Laure Raibaut

Laure Raibaut is an independent art consultant based in Hong Kong. Her expertise is in Asian modern and contemporary art. She was trained as an archaeologist and an art historian at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) in London, the Sorbonne in Paris and the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing. She started her career in Beijing with Platform China Art Institute and then worked for galleries in New York and Hong Kong, she also led sales for the auction houses Bonhams and Christie's. She has also worked at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, the longest standing independent art institution in Hong Kong, opened in 1977 and has curated shows there. She then expanded the field of her expertise as Head of Visual Arts for Le French May and Lumieres, the two festivals initiated by the Association Culturelle France - Hong Kong. 

Laure now works independently as a consultant.

She is also a guest lecturer for the Masters and Bachelors program at Poly University and participates in many talks and conferences around the world.