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Sandra Hindman
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENTSandra divides her time between Paris, Chicago, and New York. Expert in manuscript illumination, Sandra Hindman holds a Ph.D. in the History of Art and has written many books and articles on the subject of illuminated manuscripts. She is Professor Emerita of Art History at Northwestern University.
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Laura Pauly
BUSINESS MANAGER - CHICAGO AND NEW YORKLaura holds a MBA from the University of Houston with a specialization in accounting and finance and a B.S. degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin. She has worked as an independent accountant for over 20 years for a variety of different businesses. She joined Les Enluminures in September of 2012.
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Kathleen Kennedy
DIRECTOR AND SENIOR CATALOGUER - CHICAGOKathleen joined Les Enluminures in 2025 following a British Academy Global Professorship at the University of Bristol. Her PhD (English, Ohio State University) and MA (History, University of Minnesota) included training in medieval manuscripts, documents, and early printed books. She has since honed these skills in decades of classroom teaching and in research resulting in several scholarly monographs on early books. At Les Enluminures she serves as director and senior cataloguer of Text Manuscripts.
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Xiyuan "Jacky" Yao
ART DIRECTOR - CHICAGOJacky received his BA degrees in Art History and Anthropology and his MA in Art History with a thesis on the Roman de la Rose from the University of Chicago. He joined Les Enluminures in 2023 and currently serves as Art Director of the Chicago gallery. In this role, he contributes to research and cataloguing, works with American and Asian clients, and organizes art fairs and other special events in the United States.
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Kristina Feyerherm
ASSISTANT GALLERY DIRECTOR - CHICAGOKristina received her B.A. in Art History with a minor in Museum Studies from DePaul University and also holds a certificate in Information and Library Science. Before joining Les Enluminures in 2026 she worked for many years as a professional makeup artist and business owner, cultivating expertise in client relations, organization, and personalized service. She supports the Chicago gallery through collection management, client services, and daily operations.
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Gaia Grizzi
BUSINESS AND OFFICE MANAGER - PARISGaia received her Laurea degree in Art History in 2005 from the University of Parma in Italy, where she specialized in medieval iconography. She earned a Masters I from the École du Louvre in Museology and a Masters II in the Art Market with a thesis on medieval manuscripts. She joined Les Enluminures in 2007 and as Office Manager oversees Paris operations, accounting, and publications.
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Karen Gennaro
OPERATIONS MANAGER - PARISKaren holds a degree in literature from the University of Udine in Italy. She served as Office Manager in Paris for 5 years before leaving to work in television in Italy for 2 years. She rejoined the team at Les Enluminures in 2010 and is predominantly responsible for web content of the portal site and the rings site, as well as supporting aspects of European operations.
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Fleur Callegari
ART DIRECTOR - PARISFleur holds a First Class BA (Hons.) degree in Art History from the University of Manchester. She joins Les Enluminures in 2017, following ten years of experience in the auction world at Sotheby's and Pierre Bergé & Associés. Her responsibilities include working with European clients and organizing art fairs and other special events in Europe.
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Nicolas Wood
GALLERY ASSISTANT - PARISNicolas holds a BA in Liberal Arts with a major in Art History from Maastricht University College and a Master of Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship from Erasmus University. He joined Les Enluminures in 2025 as Gallery Assistant at the Paris location.
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Katja Monier
SPECIALIST, TEXT-MANUSCRIPTSKatja holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Edinburgh and has over 15 years of experience in researching medieval manuscripts. She has worked as a manuscripts librarian at Leeds University Library and on research projects on manuscripts and tapestries at the IRHT-CNRS and the National Trust. She catalogues text manuscripts and books of hours for Les Enluminures since 2018.
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Beatriz Chadour-Sampson
SENIOR SPECIALIST, JEWELRYBased in England Beatriz is an internationally known jewelry historian with publications ranging from Antiquity to the present day: Doctoral thesis on the goldsmith Antonio Gentili da Faenza (1980); the jewelry collection of the Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne (1985) and rings from the Alice and Louis Koch Collection (1994), today in the Swiss National Museum, where she is a consultant. At the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, she was the curator for the William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery.