Carolina Benitez

Carolina Benitez (She/Her/Ella) is a first generation college graduate, and received her B.A. in Art History, cum laude, at the California State University, Long Beach In 2021. She is a pre-program art conservation and museum professional based in Los Angeles, CA.

She has held art conservation positions at the Margaret Herrick Library, Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Research Institute, Getty Museum, Brooklyn Museum, and the Autry Museum of the American West. She started her journey in the field as a participant of the Andrew W. Mellon Opportunity for Diversity in Conservation Summer Workshop, through which she was awarded an internship grant.

In addition to conservation-related work, she has held a variety of museum roles at the The Museum of Latin American Art, the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, the Timken Museum, and the Museum of Us. 

In addition to working in the field, she has volunteered as a Co-Liaison for the Los Angeles chapter of the Emerging Conservation Professionals Network from 2022-2023 and has been on the board for the non-profit organization Collections That Care since 2023. She is currently serving as the Social Media Officer for Conservation Association of Los Angeles (CALA) and Art Recovery LA, a collective of art conservation professionals in Los Angeles and throughout Southern California dedicated to assisting our communities to protect and restore their cherished belongings before, during, and after disasters.