Kim Kraczon is a conservator of modern materials and contemporary art specialising in sustainable practices in the art sector. Her area of expertise and primary focus in the field of sustainability is mitigating the environmental burden of materials and methods in conservation, art production, exhibition-making and fine arts shipping. Kraczon is an advisor to the Gallery Climate Coalition, where she develops online resources and tools to facilitate an environmentally responsible art world. At Ki Culture, Kraczon is a materials specialist at the helm of the Materials Ki Book, an online sustainability guide for practitioners in cultural heritage, and additionally provides training and guidance in the Ki Futures program. Kraczon is at the forefront of research and discourse on a wide range of sustainability topics, participating in numerous working groups, symposiums and panels internationally. Working at the intersection of sustainability and cultural heritage, she regularly hosts workshops on sustainable approaches to materials for museum professionals, gallery staff and university students. 

Kraczon holds a BA in History from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, a BA in the Conservation of Modern Materials and Technical Cultural Heritage from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft, Berlin, and an MSc in the Conservation of Contemporary Art from the University of Amsterdam. Her previous professional experience includes working as Resident Conservator at Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, where she developed sustainable strategies for art production and packing materials.