Catherine Sarr
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l'Ordre des Art et des Lettres)
Catherine Sarr is the Founder and CEO of ALMASIKA, a fine jewelry brand rooted in symbols, shapes and stories transcending cultural boundaries.
Through the Sarr Collection, Catherine and her husband Mamadou-Abou Sarr support emerging artists notably with the PRIX Sarr in partnership with Les Beaux-Arts de Paris and a residency program in the United States in partnership with Villa Albertine.
Catherine is actively involved in a number of philanthropic and civic activities. She is a board member of the Terra Foundation for American Art, a member of the Palais de Tokyo International Board and a member of the Committee on Arts of Africa of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The French Government bestowed the award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) on Catherine Sarr in 2022.
Catherine is a French national and lives in Chicago,IL with her husband Mamadou-Abou Sarr and their children.
Mamadou-Abou Sarr
Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l'Ordre des Art et des Lettres)
Mamadou-Abou Sarr is the founder and President of V-Square Quantitative Management, a global asset management firm headquartered in Chicago, and a leader in the field of sustainable investing and financial innovation.
Mamadou is actively involved in a number of philanthropic and civic activities around the world. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the FACE Foundation ( Villa Albertine) and a member of the Museum Council at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. He is also a French Foreign Trade Advisor, appointed by decree of the Prime Minister of France.
The French government bestowed the award of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) on Mamadou-Abou Sarr in 2022.