Travis Zuidema
M.A.C. Candidate
Art Conservation Program
Stream: Treatment
Specialization: Paintings
Areas of interest: Conservation Ethics; Technical Art Analysis; Reverse Glass Paintings
Travis Zuidema graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2018 with a BS in Chemistry and a double major in Art History. His degree studies focused mainly on organic and analytical chemistry. His studies in art history concentrated on Northern Renaissance and Baroque art, as well as Modern artists fostered by Peggy Guggenheim. Upon graduation, Travis began an internship at a private conservation studio in Columbia, SC. Under the direction of Jennifer Bullock and Massimiliano Bernasconi, Travis received hands-on experience treating paintings and paper objects. Travis served as the South Carolina Regional Co-liaison in the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network before moving to Kingston.