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| Born | New Delhi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Art and Design collector; Art, Design and Fashion Patroness; Philanthropist; Art Advisor and an Artist |
| Spouse | Sanjay Passi (Chairman & Managing Director of PASCO Group) |
| Website | www |
Shalini Passi is an Indian Art and Design collector, Art, Design and Fashion Patron, philanthropist, Art Advisor and an Artist based in New Delhi.Passi is as well the Creative Director of Pasco group of companies.[1][2]
Passi held a well-received exhibition entitled 'The Warp and Weft of Perception'[3] and a solo art exhibition of paintings titled "Through my Eyes" at the Visual Arts Gallery in New Delhi.[4]
Shalini's art collection includes works by Indian contemporary artists including Riyas Komu,[5] M. F. Husain[2] Anita Dube,[6] Zarina Hashmi, Subodh Gupta,[7] and Atul Dodiya, and Bharti Kher[5] as well as international artists including Jeff Koons,[8] Damien Hirst, and Vladimir Kagan.[9][10]
Passi was educated at the Modern School Barakhamba Road New Delhi. She finished her graduation from Jesus and Mary College New Delhi.[citation needed]
Philanthropy
Since 2010, Passi has been actively involved in educating underprivileged children in Delhi, through a series of workshops that provide opportunities for them to learn about the arts and crafts with skilled individuals. She supports and donates for "The Delhi Society for the Welfare of Special Children".[3]
Passi is a member of the Advisory Board of Khoj (the not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in Delhi) since 2012,[12] 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.[4]
In 2018, Passi started her own foundation, The Shalini Passi Art Foundation, and MASH[13] which explores the intersection of the arts and promotes emerging artists in India.[3][14]
Passi regularly loans works from her collection to exhibitions and prestigious art events, including Kusum by Mrinalini Mukherjee, which was loaned to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2018.[15]
In February 2021, Shalini Passi along with her Spouse Sanjay Passi donated a generous amount of Ten Crore Rupees to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.[16][17]
In 2021, Passi raised funds for Covid Relief India by organizing an Online Exhibition.[18][19]
In September 2022, Shalini Passi organized “MASH Young Artists’ Exhibition: Fleeting Identities” which aimed at fostering search for and recognize visual artists with an unfiltered and transparent process of Open Call.[20][21] From the open call, 10 artists practicing via diverse mediums were shortlisted to showcase their works at India International Centre, New Delhi, from 19 September to 29 September 2022. In addition, Passi also documented the culture and lives of the unsuspecting locals of Pahalgam in a series of photographs for the exhibition, "Known Unknown: Pahalgam" , wherein she captured the innocence and femininity of the natives.[22]
References
- ^ "Meet the Patrons". Vogue India (Jan 2014): 21.
- ^ a b Kaushik, Divya (12 Feb 2018). "Delhiites discuss art over lunch at Shalini Passi's residence - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ a b c Singh, Sanghita (September 2018). "Where Beauty meets passion Shalini Passi". Hello!. 12 (6).
- ^ a b Baswani, Manisha Gera. "Fly on the Wall #5". TAKE on art Magazine. 11 (6): 121, 122.
- ^ a b "Would You Expect Flemish Furniture at This Indian Art Powerhouse – next to a Bharti Kher!". larryslist.com.
- ^ Sangghvi, Malavika (1 October 2018). "Malavika's Mumbaistan: Wearing Their Art on Their Sleeve". hindustantimes.
- ^ Adam, Georgina (10 Feb 2014). "Why did India's art boom go bust?".
- ^ YOUNG, CAROLINE (10 May 2011). "Inside collector Shalini Passi's New Delhi home". Wallpaper*. Wallpaper Magazine.
- ^ "The Powerhouse of Asia — Ultimate Guide to its Collectors I | COBO Social". COBO Social. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Delhiites discuss art over lunch at Shalini Passi's residence - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Basic information about SHALINI PASSI as a director in Indian companies". tofler.in.
- ^ "Khoj Patrons featured in Vogue Magazine « KHOJ". khojworkshop.org.
- ^ Bhuyan, Avantika (28 September 2018). "Artist and collector Shalini Passi launches an art foundation". VOGUE India.
- ^ "The Shalini Passi Art Foundation Presents 'Air, Water, Light' A Talk With Bijoy Jain, Founder, Studio Mumbai". Everything Experiential. Businessworld.
- ^ "'I aim to create a culture that values creativity'". The Sunday Guardian Live. 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Rs Rs 10 crore donated to TTD trusts". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "TTD news: TTD receives mammoth donation of Rs 10 cr from Delhi-based devotee | Amaravati News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Shalini Passi Is Using Art As A Weapon To Help India Cope With Covid-19". Elle India.
- ^ "Art to the rescue: Focussing the lens on Covid relief work". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2021.
- ^ https://thepunchmagazine.com/arts/art-design/mash-young-artist-award-ten-emerging-artists-to-watch-out-for
- ^ https://www.platform-mag.com/art/fleeting-identities.html
- ^ https://www.mashindia.com/known-unknown-shalini-passi-focuses-her-lens-on-the-people-of-pahalgam/