Laura Hoekstra


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Phone
920-832-7401
Campus Address
613 East College Avenue
209
Art History
Title
Visiting Curator of the Wriston Art Center Galleries
About

I curate the Lawrence University Art Collection and teach courses in museum studies. My professional background includes work with a range of galleries, museums, and preservation organizations—most recently the Wisconsin Historical Society. I am excited to work with student curators and studio art majors to bring their work into the Wriston Art Galleries.

As an art and architectural historian, I specialize in Midwestern vernacular architecture with a focus on applying this scholarship to preservation practice and public history. Alongside my curatorial and preservation work, I am also a practicing artist working primarily as a painter.

Education
Ph.D. (ABD), Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A., Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Years at Lawrence
2022-2024, 2025-present