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Shalini Passi
Born
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Art and Design collector; Art, Design and Fashion Patroness; Philanthropist; Art Advisor and an Artist
SpouseSanjay Passi (Chairman & Managing Director of PASCO Group)
Websitewww.shalinipassiartfoundation.comwww.mashindia.com

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 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.[3][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]

Art

Passi is a member of the Advisory Board of Khoj (the not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in Delhi) since 2012,[11] 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[12] which explores the intersection of the arts and promotes emerging artists in India.[3][13]

Passi regularly loans works from her collection to exhibitions and art events, including Kusum by Mrinalini Mukherjee, which was loaned to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2018.[14]

In September 2022, Passi organised 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.[15][16] From the open call, ten artists were shortlisted to showcase their works at India International Centre, New Delhi, from 19 September to 29 September 2022. Passi also documented the culture and lives of the unsuspecting locals of Pahalgam in a series of photographs for the exhibition, Known Unknown: Pahalgam.[17]

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.[18][19]

In February 2023, Passi’s digital media platform MASH supported a multimedia audio-visual installation, Breath, which was created by Indian artist Ranbir Kaleka exhibited under the Studio Section at India Art Fair 2023.

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.[3]

In February 2021, Shalini Passi, with her spouse Sanjay Passi, donated Ten Crore Rupees to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.[20][21]

In 2021, Passi raised funds for Covid Relief India by organising an online exhibition.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Patrons". Vogue India (Jan 2014): 21.
  2. ^ a b Kaushik, Divya (12 Feb 2018). "Delhiites discuss art over lunch at Shalini Passi's residence - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ a b c Singh, Sanghita (September 2018). "Where Beauty meets passion Shalini Passi". Hello!. 12 (6).
  4. ^ a b Baswani, Manisha Gera. "Fly on the Wall #5". TAKE on art Magazine. 11 (6): 121, 122.
  5. ^ a b "Would You Expect Flemish Furniture at This Indian Art Powerhouse – next to a Bharti Kher!". larryslist.com.
  6. ^ Sangghvi, Malavika (1 October 2018). "Malavika's Mumbaistan: Wearing Their Art on Their Sleeve". hindustantimes.
  7. ^ Adam, Georgina (10 Feb 2014). "Why did India's art boom go bust?".
  8. ^ YOUNG, CAROLINE (10 May 2011). "Inside collector Shalini Passi's New Delhi home". Wallpaper*. Wallpaper Magazine.
  9. ^ "The Powerhouse of Asia — Ultimate Guide to its Collectors I | COBO Social". COBO Social. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Delhiites discuss art over lunch at Shalini Passi's residence - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Khoj Patrons featured in Vogue Magazine «  KHOJ". khojworkshop.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  12. ^ Bhuyan, Avantika (28 September 2018). "Artist and collector Shalini Passi launches an art foundation". VOGUE India.
  13. ^ "The Shalini Passi Art Foundation Presents 'Air, Water, Light' A Talk With Bijoy Jain, Founder, Studio Mumbai". Everything Experiential. Businessworld.
  14. ^ "'I aim to create a culture that values creativity'". The Sunday Guardian Live. 11 May 2019.
  15. ^ https://thepunchmagazine.com/arts/art-design/mash-young-artist-award-ten-emerging-artists-to-watch-out-for
  16. ^ https://www.platform-mag.com/art/fleeting-identities.html
  17. ^ https://www.mashindia.com/known-unknown-shalini-passi-focuses-her-lens-on-the-people-of-pahalgam/
  18. ^ "Shalini Passi". Architectural Digest India. 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  19. ^ "India Design ID". India Design ID. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  20. ^ "Rs Rs 10 crore donated to TTD trusts". The New Indian Express.
  21. ^ "TTD news: TTD receives mammoth donation of Rs 10 cr from Delhi-based devotee | Amaravati News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  22. ^ "Shalini Passi Is Using Art As A Weapon To Help India Cope With Covid-19". Elle India.
  23. ^ "Art to the rescue: Focussing the lens on Covid relief work". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2021.
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