Oakstreet Art Conservation

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakstreet Art Conservation provides world class art conservation and restoration services specializing in 3-dimensional decorative arts, with emphasis on furniture, wooden objects, and Asian lacquer. The studio has experience treating a wide variety of materials, including ceramics, glass, decorative metals and stones, wood, animal-based materials (ivory, coral, turtle-shell, mother-of-pearl, bone, leather), gilding, and painted and varnished surfaces. Oakstreet primarily serves West Coast private collectors, institutions, art dealers, and auction houses. In addition to treatment, services provided include collections care and surveys; condition reports; sampling; and installation, exhibition, and transport support. Consultancy and teaching projects are also undertaken. These have included work funded through the World Monument Fund (WMF) in the Forbidden City, Beijing (2016, 2015), through the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan (2014), and in Brussels, Belgium (2011). All treatments are carried out in accordance with the American Institute of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice. Catherine is a peer-reviewed Professional Associate of the AIC.