Shalini Passi

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| name = Shalini Passi
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| birth_place = New Delhi
| nationality = Indian
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| occupation = Art and Design collector; Art, Design and Fashion Patroness; Philanthropist; Art Advisor and an Artist
| spouse = Sanjay Passi (Chairman & Managing Director of PASCO Group)
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| website = {{URL|http://www.shalinipassiartfoundation.com}}{{URL|https://www.mashindia.com/}}
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'''Shalini Passi''' is an Indian Art and Design collector, Art, Design and Fashion [[Patron]], [[philanthropist]], Art Advisor and an Artist based in New Delhi.Passi is as well the Creative Director of Pasco group of companies.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Meet the Patrons |journal=[[Vogue India]] |issue=Jan 2014 |page=21}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite news |last1=Kaushik |first1=Divya |title=Delhiites discuss art over lunch at Shalini Passi's residence - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/delhiites-discuss-art-over-lunch-at-shalini-passis-residence/articleshow/62873137.cms |work=The Times of India |date=12 Feb 2018}}</ref>

Passi held a well-received exhibition entitled 'The Warp and Weft of Perception'<ref name="Hello Magazine"/> and a solo art exhibition of paintings titled "Through my Eyes" at the Visual Arts Gallery in New Delhi.<ref name="Takeonart">{{cite journal |last1=Baswani |first1=Manisha Gera |title=Fly on the Wall #5 |journal=TAKE on art Magazine |volume=11 |issue=6 |pages=121, 122}}</ref>

Shalini's art collection includes works by Indian contemporary artists including [[Riyas Komu]],<ref name="larryslist">{{cite web |title=Would You Expect Flemish Furniture at This Indian Art Powerhouse – next to a Bharti Kher! |url=http://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/would-you-expect-flemish-furniture-at-this-indian-art-powerhouse-next-to-a-bharti-kher/ |website=larryslist.com}}</ref> [[M. F. Husain]]<ref name="TOI"/> [[Anita Dube]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sangghvi |first1=Malavika |title=Malavika’s Mumbaistan: Wearing Their Art on Their Sleeve |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/malavika-s-mumbaistan-wearing-their-art-on-their-sleeve/story-3uVWTimqzOR0snSV5NihPN.html |website=hindustantimes |language=en |date=1 October 2018}}</ref> [[Zarina (artist)|Zarina Hashmi]], [[Subodh Gupta]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adam |first1=Georgina |title=Why did India’s art boom go bust? |url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140210-why-did-indias-art-boom-go-bust |date=10 Feb 2014 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Atul Dodiya]], and [[Bharti Kher]]<ref name="larryslist"/> as well as international artists including [[Jeff Koons]],<ref name="Wallpaper">{{cite web |last1=YOUNG |first1=CAROLINE |title=Inside collector Shalini Passi’s New Delhi home |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/inside-collector-shalini-passis-new-delhi-home |website=Wallpaper* |publisher=Wallpaper Magazine |date=10 May 2011}}</ref> [[Damien Hirst]], and [[Vladimir Kagan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Powerhouse of Asia — Ultimate Guide to its Collectors I {{!}} COBO Social |url=https://www.cobosocial.com/dossiers/ultimate-asia-collectors-i/ |website=COBO Social |date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delhiites discuss art over lunch at Shalini Passi's residence - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/delhiites-discuss-art-over-lunch-at-shalini-passis-residence/articleshow/62873137.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite web |title=Basic information about SHALINI PASSI as a director in Indian companies |url=https://www.tofler.in/shalini-passi/director/00182742 |website=tofler.in}}</ref>

Passi was educated at the [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School Barakhamba Road New Delhi]]. She finished her graduation from [[Jesus and Mary College]] [[New Delhi]].{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

== Philanthropy ==
Since 2010, Passi has been actively involved in educating underprivileged children in Delhi, through a series of workshops that provide opportunities for them to learn about the arts and crafts with skilled individuals. She supports and donates for "The Delhi Society for the Welfare of Special Children".<ref name="Hello Magazine">{{cite journal |title=Where Beauty meets passion Shalini Passi |last1=Singh |first1=Sanghita |journal=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |date=September 2018 |volume=12 |issue=6}}</ref>

Passi is a member of the Advisory Board of [[KHOJ, International Artists' Association|Khoj]] (the not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation based in Delhi) since 2012,<ref>{{cite web |title=Khoj Patrons featured in Vogue Magazine « KHOJ |url=http://khojworkshop.org/khoj-patrons-featured-in-vogue-magazine/ |website=khojworkshop.org}}</ref> which facilitates and supports the development of experimental contemporary art practice in India and South Asia. She is also a Patron of the [[Kochi-Muziris Biennale]].<ref name="Takeonart"/>

In 2018, Passi started her own foundation, ''The Shalini Passi Art Foundation'', and ''MASH''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhuyan |first1=Avantika |title=Artist and collector Shalini Passi launches an art foundation |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/shalini-passi-talks-about-the-curation-at-the-kochi-muziris-biennale-2018/ |work=VOGUE India |date=28 September 2018}}</ref> which explores the intersection of the arts and promotes emerging artists in India.<ref name="Hello Magazine"/><ref>{{cite web |title=The Shalini Passi Art Foundation Presents ‘Air, Water, Light’ A Talk With Bijoy Jain, Founder, Studio Mumbai |url=http://everythingexperiential.businessworld.in/article/The-Shalini-Passi-Art-Foundation-Presents-Air-Water-Light-A-Talk-With-Bijoy-Jain-Founder-Studio-Mumbai/09-03-2019-168043/ |website=Everything Experiential |publisher=Businessworld |language=en}}</ref>

Passi regularly loans works from her collection to exhibitions and prestigious art events, including Kusum by [[Mrinalini Mukherjee]], which was loaned to the [[Kochi-Muziris Biennale]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘I aim to create a culture that values creativity’ |url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/culture/aim-create-culture-values-creativity |website=The Sunday Guardian Live |date=11 May 2019}}</ref>

In February 2021, Shalini Passi along with her Spouse Sanjay Passi donated a generous amount of Ten Crore Rupees to [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rs Rs 10 crore donated to TTD trusts |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2021/feb/27/rs-10-cr-donated-to-ttd-trusts-2269698.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TTD news: TTD receives mammoth donation of Rs 10 cr from Delhi-based devotee {{!}} Amaravati News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amaravati/andhra-pradesh-ttd-receives-mammoth-donation-of-rs-10-cr-from-delhi-based-devotee/articleshow/81231973.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, Passi raised funds for Covid Relief India by organizing an Online Exhibition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shalini Passi Is Using Art As A Weapon To Help India Cope With Covid-19 |url=https://elle.in/article/exhibition-shalini-passi/ |website=Elle India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Art to the rescue: Focussing the lens on Covid relief work |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/art-to-the-rescue-focussing-the-lens-on-covid-relief-work-101622193342993.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=28 May 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{YouTube|id=aPTGFs_pc_E|Interview with Anita Dubey }}
*[https://issuu.com/moralmoda/docs/cannes/8?ff Moral Moda Magazine Foundation, page2]

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