1. Mary McGrath MA
Fellowof the International Institute of Conservation.
Rosetown Lodge, Newbridge, Co Kildare Tel: 045 432007
email:mary@marymcgrath.ie Mobile: 0879680303
EDUCATION:
1973 – 2014 Professional Refresher Short Courses
2009/10 CEAD National Collegeof Art & Design
1982-83 Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
Advanced Level Internshipin Conservation of Paintings
1971-73 Courtauld Instituteof Art, London University.
Postgraduatestudies in Conservation of Paintings
MA Degree Awarded
1966-70 Trinity College, Dublin. B.A.Degree French, Spanish,History of Art
1965-66 Madrid University,Spain.Diploma in Language and Philosophy
SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
2016 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery ,City Hall (PatriciaWrafter
Conservation Architect), Aras an Uachtarain,A&L Goodbody, Crawford Gallery,DeVeres Art Auctions,
PriceWaterhouse, St Muiredeach’s Cathedral Ballina and Dublin Stock Exchange(David Slattery
Conservation Architects), Trinity CollegeDublin,Exam Hall,(John O’Connell,Conservation Architect), US
Embassy,St Bartholomew’s Church, Ballsbridge plus privateclients.
2015 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery,KilmainhamGaol (OPW Gretta
Doyle Architect), 14 Henrietta Street (Dublin Corporation)15 –17 Moore Street (Grainne Shaffrey
Architect), National Gallery of Ireland (Blackwood and Associates Architects),Alexandra College,plus
many privateclients.
2014 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, KilmainhamCourthouse (OPW Gretta Doyle Architect) Moore
Street, (Grainne Shaffrey Associates Architects) PrivateClients. Lectures IPAV.
2013 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, St Kevin’s Harrington Street, (Bluett & O’Donohue Architects),
Belvedere House, (David Slattery Architects) PrivateClients. Lectures: IPAV
2012 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, OPW, UCC, Arts Council,Mansion House,Marlay House,St
Mary’s Cathedral Kilkenny,(Bluett & O’Donohue Architects), National Gallery (Blackwood and Associates
Architects), US Embassy plus PrivateCollections
Lectures on Biodiversity :University CollegeGalway Mulranny Heritage Week, On Art : IPAV

2. 2011 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, Dublin Castle(ArchitectJohn Cahill),Arts Council, UCC,
(Architect John O’Connell), Bishop’s PalaceWaterford ESB, St Mary’s Cathedral Kilkenny plus Private
Collections
2010 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, Dublin Castle,ESB, US Embassy, RTE, Bishop’s Palace
Waterford, Wexford County Council plus Public & PrivateCollections
2009 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, Leinster House (Murray O’Laoghaire Architects), A&L
Goodbody, McCann Fitzgerald,UCC, plus Public and PrivateCollections
2008 Consultant Conservator: IMMA, Leinster House (Murray O’Laoghaire Architects), plus Public and
PrivateCollections
Lectures: TCD, IPAV, FolklifeAssociation Muckross
2007 Consultant Conservator: AIB, IMMA, OPW, King’s Inns,Arts Council etc plus PrivateClients
Lectures: TCD, IPAV.
2006 Consultant: Irish Museumof Modern Art; Louis le Brocquy; Catholic Cathedral Waterford
(Architect: Ron Falconer)
Lectures: TCD,IPAV.
2005 Conservation: University CollegeCork; Dublin Corporation;The Arts Council;OPW;
Lectures: TCD, ,The Historic HouseSeminar - University of Maynooth: IPAV
Paintings - Instituteof Auctioneers and Valuers Consultant: Denver Museum of Art, Colorado
2004 Historic Paint Consultant: The Landmark Trust, (Shaffrey Associates – Architects); Carton
Demesne (Murray O’Laoire Architects); Church of Our Lady, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny (Architect Michael
O’Boyle- Bluett & O’Donohue Architects)
2003 Historic Paint Consultant, Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles,Co Tipperary.(Architect:
Michael O’Boyle– Bluett & O’Donahue Architects)
2002 Presented paper on Bacon Project Innovations atAIC Conference in Houston Texas.
Lecture Tour: Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco;Denver Art Museum,
Colorado.Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.Victoria and AlbertMuseum, London;
Privategroup Orange County, California;Privategroup Harvard University,Massachusetts
1998-2001 Conservator in charge of deconstruction,packingand moving of Francis Bacon’s Studio &
contents from London to Dublin for Hugh Lane Gallery,reconstructingstudio and replacingcontents.
(David Chipperfield Architects,London) Historic Paint Consultant: City Hall Dublin and Liffey Bridges
Dublin (Architect: Paul Arnold)
1995-2014 Part-time lecturer I.P.A.V.
1985-2008 Part-time lecturer Trinity College Dublin – History of Art Department.
1985-2014 Conservator in Private Practice. Institutional & PrivateClients.
1998-2003 Consultant Conservator, Francis Bacon Studio Project,Hugh Lane Gallery.
1997 Project Manager: Organised team to prepare and pack 100 paintings fromthe Hugh Lane
Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin,for travel to Japan – personally supervised hanging
and installation in Hokaido.
1996 Project Manager: Organised team of conservators to work on eighteenth century painted walls
and ceilingatLyons House, Newcastle, Co Dublin.
Lecture: Irish Georgian Society – Ledwithstown House.
1995/96 Project Manager: Organised teams of conservators and recent conservation graduates to reline
and restore largepaintings fromDublin Corporation’s historicportraitcollection.

3. 1993/94 Historic Paint Consultant, Enniscorthy Cathedral. Responsiblefor stencil designs,and colours.
Supervised work of woodcarvers,gilders and stencillers.(Architect: Michael Tierney)
1992-1996 Paintings Conservator for National Trust,Northern Ireland.
1989&90 Visiting Consultant, J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu,California
1988 Presented Paper on Trinity Frame: International GildingConference, Philadelphia,USA.
1987&88 Visiting Consultant, RMRCC, Denver, Colorado
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
2004 Conservation of Modern Paintings. Circa Arts Magazine,Dublin.
2001 When Words areNot Enough Journal of the Typographic Society – London.
2000 Paintings in Cormack’s Chapel one possibleexplanation. Pilgrimage– Conference at University College, Cork
Francis Bacon –a MovingExperience - Circa Arts Magazine
1998 Three Medieval Carved Wood Figures in the National Museum of Ireland Proceedings of the IIC Conference, Dublin
1996 Conservation of an Important Eighteenth Century Frame “Gilded Wood – Conservation & History” Bigelow Ed.
Sound View Press,Boston. USA
1989 Materials and Techniques of Irish Medieval WallpaintingsJRSAI Dublin
OTHER WRITING
2005 THE IRISH DRAUGHT HORSE – A HISTORY (COLLINS PRESS)
2010 THE KERRY BOG PONY – A HISTORY (ASSOCIATED EDITIONS)
HONOURS & AWARDS
1995 Elected Fellowof the International Institutefor Conservation
1982 Fellowship to Harvard University
1970 Arts Council Scholarship