Debra Daly Hartin earned an Honours B.A. in Visual Arts from the University of Western Ontario in 1976; in 1979 she graduated from the Master of Art Conservation program at Queen's University. After internships at the National Gallery of Canada and the Pacific Regional Centre of CCI in Vancouver, she worked privately in Toronto on the conservation treatment of several large contemporary paintings at Toronto International Airport. In 1979 she accepted a position in the Fine Arts and Polychromes Section at CCI. Her work involves the examination and treatment of paintings, providing advice and conservation guidelines for outdoor murals, research into lining techniques and the mechanical behaviour of paintings, and training activities such as supervising interns and giving workshops.
