Evan Tawil

Evan Tawil is a noted apparel industry executive and major collector of Post-War & Contemporary art based in NYC. Mr. Tawil graduated from Vassar College. Mr. Tawil is primarily based in his family offices, Tawil Associates. The firm is one of the largest and most long-standing manufacturers of children's and baby apparel with a 60 year pedigree. Mr. Tawil has primarily been responsible for the acquisitions of brands and licenses such as Baby Dior, Absorba, Juicy Couture, 7 For All Mankind, Tommy Hilfiger as well as a number of other brands either current or in negotiations. At the age of 21, Mr. Tawil began his long involvement as a collector of contemporary art. He was soon chronicled as a collector of serious merit in 1992 at the age of 26 in ARTnews magazine . The ARTnews article generated the interest of the chief curator of paintings at the Museum of Modern Art, who pressed for MOMA to purchase an important piece from Tawil's collection. A deal was struck, and the piece now circulates between Tawil's offices and MOMA. In 1997, Tawil again was chronicled in ARTnews, as one of nine major American collectors under the age of 45. Mr. Tawil's collection and offices were featured in the August 2004 edition of a Women's Wear Daily publication . By this time, Tawil had loaned works to 22 museums for exhibition. In 2010, Mr. Tawil began the formulation of his own private equity fund for Blue-Chip, Post-War & Contemporary Art, the NYSA Strategic Partners Fund. In May 2011, recognizing Mr. Tawil a thought leader in the field The Art Fund Association named him to their Board of Directors and fetured in ART NEWS The Worlds Top 200 Collectors.

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