Barbara Escobar

About Barbara Escobar

Strategic communications leader working internationally with institutions, nonprofits, art market organizations, and new ventures across the cultural sector and intersecting with social impact, luxury, and tech; building campaigns for general public, HNW, partner and B2B audiences; improving internal processes and serving as a strategic thought partner to leadership; global experience includes US, Europe, LatAm, MENA. Based in Mexico City and New YorkClients have included The Fine Art Group, Brookfield Properties, VIVE Arts (HTC), Art Dealers Association of America, Frieze Art Fairs (New York, London, Los Angeles), Dallas Museum of Art, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Gladstone Gallery, Schoelkopf Gallery, The Wallace Foundation, Rolex, the The Gordon Parks Foundation, Vision & Justice, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE), Greenhouse Auctions, EXPO Chicago, US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Experience

1. Senior Vice President

   Resnicow And Associates

   Jul 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Agency recognized in Observer PR Power List 2026, 2025, 2024, 2019, 2018, and The PR Net 10•••25, 2024, 2023Delivering strategy and execution of communications and reputation building programs for organizations in the arts and culture sector, including art market entities and those intersecting with social impact, luxury, art/tech, web3. Partnering with leadership on crisis communications and issues management, internal communications, thought leadership initiativesCo-created and co-lead agency\'s digital and social media practiceClients have included The Fine Art Group, Brookfield Properties, VIVE Arts, Art Dealers Association of America, Frieze Art Fairs (New York, London, Los Angeles), Dallas Museum of Art, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; Gladstone Gallery, Schoelkopf Gallery, The Wallace Foundation, Rolex, the web3 platform Verse, The Gordon Parks Foundation, Vision & Justice, Superblue, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Sharjah Art Foundation (UAE), Greenhouse Auctions, SCOPE Art Show, EXPO Chicago, US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Education

• The Catholic University of America

  BA

• The Johns Hopkins University

  MA

Skills

• Visual Arts
• Marketing Communications
• Project Management
• Communications Planning
• Strategic Partnerships
• Marketing
• Museums
• Fundraising
• Nonprofits
• Press Releases
• Art History
• Social Media
• Art
• Event Management
• Digital Strategy
• Public Relations
• Media Relations