Sharon Cather

Biography

"Sharon Cather was educated at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at Princeton University, where she worked particularly on the drawings of Gianlorenzo Bernini. After teaching in the History of Art Department at the University of Cambridge, she helped establish the Conservation of Wall Painting Department at The Courtauld in 1985. Responsible for the Department’s research agenda, Sharon has supervised fifty eight MA dissertations, resulting in thirty two publications, as well as other research at PhD level. She is also the main supervisor of the Department’s conservation, research and teaching projects in China, Georgia, India and Malta, and Project Director of the Leon Levy Foundation Centre for Conservation Studies at Nagaur (Rajasthan). "

Research Interest

"Conservation theory, in particular methodological developments Environmental causes of deterioration, their diagnosis and mitigation Analytical methods, with emphasis on portable and accessible techniques Technology of wall paintings globally Methods and materials of remedial interventions"