Laura Bardier

Laura Bardier is the Executive Director of the James Howell Foundation in New York and the Founding Director of the ESTE ARTE art fair in Punta del Este, Uruguay. In 2017, Laura was appointed to incorporate the artist-endowed foundation in honor of the American artist James Howell, for which she works to foster his legacy and support educational programs, exhibitions, and scholarships. In 2015, Laura founded ESTE ARTE, the art fair in Uruguay, which has completely shifted the region’s art scene and market. Laura generated a platform for the professionalization of the arts producing a radical increase in the region’s cultural awareness. Previously, Laura held key positions at the Cultural Department of the Municipality of Napoli (Italy), and major private collections in the United States. She has written on contemporary art in publications such as Domus Magazine, Arte al Día, Review, and Infonegocios; and curated exhibitions at MACA, Punta del Este; EAC, Montevideo; PAN, Napoli and Bitforms Gallery, New York. Laura was a member of the National Committee of Visual Arts of Uruguay and is a Board member and vice-president of governance of ArtTable, advancing the leadership of women in the visual arts. Laura Bardier was born and raised in Montevideo. She received her B.A. from the Università Degli Studi di Firenze and her M.A. from the Donau University in Austria.