Ms. Hessling was the first conservator for Regional Conservation Services at the North Carolina Museum of Art from 1984 until 1998, establishing the museum as a major conservation resource for institutions in the Southeast. She developed surveys and care strategies for many institutions including the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the North Carolina State Supreme Court; Tryon Palace, New Bern, NC; and Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC.

As Interim Director of Field Services for the Upper Midwest Conservation Association in 2002, she surveyed collections and developed collection care plans for museums in the Midwest.

She has treated murals around the country by such 20^th century artists as Aaron Douglas, Pietro Lazzari, Francis Kughler, Carlo Ciampaglia, Dean Cornwell, Eugene Savage, and Thomas Hart Benton, sometimes working with large conservation teams.

She has taught continuing education courses and professional seminars at Meredith College and North Carolina State University and developed an educational Internet web site for the Historic Preservation Society of Durham.

Janet W. Hessling earned a BA in Liberal Studies from the University of Notre Dame, an MA in Art History with Certificate of Advanced Study in Art Conservation from the Art Conservation Department at Buffalo State College and a Certificate in Cultural Resources Management from Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina.

AFFILIATIONS

Professional Associate, American Institute for Conservation
AIC Conservators in Private Practice, Secretary, 2004-06
Assessor, Conservation Assessment Program (CAP)
South East Regional Conservation Association
Virginia Conservation Association
American Association of Museums
American Association for State and Local History
Southeastern Museums Conference
North Carolina Museums Council