Siddhi Shailendra

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Head of Curatorial Projects at Akar Prakar @ Akar Prakar
Siddhi Shailendra's Location
New Delhi, Delhi, India, India
About Siddhi Shailendra

Siddhi Shailendra is a creative arts professional based in New Delhi. She completed her Bachelors’ in Philosophy from Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi. While studying Aesthetics and during her research on the subject found her interest in working with art and artwork deepen. She has completed her Masters in Curatorial Practice at Instituto Europeo di Design (IED), Venice. She has also been the co-curator of two group exhibitions 'Fluidity of Language' and 'Where is Where?: Weaving Heterotopias' during her time in Venice. Working with the Arts and Artists is where she feels most at home.

Siddhi Shailendra's Current Company Details
Akar Prakar

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Head of Curatorial Projects at Akar Prakar
Siddhi Shailendra Work Experience Details
  • Akar Prakar
    Head Of Curatorial Projects
    Akar Prakar Jul 2021 - Present
    New Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Conceptualised and curated group shows 'It’s Personal!' and 'Bare Liminal' of contemporary artist for Akar Prakar Delhi and Kolkata.• Curated exhibitions of gallery artists including contemporary artists like C.Douglas, Debasish Mukherjee and Piyali Sadhukhan and Indian Master artist Ganesh Pyne• Exhibition design, and Catalogue Editorial management for Carte Blanche à Manish Pushkale at Musée Guimet, Paris • Responsible for the management and delivery of the exhibition programming for the gallery in New Delhi and Kolkata• Provided editorial and copy editorial support on numerous monographs and catalogue publications of both Master and Contemporary Indian Artists • Research support for exhibitions, artwork provenance and monograph publications.• Managed parallel public programming for the gallery exhibitions and publication launch events including the organization of artist talks, children's workshops and exhibition walkthroughs.• Managed the art fair booths and proposals for solo and group presentations of artists • Supported the website redesign for the gallery and was responsible for updating all exhibitions and blog posts on the website.• Built and maintained a sustainable social media strategy for the organisation and achieved a 72% increase in followers on Instagram organically.• Helped in the building and organisation of a digital archive and content management system for the organisation's 20 years of exhibitions and programming.
  • Asia Society
    Consultant - Art & Culture
    Asia Society Apr 2021 - Jun 2021
    India
    • Assisted in coordination and organisation of the annual Asia Arts game Changer Awards India 2021: Managed the Outreach for the awards: Assisted in the overall production of the virtual Awards video• Assisted in the organization for a closed-door Collectors roundtable with Sangita Jindal in collaboration with Asia Society Museum, New York• Worked on the development of an Art Patrons Membership programme.• Managed and organized the Book Launch for Vishakha N. Desai's book 'World as Family' in conversation with writer, Prayaag Akbar• Devising a Social Media Strategy for the organization• Designing Creatives for the Art Awards and Various other programmes for the organisation
  • Where Is Where: Weaving Heterotopias Exhibition
    Co-Curator
    Where Is Where: Weaving Heterotopias Exhibition Jul 2019 - Feb 2020
    Venice, Veneto, Italy
    The exhibition was hosted at Spazio Arte Contemporanea, Venice, on view from 17 January 2020 to 2 February 2020 in collaboration with Venice Art Factory.• Ideated and Conceptualised a group show of eight international artists based on the essay 'Of other spaces'(Des Espace Autres) by Michel Foucault.• Worked on the editorial responsibilities for the exhibition and the Catalogue.• Liaised with artists and galleries for the loan of artworks. • Managed the budgeting of the exhibition.• Managed the artwork production, set-up and de-installation
  • Fluidity Of Language Exhibition
    Co-Curator
    Fluidity Of Language Exhibition Apr 2019 - May 2019
    Venice, Veneto, Italy
    The exhibition was hosted at IED Venezia, on view from 22 May to 31 May 2019, in collaboration with UN-HCR Venice Biennale Residency artists.• Worked on the ideation and conceptualisation of a group exhibition of four artists participating in the residency. • Worked on the editorial responsibilities for the exhibition.• Managed the production, set-up and de-installation of artwork in the exhibition space.• Responsible for the documentation and archiving of the exhibition.
  • Latitude 28 Gallery
    Intern
    Latitude 28 Gallery Feb 2018 - Mar 2018
    New Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Assisted in coordination and organisation of the Gallery's participation in India Art Fair, 2018: Managed the Project space for the Gallery at the Art Fair: Managed consistent communication and network building with curators, collectors and media personnel for the booth.• Assisted in the organisation of the Gallery Booth for Imagine Fest New Delhi, 2018• Assisted the Gallery Managers in the gallery's daily working, including invoicing, preparing price lists, authentication certificates, etc.• Assisted in the post-production of TAKE on Art Magazine's winter issue, 'TAKE Architecture'

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Siddhi Shailendra works for Akar Prakar

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Siddhi Shailendra's current role is Head of Curatorial Projects at Akar Prakar.

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Siddhi Shailendra attended Istituto Europeo Di Design, Delhi University , Kamala Nehru College.

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