Shalini Passi is an Indian art and design collector,
patron,
philanthropist
Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
, art advisor and an artist based in New Delhi. Passi is also the creative director of Pasco group of companies.
Art and collection
Passi is a member of the Advisory Board of
Khoj Khoj or KHOJ may refer to:
Film
* ''Khoj'' (1953 film), a Bollywood film of 1953
* ''Khoj'' (1971 film), an Indian Hindi-language drama film
* ''Khoj'' (1989 film), an Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film
* ''Khoj'', an Indian short film ...
(the not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in Delhi) since 2012, which facilitates and supports the development of experimental contemporary art practice in India and South Asia. She is also a patron of the
Kochi-Muziris Biennale.
In 2018, Passi started her own foundation, ''The Shalini Passi Art Foundation'', and ''MASH'' a digital platform which explores the intersection of the arts and promotes emerging artists in India.
Passi regularly loans works from her collection to exhibitions and art events, including Kusum by
Mrinalini Mukherjee
Mrinalini Mukherjee (1949 – 15 February 2015) was an Indian sculptor. Known for her distinctly contemporary style and use of dyed and woven hemp fibre, an unconventional material for sculpting, she had a career lasting over four decades from t ...
, which was loaned to the
Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2018.
In September 2022, Passi organised MASH Young Artists’ Exhibition: Fleeting Identities which aimed at fostering the search for and recognize visual artists with an unfiltered and transparent process of Open Call.
In December 2022, Passi put on an exhibition of photographs called ''Forever Delhi: A Series of Black and White Photographs'' at the Architectural Digest Design at BKC complex in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and consequently at India Design Fair in 2023.
Passi held an exhibition called ''The Warp and Weft of Perception'' and a solo art exhibition of paintings, ''Through my Eyes'', at the Visual Arts Gallery in New Delhi.
Shalini's art collection includes works by Indian contemporary artists including
Riyas Komu
Riyas Komu born in Kerala is a multimedia artist and curator based in Mumbai. He has invested his time in art education and developing art infrastructure in India. Komu's works are inspired by social conflicts and political movements and topic ...
,
M. F. Husain
Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011) was an Indian artist known for executing bold, vibrantly coloured narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. He was one of the most celebrated and internationally recognised Ind ...
Anita Dube
Anita Dube (born 28 November 1958) is an Indian contemporary artist whose work has been widely exhibited in India.
Early life
Dube was born on 28 November 1958 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India to a family of physicians. She completed her B. A ...
,
Zarina Hashmi
Zarina Hashmi (16 July 1937 – 25 April 2020), known professionally as Zarina, was an Indian-American artist and printmaker based in New York City. Her work spans drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Associated with the Minimalist movemen ...
,
Subodh Gupta
Subodh Gupta, (born 1964) is an Indian contemporary artist based in New Delhi. His work encompasses sculpture, installation, painting, photography, performance and video.
Early life and education
Gupta was born in Khagaul, a small town in Bih ...
, and
Atul Dodiya, and
Bharti Kher
Bharti Kher is a contemporary artist. In a career spanning nearly three decades, she has worked across painting, sculpture and installation. Throughout her practice she has displayed an unwavering relationship with the body, its narratives, and ...
as well as international artists including
Jeff Koons,
, and
Vladimir Kagan
Vladimir Kagan (August 29, 1927 – April 7, 2016) was an American furniture designer. He was inducted in the Interior Designer Hall of Fame in 2009, 62 years after he started designing and producing furniture.
His Midcentury modern furniture wi ...
.
Philanthropy
Since 2010, Passi has been involved in educating underprivileged children in Delhi, through workshops that provide opportunities for children to learn about arts and crafts. She supports the Delhi Society for the Welfare of Special Children.
Additionally, she was also the founding member and president of UNESCO Club in Modern School, Barakhamba in 1991.
In February 2021, Shalini Passi, with her spouse Sanjay Passi, donated Ten Crore Rupees to
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
In 2021, Passi raised funds for Covid Relief India by organising an online exhibition.
Further to her philanthropic endeavors, in June 2023, Ms. Passi started her journey with UNICEF as a Champion for Children. The programme aims to advocate for the rights of children and young adults striving to create a better future through various initiatives and fundraisers.
References
External links
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Indian art collectors
Living people
Indian patrons of the arts
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Indian philanthropists