Abbie Vandivere (nee Bagley-Young) is an Art Restorer/Conservator based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She specialises in treating Old Master paintings, particularly Dutch 16th-17th centuries. In 2005, she received her diploma in the Conservation of Easel Paintings from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England. Since 2007, she has been a freelance restorer with her own business - AbbieArt Restoration. Abbie has worked in a variety of museums and institutions including:

Netherlands: The Frans Hals Museum (Haarlem), Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal (Leiden), Instituut Collectie Nederland, (Rijswijk)
United Kingdom: The Courtauld Institute of Art (London)
Canada: The Glenbow Museum (Calgary)
U.S.A.: The Princeton University Art Museum (Princeton), The Guggenheim Museum (New York)

Please click below for examples of Abbie's restoration projects and work experience:

		The Impact of Oil: Historical painting techniques in Early Netherlandish painting - Amsterdam Maastricht Summer University	08-09/2011
		PhD: The Impact of Oil, Rijksmuseum and University of Amsterdam	01/2008– present
		The Capture of Damiate by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen: a conservation treatment at the Frans Hals Museum	09/2009-
		Egg Tempera demonstrations and Art Restoration lectures for Canadian high school students	11/2007
		Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen’s Cardinal Erard de la Marck and The Holy Family: A Diptych Reunited?’	2006–08
		Surface Cleaning Unvarnished Paintings	2004–08
		Historical Replicas: egg tempera and oil painting techniques	10-12/2002