Robin Canham grew up in Regina where she attended many summer programs in GLAM spaces throughout the city. These experiences led to a passion for supporting the preservation and access of public collections while promoting inquiry, research, and life-long learning.

Robin is a graduate of the Master of Art Conservation program at Queen’s University and specializes in the conservation of paper-based collections and books. She also holds a Master of Information Studies (Library Studies) from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Arts (English) from the University of Regina.

Robin has worked at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, the Provincial Archives of Alberta, Queen’s University Archives, and she was a Kress Fellow in Conservation at the Queen’s University Library, W.D. Jordan Rare Books and Special Collections. Previous to her career in conservation, she worked as an academic librarian for over a decade.

Passionate about education and sharing her knowledge, Robin teaches a course in art conservation at the University of Regina and is dedicated to making conservation accessible through workshops and outreach. She recently founded Canham Conservation, providing conservation services across the Canadian Prairies.