Fertility and
Reproduction
Studies Group

Shalini Ganendra : Curriculum Vitae and Publications
PROFESSIONAL:
SHALINI GANENDRA ADVISORY http://www.shaliniganendra.com Director/Founder. 1998 – Current
Founder and director of a leading cultural organisation specialising in inter- and multi- disciplinary programming for research, residency and public exhibitions. Select Modules:
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Gallery Weekend Kuala Lumpur: pioneering annual city marquee, featuring multi-disciplinary programming with public talks, workshops, private and public exhibitions, 2016-2019.
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Exhibitions: particular focuses on emerging regions and emerging practices.
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Vision Culture Lectures: Select lectures published as the UNESCO Observatory Arts in Asia Issue. 2016. (See details below.)
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Inter-disciplinary project modules: Featuring visual art, sound and architecture.
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Institutional and government collaborations: Providing on-site research and creative facilities.
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Gallery Residence project development as an award winning, green cultural space and continuing subject of sustainable architecture research.
Vision Culture Lectures: 2010 -2014, UNESCO Observatory Endorsed.
Public programme featuring inter-disciplinary and trans-national content with public talks, workshops.
2014:
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Zenadh Kes: Art is Life, Brian Robinson (Australia: Artist; Curator and Trustee, Queensland Art Gallery)
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Curating Asian Art at the Rubin Museum, Dr. Beth Citron (USA: Curator, Rubin Museum, New York).
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Art of Sparkle: Jewellery as a Fine Art, Prof. Robert Baines (Australia: Artist, Goldsmith and Academic).
2013
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Curating New Frontiers: Asia and the Guggenheim, Sandhini Poddar (USA/India: Adjunct Curator, Guggenheim Museum, New York).
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The Art of Giving, Sir Roy Calne (United Kingdom: Artist and Surgeon.)
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Curating Contemporary Art in the 21st Century Museum, Dr. Kelly Gellatly (Australia: Director,, Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne).
2012
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Participatory Design, Responsive Architecture, Ar. Gregory Burgess (Australia: Architect, Order of Australia).
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Gorgeous Weaves, A Story of Social Enterprise, Carol Cassidy (Lao Textiles).
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Contemporary Identity in Photography, Dr. Michiko Kasahara (Japan: Chief Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo).
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Connections, Claudia Cannizzaro (USA/Italy: Artist and Director, Art OMI).
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From Idea to Exhibition, Dr. Debra Diamond (USA: Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution).
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New Directions in Asian Architecture, Dr. Anoma Pieris (Australia: Professor of Architecture and Anthropology, University of Melbourne).
2011
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International Biennial and Triennial Trends, Christopher Phillips (USA: Curator, International Center of Photography).
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An Intimate Relationship with the World, Antoine D'Agata (France: Photographer, Magnum Photos).
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Living Art - Oceania & Pacific, Dr. Susan Cochrane (Australia: Curator and Museum Director, Elcho Island).
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Critical Curatorship, Oscar Ho (Hong Kong: Curator).
ACADEMIC AWARDS:
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Research Fellow, Fertility and Reproduction Studies Group, Oxford University, 2019 -2020
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Harkness Fellow, Lifetime, Phillips Exeter Academy, awarded 2007
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Cambridge University, Dr. Cooper’s Law Studentship, 1987
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National Cum Laude Scholar, USA, 1982
SELECT PUBLICATIONS:
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Handmade in Serendip. Sri Lanka’s Craft Narrative, Educating in the Crafts, The Global Experience. Publisher Springer, Netherlands 2019
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The Tin Mine Landscapes, Fabrications -The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, 2019
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Arts in Asia Issue of the UNESCO Observatory ejournal, Guest Editor, 2016
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Seeing the Bigger Picture, Art in Basel, Edge Publications, 2018
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Culture Connoisseur, bi-monthly series, The Grid Publication, 2016 – 2017
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Art Review, Bazaar Art, Malaysia, 2015
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Art Funds, Edge Publications, Malay Mail, November 2013
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Art in Investment, Malaysia Unreserved, September 2013
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Art in Emerging Regions, Robb Report, Singapore, 2010
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Twenty Years in Review, National Art Gallery of Malaysia Journal, March 2010
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The State of the Art, The Peak, August 2009
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Peradaniya Gardens, Sri Lanka, Paradise Found, Journey through Noble Gardens of Asia, 2008
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Perspectives on Malaya – Photographic Stories, Asian Art Newspaper (UK), November 2007
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The Journal of Sri Lankan Art, Mood Indigo (USA), March 2007
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An Island of Art – Sri Lankan Contemporary, Asian Art Newspaper (UK), November 2006
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Sri Lankan Contemporary Art, Finance Asia (HK), 2004
BOARDS / COMMITTEES:
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Acquisitions Committee (SAAC), TATE Gallery, 2017 - Current
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Advisory Board, Cambridge University, Trinity Hall, Current
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Sovereign Art Prize Nominator, Hong Kong, 2014 - Current
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Past President and current Advisor, Oxford & Cambridge Society Malaysia
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Founding Board Member, English Speaking Union Malaysia
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC, 2014 - Cultural Entrepreneurship.
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Chief Judge, ASVOFF 6 (Fashion & Film Awards), Pompidou Center, Paris, 2013
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Panel Chair, Modernism in Malaysia, Henry Butcher Lecture Series, 2013
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Nominator, Smithsonian Institution's SARF Awards, 2012 and 2011
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Chief Judge – Asia, Commonwealth Art Awards (UK), 2011 and 2010
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Speaker, Caochangdi Photo Festival/ Photo d’Arles, Inaugural, Beijing, 2009
EDUCATION:
1988-1989 Columbia University Law School, LL.M., USA
1984-1987 Cambridge University, B.A., M.A. with honors, UK
1982-1984 Stanford University, USA
Qualifications: Barrister at Law (1987); Attorney, New York (1989)