Lawrence Hendra Director, Head of Research

Lawrence joined Philip Mould & Company in 2011 after graduating with a degree in Art History. Prior to working at the gallery, Lawrence worked for a number of years as an independent art dealer in the South-West working in conjunction with public galleries and museums as well as auction houses and private galleries. Lawrence is Head of Research at Philip Mould & Co and his expertise covers British art from the Tudor period to the present day. Lawrence has a particular interest in twentieth century British portraiture and in 2019 edited and published a previously lost manuscript on the modern British society portraitist Ambrose McEvoy. Divine People: The Art and Life of Ambrose McEvoy was nominated for the long list of the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History (2020) and the accompanying exhibition at the gallery received positive reviews. Over the years Lawrence has curated numerous exhibitions for the gallery including John Smart: A Genius Magnified (2014), Cedric Morris: Beyond the Garden Wall (2018), Love’s Labour’s Found: Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraiture (2020) and Charleston: The Bloomsbury Muse (2020/21). In 2022 Lawrence was appointed Vice-President of the Friends of Penlee House which supports the activities of Penlee House Gallery and Museum in Cornwall. In 2023 he was  appointed Trustee of The Walpole Society, a charity established in 1911 which promotes the study of British art.

CONTACT

lawrence@philipmould.com
07876335028