Draft:Shireen Gandhy
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Shireen Gandhy[1] is an art gallerist who owns and runs Chemould Prescott Road, one of India's oldest art galleries. The gallery was started by her parents[2] Khorshed and Kekoo Gandhy in Mumbai in 1963. She took over the running of the gallery since 1988.
Career[edit]
Growing up around artists and being surrounded by art, Shireen was drawn to the field and studied arts administration in London.
Shireen works closely with art collectors[3] and artists.
She was amongst the gallerists who pushed for installation works by Vivan Sundaram, Nalini Malani, Rummana Hussain. The 50th milestone of the gallery[4] was celebrated by Shireen with 5 remarkable shows curated by Geeta Kapur.
On its 60th anniversary, Shireen & her team created an archive[5] of catalogues, books, monographs, letters[6] and images, which can be utilized by artists, art researchers, and curators.
Personal life[edit]
Shireen Gandhy is married to Kurush Jungalwala. She has two children - Atyaan and Areesh. Atyaan Jungalwala[7] has founded Chemould Prescott Road's extension gallery - Chemould CoLab
References[edit]
- ^ {{Cite news |last=Modak |first=Nasrin |date=June 17, 2014 |title=Power Gallerist: Shireen Gandhy |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/people/power-gallerist-shireen-gandhy |url-status=live |work=[[Verve]]}}
- ^ Shah, Gayatri Rangchari (October 24, 2013). "One Family, 50 Years of Service to Indian Art". New York Times.
- ^ Ramos, Dalreen (May 26, 2020). "Walkthrough of memories". Mid-day.
- ^ Sarma, Ramya (October 26, 2013). "Art of the 'now'". The Hindu.
- ^ Ornella, D'Souza (August 31, 2023). "Archival show set to celebrate 60 years of Chemould, Mumbai's iconic art gallery". The Federal.
- ^ Umachandran, Shalini (January 27, 2024). "Art Special 2024: What the letters of artists reveal about their inner lives". Mint Lounge.
- ^ Dutta, Sukanya (March 12, 2022). "Shift in perspective". Mid-day.