2019). She continued her studies in painting conservation at the Courtauld Institute in London, graduating in 2022. During her postgraduate studies Sarah participated in the research forum ‘painting pairs’, a collaborative project matching MA curating with postgraduate conservation students. The results were presented at two public talks and are included in the online publication here. She also conducted scientific research into Reconstruction of Cobalt-violet Talens oil paint recipes containing synthetic organic Pigments (Sops) and their characterisation using Raman spectroscopy and elemental analysis, which she presented at the 40th Gerry Hedley Symposium 2022 and published a poster about for the 29th IIC Biennial Congress, Wellington New Zealand in 2022. Sarah joined JNC Ltd in September August 2022.
RACHEL REYNOLDS
Rachel is currently in her final year of the postgraduate program Conservation for Archaeology and Museums at University College London following her graduation from the MA program Principles of Conservation. She is also the Conservator in Residence at the Slade School of Fine Art where she assists in the Material Research Project and advises students regarding their material practice. More information about this role and her research interests can be found here. Rachel’s academic background prior to conservation focused on art history; she has a postgraduate degree in the History and Philosophy of Art from the University of Kent, Paris.
NATASHA WALKER
Natasha is a highly skilled practical conservator, equally adept at complex restorations of traditional paintings and innovative treatments of modern and contemporary artwork. Natasha has worked at several major public institutions in the UK and the Netherlands, starting her career at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam before moving to Tate, where she worked for ten years. Natasha has presented work at the National Portrait Gallery in London and written Tate research papers on Constable (Spring 2006), a Tudor portrait (Autumn 2013) and Chris Ofili (Autumn 2017). Natasha is also committed to the international exchange of conservation knowledge and has received grants to lecture at INTACH training schools in Delhi and Bangalore, and teach conservation skills at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Natasha is an Accredited Member of Icon since 2008 and now works freelance for Tate, private practice and clients internationally.