This award, inaugurated in 1995, recognises and rewards individuals whose extraordinary efforts have directly contributed to the raising of standards in their workplace or within their conservation field. It is also awarded to people who have worked to promote the profession of conservation and its activities to the wider community and who have encouraged membership of the AICCM.
2018 Conservator of the Year
Kelly Leahey
Kelly is a paper conservator at the State Library of Queensland and has been involved in two major projects this year.
The first being the production of a Care for Collections video series. This series was aimed at equipping Queenslanders with a knowledge of preserving their ANZAC stories. Since the video series release in early 2018, SLQ have received wide spread positive response from colleagues, clients and cultural organisations. The videos are a fantastic resource and through promotion on social media will no doubt be shared and re-shared well into the future.
The second being the development of cyanotype (blueprint) workshops to engage the public in alternative and historic photographic materials and techniques. Over 400 people have now attended these workshops, provided free to the public, and future workshops are scheduled.
2017 Conservator of the Year
Helen Privett
Past winners
- 2016 - Nicole Tse
- 2015 - Tess Evans
- 2013 – Kristen Phillips
- 2011 – Lydia Egunnike
- 2010 – Deborah Lau
- 2009 – Alexandra Ellen
- 2008 – Alice Cannon
- 2006 – Kim Morris
- 2005 – Amanda Pagliarino
- 2004 – Robyn Sloggett, Detlev Lueth and Angeletta Leggio
- 2002 – Julian Bickersteth
- 2001 – Jude Fraser
- 2000 - Not awarded in this year
- 1999 – Malgorzata Sawicki
- 1998 – Donna Midwinter
- 1997 - Karen Coote
- 1996 - Ian Cook
- 1995 – Colin Pearson
As you can see, our records are incomplete. If you can help fill in the blanks we would love to hear from you.