Sabine Cotte is a French-Australian private conservator, based in Melbourne (Australia) since 2001. she has more than 30 years experience in Paris (Musee du Louvre, Musee d’Orsay, Museum of Modern Art ) and Australia (National Gallery of Victoria, Ballarat Fine Arts Gallery, Geelong Gallery, Bendigo Art Gallery, art dealers and private collections). She holds conservation degrees from Institut National du Patrimoine (Paris), ICCROM (Rome) and a PhD from University of Melbourne, Australia, on the materials and techniques of contemporary artist Mirka Mora. She has led several workshops in the Himalayan region for UNESCO, ICCROM and private NGOs, focusing on training local people in conservation of thangkas (Tibetan scroll paintings), mural paintings and disaster recovery. She has published many articles and given many talks in professional journals and conferences. She is an Honorary Fellow of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, a casual lecturer in the Masters of Cultural Materials Conservation and a tutor in the Masters of Curatorship, University of Melbourne. The studio offers condition reporting, preservation assessments, preventive conservation assessment and advice, and treatment on old and contemporary paintings.

Professional Affiliations / Qualifications

Sabine Cotte is a professional member of AICCM (Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials), a member and working group coordinator of ICOM-CC (International Council of Museums, Conservation Committee), a member of IIC (International Institute of Conservation ), of AAANZ (art Association of Australia and New Zealand) and of NAVA (national Association for the Visual Arts).