Grantee Database

Absari HANIFAH

• 2026
• Conservation
• Indonesia to United States

To explore recent advancements in textile and organic material conservation through research, interviews, and visits to leading conservation institutions in the United States. Hanifah hopes to develop her conservation skills and gain insights into conservation methods not yet practiced in Indonesia through museum visits, mentorship, and conversations with conservation experts in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York. Hanifah will commence her fellowship with a two-week engagement with a conservator colleague at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She also plans to visit the Getty Conservation Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the de Young Museum, and the Asian Art Museum. Upon her return, Hanifah hopes to hold seminars and workshops to pass on the knowledge and skills she gains, empowering fellow new conservators.

Riza A ROMERO

• 2026
• Conservation
• Philippines to United States

To benchmark art conservation degree programs in New York and the U.S. through observation, events, and dialogues. Over the course of her six-month fellowship, Romero will observe training and service delivery at the Metropolitan Museum, attend MoMA conservation events, and build ties with conservation experts, gaining and exchanging knowledge and ideas related to conservation curriculum design, pedagogy, and facilities. Her primary objective is to help develop a robust, internationally competitive art conservation program in the Philippines, addressing the critical lack of formal training in the field.

American Museum of Natural History

Country / Region:
• United States

• 2011
• Conservation
• United States to United States

to support a regional workshop on object and textile conservation at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi in February 2012.

Shailee Snehalbhai Bhagat

• 2024
• Conservation
• India to United States

To pursue a Master of Science in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania, learning U.S. preservation practices with a focus on design and policy to better understand the gaps in India's urban heritage preservation practice.

Peter John Natividad

• 2024
• Conservation
• Philippines to Japan

To conduct research on the principles and techniques used in the mounting and seismic control system of display and storage in Japanese museums.

Bao Chau Nguyen Phuoc

• 2024
• Conservation
• Vietnam to United States

To gain knowledge in art conservation through New York’s rich cultural landscape by visiting art institutions and archives to closely examine vintage propaganda posters produced by the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), c.1955-1975.

Wild Projects

• 2024
• Conservation
• United States to Indonesia

To research through a cultural lens the move of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to East Kalimantan on Borneo, including the voices and cultural activities of generation Z and generation Alpha Indonesians.

King Kong Art Projects Unlimited, Inc.

Country / Region:
• Philippines

• 2019
• Conservation
• Philippines to United States

to support representatives from the Roberto Chabet Archive on a research trip to the U.S. to observe conservation practices and techniques

Fan Ting-fu

Country / Region:
• Taiwan

• 2018
• Conservation
• Taiwan to United States

A 1-month Individual Fellowship to survey Chinese painting and calligraphy collections and meet curators and conservators in the U.S.

Sandra Vanderwarf

Country / Region:
• United States

• 2018
• Conservation
• United States to Mongolia

A 5-month Individual Fellowship to examine and document ancient textiles in Mongolian cultural institutions

Hashimoto Mari

Country / Region:
• Japan

• 2017
• Conservation
• Japan to United States

a 6-month fellowship to conduct conservation research at Pace Art Conservation in Honolulu, Hawaii

Jenibel Paray

Country / Region:
• Philippines

• 2016
• Conservation
• Philippines to United States

for a four-month fellowship to undertake research on art conservation practices in Washington, D.C. and New York City.