Shalini Ganendra

Shalini Ganendra (born 1965) is a fine arts consultant and gallerist, who established The Private Gallery of Shalini Ganendra Fine Art in Kuala 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 from Phillips Exeter Academy, where she is a Harkness Fellow. Ganendra studied at Stanford University, then read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University and completed postgraduate legal study at Columbia Law School.

She is a qualified New York attorney and barrister at law, and practised with a Wall 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" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2007, she established an advisory presence in London, [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 and Sri 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] .