Dr Louise Hardiman

Dr Louise Hardiman specialises in the history of Russian, Soviet, and Ukrainian art and design.  Her principal research interests are late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century art and the rise of modernism; art and design by women; the international Arts and Crafts movement; and the history of British-Russian cultural exchange. Hardiman is an independent consultant, writer, and lecturer who has taught undergraduate students and adult learners in various educational settings. A former commercial lawyer before embarking upon her second career in 2003, Dr Hardiman is a firm believer in the benefits of lifelong learning. She knows well its opportunities and challenges, including the practicalities of how to fit study in alongside the multitude of other daily tasks.