Professional Art Restoration Services
We’re proud to now offer professional art restoration in partnership with a trusted local conservator, Margaret Sawczuk. Margaret provides exceptional restoration services for our clients, carefully bringing damaged or timeworn artworks back to life. Each project is handled with expertise, precision, and a deep respect for every piece’s original integrity and beauty.
On this page, you’ll find Margaret’s credentials along with before-and-after examples that showcase the remarkable results of her work. Whether you need a painting—or another type of artwork—cleaned, repaired, or fully restored, we’re here to help preserve your art for years to come.
Examples
About the conservator
Margaret Sawczuk began her professional journey in art conservation in 1995 in Kraków, Poland. Immersed in the city’s rich atmosphere of Baroque and Renaissance art, she established her first conservation studio shortly after earning her Master’s degree in Art Conservation from the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.
In Europe, she carried out numerous conservation projects on wooden polychromed sculptures and altarpieces in Polish churches, as well as Baroque wall paintings and frescoes in Austrian monasteries and cloisters — notably in the historic villages of Heiligenkreutz and Gaaden, where she worked for many years.
Since 2007, Margaret has continued her conservation practice in the United States, focusing on the preservation of paintings, sculptures, and ceramics, and combining traditional European craftsmanship with a deep respect for the integrity and history of each work of art.
Margaret Sawczuk
Address: 820 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304
Phone: 773 814 3257
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
1987 - 1994: Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Faculty of Art Conservation
and Restoration, Krakow, Poland.
Master's Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art
Completed Additional Courses:
Chemistry and Microbiology used in Conservation of Art Work
The History of Art and Culture
The History of Technology and Techniques of Art Works
The Conservation of Ceramics
Ethics
1982 - 1987: National Fine Arts High School, Opole, Poland.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Conservation and restoration of paintings.
Conservation and restoration of wooden, stone, and bronze sculptures and objects.
Conservation and restoration of polychromed and gilded surfaces.
Conservation of ceramics and glass.
Gilding. Traditional and modern techniques.
Professional replication of all traditional painting and sculptural techniques.
Professional examination of art works, proposals of treatments, as well as written and photo documentation.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Since 1995 Member of Polish National Artist Society, Section for Conservation
of Historic and Artistic Works.
Since 2005 Professional Member of American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC).
PUBLICATIONS
- The Catholic New World, June 2008, “Meaning behind iconography. Traditional gilding technique.”
- "Conservation of 17th Century, wooden, polychromed sculpture of Christ from Dominican Church in Krakow, Poland." Published in Studies of Conservation. Department of Art Conservation, Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, 1998.
- Interview: Dziennik Zwiazkowy, Polish Daily News, Chicago, January 9th, 2009.
- Interview: Gwiazda Polarna.
- Interview: Polish TV, March 2010 "The conservation of the frescos at Epiphany Church in Chicago."