Biography
Kyna Biggs is the David Booth Fellow in Conservation Science in the David Booth Conservation Department at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Before this, she was a conservation scientist at Parks Canada, conducting material analysis of heritage objects from Canadian built heritage and archaeological sites. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Molecular/Cellular Biology with a minor in Art History from the University of Ottawa, then completed a Master of Art Conservation at Queen’s University in conservation science. Her research explored the susceptibility of acrylic paints to mould under different environmental conditions. Kyna has previously held positions at the Geological Survey of Canada and the Canadian Conservation Institute and has taught within the Master of Art Conservation program at Queen’s University.