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!
See below for my previous projects and experience.
Experience
March 2021 - Present
Murals, canvas paintings and refurbishing properties for private clients
2019 - 2021
ICS International Conservation Services, Sydney
Conservation and Restoration - Notable Projects
▪ Norman Lindsay, conservation garden sculptures, Faulconbridge, NSW
▪ Art Gallery of New South Wales, conservation bronzes relief on facade and War and Peace
bronze sculpture
▪ Hyde Park, Sydney, Anzac Memorial, conservation
▪ Bondi Junction, ‘Parkview’ property - conservation and restoration of
sculptural/architectural fixtures on the facade, stucco
▪ Hyde Park, Archibald Fountain, City of Sydney, stone and bronze
▪ Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Vanuatu Slit Drum, timber
▪ Newtown War Memorial, stone and bronze
▪ Redfern, Baptist Fountain, cast iron and stone
▪ Battery Hill cannon and wooden carriages, Port Fairy, Victoria
▪ Saint Sophia Church chandelier at Surrey Hills, glass
▪ Vernon Treweeke murals, Blue Mountains, New South Wales
▪ St Agnes’ Catholic Church, Stations of the Cross, mix media
▪ Hinchcliff Wool Store sheep
▪ Philip Ruddock Heritage Centre, wooden lacquered bellows.
2014 - 2019
Taylor Pearce Ltd, London
Conservation and Restoration - Notable Projects
▪ Royal Academy, London: restoration of marble sculptures for Ai WeiWei exhibition; the
RA250 Project, restoration of historic casts from the Collection
▪ 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
▪ Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: restoration/mounts/installation: for several exhibitions,
marble, terracotta, bronze
▪ Westminster Abbey, London: restoration/mounts/installation, sculptures/monuments for
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries and the Cloisters, Triforium
▪ Westminster Cathedral, London: St George Chapel, production and installation of mosaic.
▪ House of Parliament, London: restoration of several bust and sculptures in marble, bronze,
terracotta
▪ National History Museum: restoration/conservation of architectural/sculptural elements on
building facade (stone, terracotta)
▪ Guildhall, London: restoration of several marble busts and sculptures
▪ British Museum, London: restoration/mounts/installation, marble sculptures
▪ Sir John Soane Museum: involved in all phases of the reopening of the Museum. Casting,
restoring architectural mouldings
▪ Kew Gardens London: Temperate House restoration and refurbishing;
sculptures/monuments in varying stone (limestone, marble) and terracotta.
July 2012 - May 2014
During this time, I worked for private clients and companies, including:
▪ Graciela Ainsworth Conservation, - Hampton Court Palace, terracotta roundels
▪ Taylor Pearce Restoration Services Ltd, St Sepulchre Church, memorials
▪ Nevin of Edinburgh, Glasgow Art Club, a modern re-creation frieze of Charles Rennie
Mackintosh.
January 2012 - June 2012
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
Art Maker
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.