- Shalini Ganendra
Shalini Ganendra (born 1965) is a
fine art s consultant and gallerist, who established The Private Gallery of Shalini Ganendra Fine Art inKuala Lumpur ,Malaysia in 1998. [Sarah Sabaratnam. [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-103505484.html "A heart for art"] , "New Straits Times".]Life and work
Shalini Ganendra was born in
Sri Lanka . She graduated fromPhillips Exeter Academy , where she is a Harkness Fellow. Ganendra studied atStanford University , then read law at Trinity Hall,Cambridge University and completed postgraduate legal study atColumbia Law School .She is a qualified
New York attorney and barrister at law, and practised with aWall Street firm in New York for a number of years in international corporate finance, before entering the arena of fine arts.She founded "Shalini Ganendra Fine Art" in 1998 with the opening of "
The Private Gallery " inKuala Lumpur ,Malaysia . In 2007, she established an advisory presence inLondon , [Jacquelyn Lewis. Smaller Space but Steady Sales at Asian Art Fair. Artinfo. http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/27119/smaller-space-but-steady-sales-at-asian-art-fair/] , focussing on Asian contemporary art [Excellent sales and record crowds. The Asian Art Fair. http://www.haughton.com/asian/press.htm] with particular emphasis on the work of artists from Malaysia andSri Lanka .She has curated exhibitions, internationally and regionally, [D. Maheshwari. Speakers Club's 'Blas from the Past'. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82546521.html] [Sharifah Arfah. Enduring magic of Oxbridge. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82615226.html] [Anna Yusof. Culinary Treat for Amex card members. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-92984392.html] [Siti Hajar Abd. Celebrating Oxbridge Anniversary. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-93356257.html] which have regularly gained news coverage. [Shuib Taib. Auspicious 8. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-107531086.html]
She is a past President of the Oxford & Cambridge Society,Malaysia [http://www.oxbridgemalaysia.com] and a founding Exco Member of the English Speaking Union, Malaysia. [http://www.esumalaysia.com.my]
Notse and references
External links
* [http://theprivategallery.com/ The Private Gallery] .
* [http://shaliniganendra.com/ Shalini Ganendra Fine Art] .
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