Mark Aronson

Mark Aronson serves as Chief Conservator at the Yale Center for British Art and Critic in Painting/Printmaking at Yale School of Art, appointments held since 2007 and 2008 respectively. Previously, he led conservation efforts at Yale University Art Gallery for fourteen years and has collaborated with institutions including the J. Paul Getty Museum.

His academic credentials include:

• B.A. in Art from Reed College
• M.S. in Conservation and Preservation of Artistic and Historic Artifacts (University of Delaware, Winterthur Museum program)
• Certificate in Painting Conservation (Fogg Museum, Harvard University)

Specializing in historical painting techniques and conservation methodologies, Mr. Aronson employs advanced technical analysis—including X-radiography, XRF spectroscopy, and infrared imaging—to investigate artworks. His landmark project conserving 'An Allegory of the Tudor Succession' required collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art due to the painting's complex construction.

His distinguished fellowships comprise:

• Getty Fellowship at Frans Hals Museum
• IMLS and Mellon Fellowships at Philadelphia Museum of Art
• National Museum Act Fellowship at Cincinnati Art Museum

Leading the Conservation department's dual studios (paintings and works on paper) and imaging facility, Mr. Aronson integrates technical research with Yale's educational mission through training programs for emerging conservators, public workshops, and scholarly publications that advance conservation science.