My Experience
Sergio Merida Hernandez
I am passionate about art in its broadest sense; from the great Master Painters to modern cinematic geniuses. I love music, literature, history and photography. I love to travel - further expanding and fuelling my passion for all things of artistic and historic importance and, of course, for food!
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See below for my previous projects and experience.
Experience
March 2021 - Present
Self Employed
​Murals, canvas paintings and refurbishing properties for private clients
2019 - 2021
ICS International Conservation Services, Sydney
Conservation and Restoration - Notable Projects
â–ª Norman Lindsay, conservation garden sculptures, Faulconbridge, NSW
â–ª Art Gallery of New South Wales, conservation bronzes relief on facade and War and Peace
bronze sculpture
â–ª Hyde Park, Sydney, Anzac Memorial, conservation
â–ª Bondi Junction, ‘Parkview’ property - conservation and restoration of
sculptural/architectural fixtures on the facade, stucco
â–ª Hyde Park, Archibald Fountain, City of Sydney, stone and bronze
â–ª Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Vanuatu Slit Drum, timber
â–ª Newtown War Memorial, stone and bronze
â–ª Redfern, Baptist Fountain, cast iron and stone
â–ª Battery Hill cannon and wooden carriages, Port Fairy, Victoria
â–ª Saint Sophia Church chandelier at Surrey Hills, glass
â–ª Vernon Treweeke murals, Blue Mountains, New South Wales
â–ª St Agnes’ Catholic Church, Stations of the Cross, mix media
â–ª Hinchcliff Wool Store sheep
â–ª Philip Ruddock Heritage Centre, wooden lacquered bellows.
2014 - 2019
Taylor Pearce Ltd, London
Conservation and Restoration - Notable Projects
â–ª Royal Academy, London: restoration of marble sculptures for Ai WeiWei exhibition; the
RA250 Project, restoration of historic casts from the Collection
â–ª Royal Palaces/Royal Collection: Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Hampton Court
Palace, Windsor Castle, Kensington Palace - restoration/conservation/mounts/installation of
several objects in a variety of media, marble, terracotta, bronze and plaster
â–ª Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: restoration/mounts/installation: for several exhibitions,
marble, terracotta, bronze
â–ª Westminster Abbey, London: restoration/mounts/installation, sculptures/monuments for
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries and the Cloisters, Triforium
â–ª Westminster Cathedral, London: St George Chapel, production and installation of mosaic.
â–ª House of Parliament, London: restoration of several bust and sculptures in marble, bronze,
terracotta
â–ª National History Museum: restoration/conservation of architectural/sculptural elements on
building facade (stone, terracotta)
â–ª Guildhall, London: restoration of several marble busts and sculptures
â–ª British Museum, London: restoration/mounts/installation, marble sculptures
â–ª Sir John Soane Museum: involved in all phases of the reopening of the Museum. Casting,
restoring architectural mouldings
â–ª Kew Gardens London: Temperate House restoration and refurbishing;
sculptures/monuments in varying stone (limestone, marble) and terracotta.
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July 2012 - May 2014
Self Employed
During this time, I worked for private clients and companies, including:
â–ª Graciela Ainsworth Conservation, - Hampton Court Palace, terracotta roundels
â–ª Taylor Pearce Restoration Services Ltd, St Sepulchre Church, memorials
â–ª Nevin of Edinburgh, Glasgow Art Club, a modern re-creation frieze of Charles Rennie
Mackintosh.
January 2012 - June 2012
Self Employed
Conservator
Victoria and Albert Museum: conserving, restoring and documenting, The Renaissance Cast Court
Plaster Collection 64B, for the reopening of the rooms in 2015.
November 2011 - June 2012
Self Employed
Art Maker
Other People’s Sculpture: making sculptures and art displays in resin and other materials, for well-
known artists like Rachel Whiteread, Mat Collishaw and Polly Morgan.
April 2003 - October 2011
Graciela Ainsworth Sculpture Conservation, Edinburgh
Conservator
During my eight years with the company, I was involved in a number of extremely diverse projects;
from small private collections to large scale contracts within the public sector. My work, primarily,
was the conservation and restoration of objects in various mediums; stone, metals, plaster, wood,
ceramics, terracotta and murals. Additional responsibilities included the design and execution of
sculpture commissions, large-scale displays for major exhibitions, and strategic relocation of large
sculptures. I was appointed team leader for the work completed at Stirling Castle; a ten-month
project which involved the restoration of extensive ceiling and wall paintings using ancient
techniques such as egg tempera and trompe-l’oeil.