Shalini Ganendra
Shalini Amerasinghe Ganendra is a cultural entrepreneur and scholar, known for founding the pioneering cultural marquee, Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur and Shalini Ganendra Advisory. She has has developed multi- and inter-disciplinary programming to further cultural connection for over two decades.[1][2][3][4][5] Projects included the six year Vision Culture Lectures.[6] thereafter documented by UNESCO Observatory through publication of essays as the Arts in Asia Issue 2016.[7]
Her academic, advisory and curatorial focuses are inter-disciplinary, with focus on the relationships between aesthetic development, historiographies and contemporary geo/political influences;[8] she has published on the subject of contemporary and modern art practices of Sri Lanka and Malaysia and on cultural markets.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
She was the first expert on Sri Lankan art to be appointed to the Tate Gallery (UK) Acquisitions Committee (SAAC) and has served on numerous judging and award panels including for the Sacker Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. She introduced contemporary Sri Lankan and Malaysian artists during New York's Asia Week 2006 -2008 and 2015 in a series of exhibitions titled Serendipity and My Country.[16] She has published widely on a variety of inter-disciplinary topics, including on Asian art, craft and identity.[17]
She commissioned one of the early green buildings in Malaysia,[18] the Gallery Residence[19] (2011), (also known as the Ganendra Art House).[20]
Honours[]
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- Order of St. Gregory, Papal Order of Knighthood (Honorific: Dame)
- Harkness Fellow, Life, Phillips Exeter Academy, 2007
- University of Cambridge, Trinity Hall, Dr. Cooper’s Law Award, 1987
- National Cum Laude Scholar, Phillips Exeter Academy, USA, 1982
Education[]
She attended the National Cathedral School, Washington D.C. and Phillips Exeter Academy, where she was made a Life Harkness Fellow. A fourth generation Cantabrigian, she read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University where she was featured as one of the THWomen40 Profiles.[21]
References[]
- ^ Jacquelyn Lewis. Smaller Space but Steady Sales at Asian Art Fair. Art+Auctionhttp://www.artinfo.com/news/story/27119/smaller-space-but-steady-sales-at-asian-art-fair/
- ^ Cultural Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets, McGill University 2015,https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/cultural-entrepreneurship-emerging-markets-shalini-ganendra-fine-art-254197/
- ^ Sri Lanka Foundation, May 2009, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Sarah Sabaratnam. "A heart for art", New Straits Times.
- ^ Life & Art Mix Outside KL, https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/05/14/life-and-art-mix-outside-kuala-lumpur/
- ^ Vision Culture Lectures SGFA "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ UNESCO Observatory – Arts in Asia https://www.unescoejournal.com/volume-5-issue-2/
- ^ Excellent sales and record crowds. The Asian Art Fair. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ D. Maheshwari. Speakers Club's 'Blast from the Past'. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82546521.html Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sharifah Arfah. Enduring magic of Oxbridge. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-82615226.html Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anna Yusof. Culinary Treat for Amex card members. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-92984392.html Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Siti Hajar Abd. Celebrating Oxbridge Anniversary. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-93356257.html Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shuib Taib. Auspicious 8. New Straits Times. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-107531086.html Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Asian Art Newspaper UK, November 2007 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Asian Art Newspaper UK, November 2006 http://www.asianartnewspaper.com/article/an-island-of-aesthetics%3A-sri-lankan-contemporary-art Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Art by Aref Omar NST. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Oxford & Empire Network - View of Ceylon, Narratives of a Collection https://oxfordandempire.web.ox.ac.uk/article/views-ceylon-narratives-collection
- ^ Green Building Index https://www.greenbuildingindex.org/portfolio/ganendra-art-house/
- ^ Living with Art, Habitus https://www.habitusliving.com/design-hunters/living-within-art
- ^ Archnet https://archnet.org/sites/7026
- ^ THWomen40 Profiles, Trinity Hall Cambridge University, https://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/about/thwomen40/profiles/
External links[]
- Living people
- Art curators