Kala Conservation is located in San Francisco and specializes in the conservation treatment of art on paper. Kalā कला is a North Indian word of Sanskrit origin that means art. With a long first vowel, the word kāla (kaala) काल in Sanskrit has many meanings including black, time or span of time, and death. 

Kala Conservation is dedicated to preserving art (kalaa) over time (kaala).

Jennifer Parson, proprietor and conservator, brings to Kala Conservation a knowledgeable and skillful approach to paper conservation gained from her experience working at several premier museums on the West Coast.  She received an MA in Art History and Advanced Certificate in Conservation from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.  She has had internships at the SFMOMA and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. She has been a Mellon Fellow at the Balboa Art Conservation Center in San Diego and Assistant Conservator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  She gained extensive experience treating all forms of art on paper working in private practice at Zukor Art Conservation in Oakland, California.  Most recently, she has developed a specialization in the conservation of Asian art, with a special interest in the paintings of South Asia, while working at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Jennifer is a Professional Associate member of the American Institute for Conservation.