Kris Cnossen is a Junior Fellow at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They graduated with an MS in textile conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation in 2022. They have interned at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, where they assisted in the preparation and completed treatment for the 2022 Stephen Sprouse exhibition. Prior to that, they interned at the St. Louis Museum of Art, where they performed research on the use of digitally printed reproduction textiles as visual compensation in collaboration with Associate Textile Conservator, Miriam Murphy. Pre-program, Kris interned at Toledo Museum of Art, Mountain States Art Conservation, and the Maryland Center for History and Culture; previously the Maryland Historical Society. Kris has a deep passion for the ethics surrounding documentation and conservation, especially of modern materials and art. In their free time, they knit, read fantasy, and befriend stray cats. In this episode, we discusses Kris’s pre-program experience, tips for applying to graduate school, how Kris tailored their time in the WUDPAC program to prepare for private practice, their vision for their future business, and some ethics in costume conservation. This conversation will be of special interest to pre-program professionals and those interested in textile conservation.
For more information on Kris, please visit:
https://kriscnossen.com/
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