Jennifer Jae Gutierrez
Assistant Professor, Photographic Materials Conservator
Jae received a Bachelor of Arts in Art Conservation and Art History with a minor in Chemistry from the University of Delaware in 2001. She earned her Master’s of Science from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2004, specializing in photograph conservation. After completing her Master’s level studies she began teaching in the department of art conservation at the University of Delaware. Jae teaches undergraduate courses in photograph conservation and the philosophy and ethics of conservation. She also teaches the first-year graduate curriculum in photograph conservation. At the University she is an active member of the University Emergency Response Working Group and involved with the Center for Material Culture Studies. Jae is especially interested in public outreach and during the 2004-2005 academic year initiated a program about American art appreciation and preservation for elementary students in Wilmington, Delaware. In 2007-2008 she Chaired the American Institute for Conservation’s Public Outreach Task Force.
