Mallorie Francis
M.A.C. Candidate
Art Conservation Program
Stream: Treatment
Specialization: Paper
Areas of Interests: Photographic materials, manuscripts and ephemera, book conservation
Mallorie received a B.A. in Anthropology with a focus on Museum Studies from the University of British Columbia in 2019, following which she participated in a museology field school in Turin, Italy through the Institute for Field Research.
After graduation, Mallorie worked as a collections technician for the City of Richmond where she assisted with variety of tasks including cataloguing, condition reporting, artefact packing, exhibit installation, and more. In May 2021, she also began working as a museum assistant and later assistant curator at PoCo Heritage Museum and Archives, where she was involved in writing collection policies and overseeing the completion of a LAC grant-funded digitization project. During this time, Mallorie also explored her love for archival materials through printmaking, bookbinding, and film photography.