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founder
Minal Vazirani built on her work experience as a management consultant, combining it with her passion for art to co-found Saffronart in 2000. She is also co-founder of the Saffronart Foundation which uses art to raise awareness and funds for various social issues. Minal chairs the advisory board for the India Committee for Women to Watch 2024 and sits on the advisory board of NGO, the Aangan Trust.

Minal Vazirani

Founder
minal@artmumbai.com

founder
Dinesh Vazirani is the CEO and Co-Founder of Saffronart, a leading global auction house for Indian art. Dinesh is also the Co-Founder of the Saffronart Foundation, an organisation that uses art to address various social issues. He has been collecting and promoting art within the region for almost 3 decades and contributes to events and publications as an industry expert.

Dinesh Vazirani

Founder
dinesh@artmumbai.com

founder
Nakul Dev Chawla, director of Chawla Art Gallery, a gallery established by his grandfather in 1967, has grown up around the dynamic landscape of South Asian art. The gallery continues to pioneer and promote South Asian culture, with its primary focus on modern Indian artists.

Nakul Dev Chawla

Founder
nakul@artmumbai.com

founder
Conor Macklin is the owner and Director of Grosvenor Gallery, which has continually exhibited modern and contemporary South Asian art, predominantly the works of mid-20th century Indian modernists. Conor has helped establish various private and institutional collections in India and abroad, including the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and the Tate.

Conor Macklin

Founder
conor@artmumbai.com

Teesta Bhandare, is the founder of Art Garde, a blockchain-based fine arts tracker and advisory. In 2022 she established Young Collectors’ Pop Up—a pan India initiative to promote contemporary art among a newer demographic of collectors. She regularly contributes to various publications on matters of art, law and technology. She provides a unique vantage point with her experience as a corporate lawyer in London and New Delhi.

Teesta Bhandare

Associate Director
teesta@artmumbai.com

Manu comes with 30+ years across corporate law, project management, media production, event management, and marketing. A respected figure in the MICE sector, he led operations and client relations in APAC region. At Saffronart, he oversaw gallery expansions in Delhi Mumbai, live auction operations & new projects. Passionate about technology, he follows emerging trends closely.

Manu Chandra

Head of Operations
manu@artmumbai.com

A trained lawyer, Geetanjali left the monochrome corridors of law to work as an art consultant, in search of more creative pursuits. She has worked with different art organisations and art fairs over the last few years with an endeavour to inject fresh perspectives through her work. When not immersed in the art world, you’ll catch Geetanjali obsessing over tennis, or spotting big cats in the wild.

Geetanjali Joshi

Fair Manager
geetanjali@artmumbai.com

Heeten excels in optimising processes and ensuring financial integrity. With a keen eye for detail and strategic foresight, he streamlines operations to enhance efficiency and profitability. His expertise lies in fostering strong client and vendor relationships while overseeing the seamless execution of organisational objectives.

Heeten Kumar

Accounts and Operations Manager
heeten@artmumbai.com

Zoya Kathawala has been a Mumbai based arts professional since 2014, during which time she has undertaken various roles with organisations such as Avid Learning, Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation, St+art India Foundation, Serendipity Arts Foundation and Art Mumbai. In 2022, she began leading a heritage walk entitled ‘Kamathipura: Beyond the Brothel’.

Zoya Kathawala

Head of Speaker Series
programming@artmumbai.com

Udita Jhunjhunwala is a communications professional with over 25 years of experience in media and journalism, with a focus on entertainment, arts, culture and lifestyle. Her articles and opinions have appeared in Mid-Day, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Mint, Scroll, Vogue, Variety and BBC, among others. Udita has also worked with a number of lifestyle brands as a communications consultant.

Udita Jhunjhunwala

PR and Communications Manager
media@artmumbai.com