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Laura Henkel (born 6 February 1967) is a curator, art dealer and contemporary art consultant based in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] [2] [3]
Born in Miami, Florida, Henkel spent her formative years in Irving, Texas. She holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California, an Associate Degree from Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida, and a Doctorate in Human Sexuality and a PhD in Erotology from the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality, San Francisco, California.
Henkel believes in the power of art to transform space. As a multi-faceted entrepreneur, Henkel is invested in the relationship between art and community building.
Representing both artists and art organizations, she serves as managing director for exhibitions and installations, including the international logistical coordination of people and objects. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Henkel's creative projects have lead her to work as a publicist, and writer for various international publications, especially through her consulting company ArtCulture PR. [13] [14] [15]
Henkel created Sin City Gallery (formerly known as Laura Henkel Fine Art), a contemporary art venue, to produce diverse thematic exhibitions, avant-garde art festivals and educational lectures to engage and encourage discourse between artists and patrons. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] The gallery expanded from a 250sqft space to 30,000sqft for visual and performance art. After nine years, Henkel closed her brick and mortar venue for new creative opportunities. [34] [35] [36]
Henkel is known to design art facilities, curate exhibitions and direct operations, including retail and events management, for nonprofit art venues to achieve successful accolades to promote patronage. [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]
Recognised in academia as an expert in the valuation of unique art portfolios and libraries for the purposes of preservation and academic research, Henkel acts as an Advisor for a variety of leading North American institutions. [43] [44] She is a board member of the South Asia Institute for Human Sexuality and American College of Sexologists. [45] [46]
For most people, the music in Nevada is probably most closely associated with the Rat Pack and lounge singers like Wayne Newton playing in Las Vegas, Reno, and Carson City. However, Nevada has launched many other notable artists and bands from a variety of genres.
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