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Kathryn Gill
Kathryn (Kate) Gill, FIIC, ACR, FHEA, is a freelance conservator, lecturer and researcher, notably of textiles, dress and upholstery. Kate has a particular interest in researching and replicating objects she encounters as a conservator in order to better understand and communicate the materials and technology of their original manufacture. Following training at the Textile Conservation Centre, England, she set up the upholstery conservation section at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, where she was senior conservator (1984–91). She was senior conservator and lecturer at the Textile Conservation Centre, University of Southampton (1992–2009), combining practical conservation with research and teaching. She coedited Upholstery Conservation: Principles and Practice (2001). She is external advisor, conservation of furniture and related objects courses, West Dean College, England (2008 to date).