KIMBERLY
ROCHE
Archaeological Conservation Services
About Me
I specialise in stabilising archaeological materials from the marine environment. In the past, I have treated a range of materials including paintings (oil on canvas and panel), murals (buon fresco and lime white), decorative 3D objects, and archaeological artefacts from both terrestrial and marine contexts.
Every object presents its own story and challenges, and I work to provide a unique solution for each.
Please contact me for additional enquiries.
Work Experience
Aug 2018 - Present
Conservator, Rooswijk Project Conservator
MSDS Marine Ltd
Portsmouth, UK
May 2017 - May 2018
Project Volunteer - CU Volunteer Coordinator
Newport Ship Project
Newport, Wales
October 2016 - February 2018
Volunteer - Preventive Conservation
National Museum Cardiff
Cardiff, Wales
September 2017
Project Team - Archaeology & Conservation
Rooswijk 1740 Shipwreck Excavation
Ramsgate, England
June 2017 - August 2017
Work Placement - Marine Archaeological Conservation
The Mariners' Museum & Park - USS Monitor Center Conservation Laboratory
Newport News, VA
May - August 2016
Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program Awardee
Graduate Internship in Conservation and Materials Science
Naval History & Heritage Command, Underwater Archaeology Conservation Laboratory
Washington, DC
May - July 2015
Internship in Conservation
Naval History & Heritage Command, Underwater Archaeology Conservation Laboratory
Washington, DC
September 2014 - February 2015
Internship in Conservation
Gulf Coast Art Conservation
Bradenton, FL
Education
2018 / MSc Conservation Practice
Cardiff University
museum collections management, structure and decay of organic and inorganic materials, metal conservation, wood conservation, diagnostic techniques and analysis, practical application of conservation treatments
Dissertation: Standardising Akaganéite Synthesis in Heritage Science
2016 / Conservation Certificate
Studio Arts College International
painting conservation, mural conservation, archaeological artefact conservation, legislation and ethics in conservation, diagnostic techniques in conservation
2013 / BA Art History
University of Central Florida
western and nonwestern art history, studio drawing, design fundamentals, biology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology
Presentations & Publications
Nordgren, E. et al. 2017. Conservation of Maritime Heritage. Conservation Matters in Wales, Past Practice Future Practice. Cardiff, 19 December 2017.
Roche, K. 2017. Public Engagement with Amateur Archaeologists: A Path to Public Archaeological Conservation? Icon First-Ever Twitter Conference. 06 October 2017. Link
Morrand, K., Schwarz, G., Daniel, S. and Roche, K. 2017. Savage Meets Science: The Rebirth of Royal Savage through Modern Technology [Poster]. Society for Historical Archaeology Conference. Fort Worth, 4-8 January, 2017.
Roche, K. 2016. US Navy Partnership Explores New Frontiers to Conserve Royal Savage Iron. Conservation Matters in Wales, Doing Things Differently. Cardiff, 13 December, 2016.
Day, E. and K. Roche. 2016. Overcoming the Obstacles of Previous Restorations. Conservation of Paintings from St. James’s Church in Porto Azzurro on Elba Island. Florence, 09 April, 2016.
