Robin Bernhard

Experience

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  University of California, Davis

  Dec 2004 - Jan 2015

  Art Collection Manager/Registrar

  Responsible for the care, conservation and stewardship of the Fine Arts collection and outdoor sculpture collection. Registration and logistics for the exhibition programing.

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  The Contemporary Jewish Museum

  Feb 2015 - Dec 2015

  Registrar/ Exhibitions Manager

  Responsible for maintaining and disseminating accurate information to other museum departments including an overview of each exhibition, rights and reproductions and texts, exhibition requirements and curatorial statements, contracts and departmental budgets. Responsible for the transportation of art objects and their safe handling and display in exhibitions according to best museum practices. Responsible for the marketing and coordination of traveling exhibitions generated by the museum. Manage, supervise and develop the CJM database for all incoming, traveling exhibitions and collection items. Responsible for developing protocol and systemizing a digital archive of institutional history of exhibitions. Show less

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  Saint Mary's College of California

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

  Collection Manager/Registrar

  Care and conservation for the Permanent Collection, the Campus Collection and all shipping, condition exporting and security arrangements for temporary exhibitions. Manage and maintain collection database and all accession records. Collaborates with the director and the advisory board on collection policy and planning issues and exhibition development.

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  Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

  Jan 2018 - May 2020

  Exhibitions & Collections Manager

  Responsible for managing the registration for the permanent collection, physical archive, and digital assets. Manage conservation reporting, documenting, and liaising with contract conservators – especially for the offsite cleaning of 500+ objects and the onsite cleaning of 125 outdoor sculptures. Oversees all collections and exhibitions related activities. Supervises the contract Senior and Lead Preparators and other contract positions for special projects. Responsibilities include the management of the exhibitions and collections budgets; exhibition installations; artist contracts; collection related initiatives including refinement, conservation and database management. Serves as the liaison between the Curatorial department and other departments. Responsible for the tracking, registration, care, and handling of art objects including all aspects of shipping and receiving of artwork. Show less

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  Preservation Arts

  Oct 2019 - now

  Responsible for providing collection and conservation management services to institutions, galleries, private collectors and clients. Provide high level disaster response, exhibition management and collection survey services. Supervise, schedule and streamline logistics for conservation department projects, art transportation, installation and special projects. Responsible for managing accurate registration records, and protocols for incoming objects into storage for conservation projects. Assist with strategy and visioning for the business in conjunction with the President. Show less

  • Director of Collections & Conservation

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Collections & Conservation Manager

    Oct 2019 - Apr 2022