Joanna Payne ACR
About Me
I’m Joanna Payne ACR, an independent art conservator based in West London since 1984.
I specialise in the conservation and restoration of works of art on paper from the 16th century up to the present day. This includes watercolours, drawings, prints, wallpapers and objects made of paper.
I am an Accredited Member of ICON, equipping me with a proficient level of competence, sound judgement and in-depth knowledge of the principles which underpin conservation practice.
Please go to my website: https://joannapayne.com/
Client Testimonials
Richard Saltoun Gallery has brought 20th & 21st Century works on paper to Joanna Payne Conservation’s studio for many years. Some have complex problems & Joanna Payne is always on hand, with her great experience, to offer advice & solutions. She sometimes works on very large pictures for us & often to short deadlines. We trust her judgement & treatments, & hope our collaborations continue for many years. Many of our works have ended up in museum collections all over the world.
Richard Saltoun Gallery
Owner of the gallery, directorThank you for doing the (Henry) Moore drawing so superbly. Cheque enclosed.
Offer Waterman & Co
Art galleryJoanna Payne ACR & I have liaised over a number of years when she advised on the condition of the collections (works of art on paper) at Royal Holloway, University of London. She carried out onsite surveys to help us assess the conservation needs of the collections when we were working towards Arts Council accreditation. This enabled us to draw up conservation plans and strategies. Each financial year she did conservation treatments within budget & made treatment records. She & I liaised with a conservation mounter & framer. She is great to work with and over the years I am really proud that the condition of the collection improved greatly with her help.
Dr. Laura MacCulloch,
ex Curator, Royal Holloway College, University of LondonTraining
I completed three years of conservation courses at Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts, London in 1978. I was awarded the Certificate in Paper Conservation (Merit) and the Diploma in Prints & Drawings Conservation (Merit). Courses covered paper making, paper chemistry, practical conservation treatments, art history, printmaking techniques and the study of books, vellum and paper artefacts.
Between 1994 and 1998, I lived in Tokyo, part-time studying Japanese papermaking & printmaking.
Work History
After graduating, I gained experience working for Rob Dixon Fine Prints near Oxford for three years.
I established Joanna Payne Conservation, an independent conservation studio in Holland Park, London. In 2000, after my return from living/studying in Tokyo, Japan I established my current conservation studio in Chiswick, West London, in a 19th century (well-secured) artist’s studio.
