Anya Dani
Director of Community Engagement and Inclusive Practice / Lecturer
Personal Website
Education
M.S. in Art Conservation, Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, 2007
B.A. in Art Conservation, University of Delaware, 2003
Areas of Interest
Community-based conservation; Decolonizing collections stewardship; Increasing racial justice, equity, and inclusion in art conservation
Selected Publications
Dani, A., Gupta, A., and the AIC Equity & Inclusion Committee. 2021. “EIC Calls for Structural Inequity Changes.” AIC News 46 (3): 1, 6-10.
Spence, S., Harada, T., Margiolakis, A., Deckoff-Jones, S., Shugar, A., Hamm, J., Dani, K., and Dani, A. 2017. “Applicability of Femtosecond Lasers in the Cross-section Sampling of Works of Art.” MRS Advances 2 (33-34): 1801-1804.
Harada, T., Spence, S., Margiolakis, A., Deckoff-Jones, S., Ploeger, R., Shugar, A., Hamm, J., Dani, K., and Dani, A. 2017. “Obtaining cross-sections of paint layers in cultural artifacts using femtosecond pulsed lasers.” Materials 10 (2): 107.doi:10.3390/ma10020107
Dani, A., J. L. Mass, and T. Kuranari. 2014. “Characterization and provenance of 17th and 18th century Okinawan ceramics using X-ray based analysis.” Studies in Conservation 59 (S1): S207-S208.
Dani, A. 2013. “Establishing Conservation in an Unconventional Venue in Okinawa.” American Institute for Conservation 41st Annual Meeting Objects Specialty Group Postprints (20): 17-31.
Dani (née McDavis-Conway), A., 2006. Godfrey, J., Pouliot, B., and Wolbers, R. “Hair Consolidation and Treatment of an Insect-Damaged Dancing Hat from Sierra Leone.” American Institute for Conservation 34th Annual Meeting Objects Specialty Group Postprints (13): 184-194, and Textile Specialty Group Postprints (16): 87-95.
