Manuela Wirth
Swiss gallerist (born c. 1960s)
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Manuela Hauser Wirth (née Manuela Hauser; born c. 1960s) is a Swiss art gallery owner. She is co-owner of Hauser & Wirth, with galleries in Europe, Asia, and North America.
Life and career
Manuela Hauser was born in the mid 1960s to Ursula Hauser, co-owner of the Swiss retail chain Fust [1] She grew up in the town of Uzwil in the canton of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland.[1]
Manuela, Iwan Wirth, and Ursula Hauser founded Hauser & Wirth in 1992.[2][3] Hauser married Iwan Wirth in 1996.[3][4]
Wirth has been called "the world's most powerful [art] dealer."[1][5]