To Joanna Cohen, art is a way to see the world. 
Joanna speaks of turning 40 in the context of the art world, coming back to it after a very different time in her life.  

She talks of the challenges – sometimes life changes that ironically happen on your 40th birthday (talk about a sign!) and teach you to find humor and beauty in the darkest moment – that this is not just a skill, it’s an art and like anything you created that is incredibly individual,  it's always yours to call on and draw strength from. 

Joanna and I hit it off because as a true New Yorker she has that unbeatable resilience New York has, which I miss, admire and love so much!

Joanna skinned her knees in the art world at Christie's working her way up to Larry Gagosian, she continued her career in Paris, but that’s where the real adventure began. And we’re talking the stuff that at 40 makes you laugh out aloud at the absurdity and cry at the loss but then put on your superwoman cape and maybe get a tattoo!
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More about Joanna
Joanna Cohen is a Paris-based art advisor for private collectors and corporate clients, specializing in global contemporary art and emerging art markets. She founded Straight-Arrow Art Advisory in 2019, offering her clients a sur-measure investment strategy to acquire emerging and established contemporary international artists.

She offers galerie tours, international art fairs , private studio visits and other exclusive art events.  Joanna started her career at Christie’s New York as a Senior Sales Administrator in the Post War Art Department. She then joined Gagosian Gallery, as Assistant to the Director at its Madison Avenue headquarters. While at Gagosian, Joanna worked closely with Gagosian executives, curators and collectors, facilitating sales, exhibitions and business administration.

A French native, Joanna returned to Paris in 2004 as Director of Galerie Maisonneuve. She later served as Director of Galerie Eric Mircher.  Joanna has worked independently on site specific projects with galleries such as Nils Staerk Gallery and Sommer Gallery. Education is a very important aspect to Joanna’s advisory business; in 2011, she created and developed a bilingual art history program for the College Sainte Marie de Neuilly. She has been piloting the program ever since, educating future generations of artists and art collectors.

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