Nora Lawrence is the Executive Director of Storm King Art Center, a 500-acre outdoor museum in New York’s Hudson Valley known for its monumental sculpture and transformative site-specific commissions. Under her leadership, Storm King has solidified its position as an internationally acclaimed institution at the forefront of contemporary art and landscape.
Previously serving as Storm King’s Artistic Director and Chief Curator, Lawrence has collaborated with some of today’s most significant artists to realize ambitious, singular projects—including commissions and exhibitions with artists Wangechi Mutu, Rashid Johnson, Arlene Shechet, Lynda Benglis, Sarah Sze, Martin Puryear, and Anicka Yi.
Lawrence has written widely on modern and contemporary art, and her work has been supported by grants from the Luce Foundation, the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), the Saat Saath Foundation in New Delhi, and the Office for Contemporary Art Norway, among others. Prior to Storm King, Lawrence held positions at The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington. She attended Pomona College and holds graduate degrees in art history from the University of Southern California and the CUNY Graduate Center.
Lawrence is a Visiting Critic for Columbia University’s MFA program, a 2024 Fellow of the Center for Curatorial Leadership, a 2026 – 27 Fellow in the inaugural class of the Michael D. Eisner Arts & Culture Fellowship, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
