#### About the event

Cohart invites you to a special Instagram Live conversation with **Touria El Glaoui**, a creative visionary and the founder of **[1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair](https://www.1-54.com/new-york/)**. In this talk, Touria reflects on her path from a career in finance to becoming one of the most influential figures in the global art world. 

The talk also explores Touria's thoughts on leadership, the evolving role of digital platforms in the arts, and how the next generation of collectors and artists are shaping the future. 

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#### About Touria El Glaoui

Born and raised in Morocco, **Touria El Glaoui** completed her education in New York before beginning a career in the banking industry as a wealth management consultant. After 10 years in the field she relocated to London, where she initiated 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in 2013. She has since launched the fair in New York in 2015, in Marrakech in 2018 and in Paris 2021. 1-54 is now a world-leading platform dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.

Parallel to her career, Touria has organised and co-curated exhibitions of her father’s work, Moroccan artist Hassan El Glaoui, in London and Morocco. She has spoken widely and chaired numerous discussions on contemporary African art and women in leadership at leading institutions and events globally.

Touria El Glaoui was listed amongst the 50 most powerful women in Africa by Jeune Afrique magazine in 2015, 2018 and 2019. She is Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française since February 2019. She is on the advisor board of Christie’s Education, and in 2022 was invited to join the new Scholarly Advisory Committee of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. More recently, as of January 2023 she was awarded the Gold Medal in the arts by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Don’t miss this exclusive live talk with Touria El Glaoui, hosted by Cohart on Instagram Live **[@joincohart](https://www.instagram.com/joincohart/) · May 3rd, 11am ET, NYC Time**.

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Join Cohart and Touria El Glaoui, founder of 1-54, as she shares her journey, creative vision, and insights on the global art landscape.

A Conversation with Touria El Glaoui: Vision, Leadership, and the Global Art Landscape

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