Curatorial team

Sibdas Sengupta is a conceptual artist and curator from Odisha, currently based in Gurugram, Haryana. Through collaborative, critical, and process-oriented frameworks, Sibdas explores the evolving landscape of curatorial engagement through different forms of exhibition-making practices.

 

As the curator, currently, he leads the programming for Dotwalk Ajitara Art Residency in New Delhi and Odisha Craft Odyssey in Bhubaneswar.

Shafeena Yusuff Ali is the Founder of the Rizq Art Initiative (RAi), launched in 2023 to champion artists from the Global South and strengthen Abu Dhabi's position within the UAE's vibrant cultural landscape. An alumna of both Oxford and Cambridge, she brings together cultural vision and strategic business acumen.

 

In addition to her work in the arts, she serves as Chairperson of Tablez India and Director of Twenty 14 Holdings, and spearheads philanthropic efforts across India through the Adeeb and Shafeena Action Research Foundation.

Premjish Achari is a curator and writer, currently serving as Curator at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi. He was Editorial Supervisor for Lokame Tharavadu (2021), a landmark exhibition organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation.

 

His writings have been published in Take on Art, Portrait of an Artist as an Individual, Altaf: Early Drawings, Iconic: Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art, and Unframed (Harper Design, 2023), among others.

Jagannath Panda is a leading contemporary artist known for his synthesis of urban realism, mythology, and traditional craft. He has exhibited internationally, including at the Mori Art Museum (Tokyo), Pizzuti Collection (Ohio), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul), and Vadehra Art Gallery (New Delhi).

 

In 2011, he founded the Utsha Foundation for Contemporary Art in Bhubaneswar to foster cultural dialogue and artistic experimentation. He currently lives and works in New Delhi, actively contributing to both Indian and global contemporary art discourses.