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CURRICULUM VITAE

Annelies Adriaenssens​

I am a passionate conservator of paintings and polychrome sculptures and I would gladly accept any chance to be able to continue to develop and refine my skills. I am also able to make historic reconstructions of painting and gilding techniques. I execute my work with great precision and deliver quality work.

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Education

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Restoration of polychrome objects (specialization) 2017-2019

Academie Anderlecht

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restoration of paintings (specialization) 2017-2018

Academie Anderlecht

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restoration of paintings 2013-2017

Academie Anderlecht

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restoration of polychrome objects 2013-2017

Academie Anderlecht

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science of arts 2014-2015

Catholic university Leuven KUL 

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conservation and restoration of paintings 2012-2013

Artesis Hogeschool Antwerp 

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additional courses

 

masterclass:thread by thread tear mending by Petra Demuth:23-26 february 2015
SRAL
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Study day medieval sculpture colloquium 26 november 2015 Museum M
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Flesh, gold and wood, The Saint-Denis altarpiece in Liège and question of partial paint practice in 16th century colloquium 22 october 2015
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Materials and methods for surface cleaning and removal of film-forming materials by Paolo Cremonesi :15-19 february 2016
SRAL en RN 
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symposium improved conservation strategies for gilt leather 31 march 2016
SRAL
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mastering fills & retouches by James Bernstein :18-22 april 2016
SRAL
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workshop modern resins for varnishing and retouching by Robert Proctor, Jill Whitten and Réné de la Rie:14-17 june 2016
SRAL
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conference wood, science,technology II:microclimates for panel paintings:20-21 october 2016
SRAL
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workshop framing techniques and microclimate enclosures for panel paintings by Sara Mateu :20-22 february 2017
SRAL
 
conference Vandalism & art :7-9 june 2017
SRAL
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workshop:Practical methods for art examination by Antonino Cosentino (CHSOS):24-26 january 2018
SRAL
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Solvents and paint films by Gwendoline Fife:23-25 april 2018
SRAL
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Xspectraltek:21 september 2018
SRAL
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Contempory art conservation in practice:new approaches decision making, treatment,techniques and the collection care for modern art by Lydia Beerkens 16-18 april 2019
SRAL
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Tarocchi virtual study day 21 juni 2022
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​From forest to heritage: a conference on historical timbers and wooden cultural heritage 19-21 april 2022
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​Netherlandisch carved altarpieces: an international conference 12-14 mei 2022
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Wood,science,technology conference III:methods to examine panel paintings and their preventive remedial conservations 19-21 oktober 2023 SRAL, SMACH, Universita degli studi Firenze
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Johannes Vermeer up close 16 november 2023 ICON webinar
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InfoARCHiVe online foundation academy: 3D digital investigation for canvases and painted panels 7and 14 maart 2024
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IAP The impact of Cennino Cennini on art 14 maart 2024
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IAP Adhesives for conservation Rebecca Ploeger 11 april 2024
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International symposium: Archaeology of colour 17,18,19 april 2024
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Miniare: the art and science of manuscript heritage 25 juli 2024
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IAP webinar Pigments and inks in manuscripts 10 oktober 2024
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IAP History of pigment 18th century up till now  14 november 2024
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Introduction to hydrogels in conservation cleaning Matthew Cushman 18 november 2024 Restauratoren Nederland,Collectie centrum Nederland
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IAP Conservation cleaning inspired by chemistry and cuisine 5 december 2024
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ICOM-CC Innovative developments and protocols for environmentally sustainable conservation of wood, furniture and lacquer artifacts 6 december 2024
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IAP An introduction to 3D printing and its applications in cultural heritage 29 januari 2025
IAP Pigment identification:polarized light microscopy 6 februari 2025
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IAP Pigment identification SEM-EDX,XRF & Raman spectroscopy Tracey Chaplin 6 maart 2025
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IAP Introduction to decorative stone Ruth Sidall 13 maart 2025
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ICON Health & safety for conservator 6&13 maart 2025
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webinar Veiligheidszorg voor collecties  18 maart 2025 Huis voor de kunsten Limburg
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Praktijjksessie 1 Preventieve conservering: 10 schadefactoren  1 april 2025 SRAL
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IAP online seminar Insect pheromones and their use in integrated pest management Patrick Kelley & David Pinniger 2 april 2025
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webinar Collectie in bewaring: Alles over de tien schadefactoren 16 april 2025
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webinar WP7 green education, gogreen conservation 24 april 2025
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webinar Multispectral imaging in cultural heritage The Hexhan abbey panel case Charis Theodorakopoulos xSpectraltek 30 april 2025
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PVOH-borax gel workshop 6-8 mei 2025 SRAL Andrea Del Bianco, Augusto Giuffreddi, Margherita Mazotti
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Houd je collectie veilig: risicoanalyse voor je collectie 22 mei 2025 Agnes Borkerhof
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webinar Decision making for the conservation and restoration of large canvas paintings Matteo Rossi Doria 22 mei 2025 Eukon
​Tin-reliëf decorations in European late medieval art: the challenges of applied brocade, considered the Ghent altarpiece, Ingrid Geelen, Sophie Kirkpatrick 26 mei 2025
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Sienna conference: the rise of painting 1300-1350 online National Gallery of art 20 juni 2025
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ICOM-CC Protecting a wooden legacy: decision-making in the conservation of ancient Egyptian artefacts 29 juni 2025 online
Artemesia Gentilleshi:Rescueing a masterpiece Roundatable 24 juli 2025
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In focus Klimt, Lucrezia Walker 3/9/25  online National Gallery of art
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Vermeer: courtship and love Roundatable september 2025
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Gilded leather workshop Theo Sturge, SRAL, 9-12 september 2025 
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​History of pigments until 18th century IAP Tracy Chaplin 2 october 2025
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Eukon Innovative Nanocomposite organogel in art conservation- a new system for removing wax-resin residues from the reverse 8th october 2025
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25 years of mist-lining online 15th october 2025
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From Kandinsky to Chagall, Russian artists in Paris online 92  Roundatable
Dutch golden age online ,92 roundatable
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Leather conservation today, Montfort university, online 30-31 october 2025
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Poco symposium, future of polychromy 31 october 2025 SRAL
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Restauratie dodenboek van Quenna, Eliza Jacobi, RMO online 2/11/2025
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Icons beginnings painting course, school of icon painting Edinburough
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Gogreen webinar: Fostering sustainable approaches in heritage conservation online 26/11/25
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Cultural crossroads, artistic encounters between the low countries and Spain 15th-17th centuries III Echoes of Flemish sculpture in Spain from Gothic tot Baroque. 28/11/25 Brussel
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Connext 2025 online 25/11/25, 9/12/25
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Monet and Venice: reflections and light in the floating city 92 Roundatable online Lisa Small (2/12/25,9/12/25,16/12/25)
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Sacred saints: stories in art National gallery online (3/12/25, 10/12/25, 17/12/25)
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Go green webinar WP3,16/1/26
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intermediate icon painting course online 2026, school of icon painting
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Blue, yellow, black and white Alexandra Loske, online 92Roundatable course (14/1/26, 21/1/26, 28/1/26)
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The golden age of Japanese art: masterpieces of the Edo period Yukio Lippit 92Roundatable online (26/1/26, 2/2/26, 9/2/26)
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Magnets and magnetic fields in conservation practice IAP online webinar, 5/2/26
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​Second international conference of women and girls in conservation 11/2/26 online
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Renaissance art in conversation: Italy and Northern Europe, 92 Roundtable course online (30/1/26,6/2/26, 13/2/26,20/2/26,27/2/26, 6/3/26)
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From canon to canvas,National gallery Londen​ online
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Impressionists and Paris, Matthew Morgan, 92 Roundtable online
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Parameteres into practice for greener steps in conservation,NICAS colloquium online, Gwendoline Fife 12/3/26
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Discovering abstraction Hilda af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky Julia Voss,Daniel Birnbaum, 92Roundatable, 20/4-4/5 2026
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Beyond Paris:Seurat and the sea,92Roundtable, 21/4-5/5 2026
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Reinvention of Vermeer: modern artists,critics,writers and forgers, 92Roundtable online 6/5-3/6 2026)
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Matisse at  war: art resistance and revolution, Christopher Gorham, 92 Roundtable online (29/5-19/6 2026)
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Victoria Ward, Historic methods, New insights: evaluating conservation recipes for varnish removal on oil paintings, NICAS colloquium online, 11 juni 2026
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Understanding Symbolism and iconography in great art, 92 Roundtable online (24/6 -12/8. 2026) 
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The power of volatile emissions:VOC analysis to investigate the materials and chemistry of paintings Fabiana di Gianvincenzo; Flexible X-ray Laminography for Art: Building a Painting simulator Valentin Rosario 25 juni 2026, NICAS colloquium online
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The secret lives of color across art history: red, green, pink and gold, 92Roundtable online (23/6-21/7 2026)
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Van Gogh's flowers, 92 Roudtable online  (6/7-20/7 2026)
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Impressionism and Japonism, 92 Roundtable online (6/7-27/7 2026)
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Gogreen webinar DSA application,WP6, 15 juli 2026
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James McNeill Whistler, an American artist abroad 92Roundtable online(27/7-17/8 2026)
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Gogreen webinar Green scaffolding  5/8/26
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William Morris and his gardens, How plants influenced the arts and crafts movement, 92Roundtable online (augustus 2026)
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painter taster:Wilton diptych , 3 September 2026, National gallery London online
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IIC congress Ghent 8-11 September 2026 online
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BEVA flocking theory online, Matteo Rossi Doria, BRK-APROA, online 21/9/26
Cleaning modern and contemporary paintings: current approaches to surface dirt removal, Michelle Vergeer, 23/9/26 Eukon online
laser cleaning for the removal of bronze overpaint, 24/9/26 IAP online
NICAS colloquium online: Gogreen: supporting the implementation Bizot protocol at the Rijksmuseum with low-tech monitoring methods; A more detailed look on the chemo-mechanical properties of aging lead white oil paints, 24/9/26
Gorgreen WP5:analytical methods for greener conservation, online 25/9/26
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Skills
gilding, painting, sculpting, drawing,
research about relief applications and techniques of the gothic revival used by the workshops of Benoît Van Uytvanck and the workshop of Bressers and the workshop of Blanchaert
working with Word en Powerpoint, making posters in InDesign, basic knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator
Languages

 

Dutch

english

french

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