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{{Short description|Indian–American art collector}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Komal Shah
| other_names = Komal Shah Garg
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat University]] (B.S.) <br/> [[Stanford University]] (M.A.)<br/> [[University of California, Berkeley]] (M.B.A.)
| occupation = Art collector, philanthropist, investor, business executive, computer engineer
| known_for = Shah Garg Foundation, and Shah Garg Collection
| spouse = Gaurav Garg
}}
'''Komal Shah''' is an Indian-born American art collector, philanthropist, business executive, and computer engineer.<ref name="Durón">{{Cite web |last=Durón |first=Maximilíano |date=2018-09-11 |title=Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-collectors/top-200-profiles/komal-shah-gaurav-garg/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=ARTnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She is one of the most influential collectors in California and is known for her art collection, the Shah Garg Collection, which has a substantial number of female artist's work.<ref name="NYT23" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Waddoups |first=Ryan |date=2023-05-23 |title=Komal Shah Raises a Glass to Generations of Women Trailblazers |url=https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/komal-shah-making-their-mark-book-launch/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Surface magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Matthew |date=2020-04-29 |title=Komal Shah: 'No One Would Ever Describe them as "All Male" Collections' |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/komal-shah-no-one-would-ever-describe-them-all-male-collections |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Frieze |language=en}}</ref> Shah formerly worked at [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], [[Netscape]], and [[Yahoo!]].<ref name="NYT23" /> She lives in [[Atherton, California|Atherton]], California.<ref name="NYT23" />

== Early life and education ==
Komal Shah was born and raised in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India.<ref name="NYT23">{{Cite news |last=Sheets |first=Hilarie M. |date=2023-03-22 |title=Komal Shah, Champion of Female Artists, Works to Raise Their Profiles |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/arts/design/komal-shah-women-artists-art-basel-hong-kong.html |access-date=2023-05-29 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Shah attended [[Gujarat University]] where she studied Computer Engineering (B.S. degree 1991). She came to the United States to continue her schooling in 1991. Shah has a master's degree at [[Stanford University]], and MBA degree from the [[Haas School of Business]] at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrelson |first=Sarah |date=January 18, 2023 |title=Meet The Computer Programmer-Turned-Collector Reframing the Role of 'Women's Work' |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2023/01/18/komal-shah-fog-design-art-san-francisco-collector |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Cultured magazine |language=en}}</ref>

== Art collection ==
Shah is one of the most influential collectors in the state of California, and she serves on the board of trustees for the [[San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]].<ref name=":0" /> She previously served on the board of trustees for the [[Asian Art Museum (San Francisco)|Asian Art Museum]] in San Francisco.<ref name=":1" />

Her and her husband's art collection is made of some 300 pieces, devoted to modern and contemporary works by women artists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sutton |first=Benjamin |date=2023-05-08 |title='Nothing beats mileage for developing your own collecting vision': Komal Shah on what she collects and why |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/05/08/collectors-eye-komal-shah |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=[[The Art Newspaper]]}}</ref> It has taken over a decade to assemble.<ref name=":0" /> Artists in the collection include [[Elizabeth Murray (artist)|Elizabeth Murray]], [[Trude Guermonprez]], [[Rina Banerjee]], [[Jennifer Bartlett]], [[Laura Owens]], [[Carol Bove]], [[Carrie Moyer]], [[Phyllida Barlow]], [[Jaune Quick-to-See Smith]], and [[Cecily Brown]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Desmarais |first=Charles |date=March 4, 2019 |title=Bay Area collector Komal Shah on art by women and artists of color |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/bay-area-philanthropist-komal-shah-on-collecting-art-by-women-and-artists-of-color |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=Datebook, [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Highlights from the collection have been exhibited at several locations from 2023 through 2027. The exhibition was entitled ''[[Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection]]''.<ref name="Making Their Mark Foundation">{{cite web |title=Making Their Mark |url=https://www.makingtheirmark.org/making-their-mark-exhibition |website=Making Their Mark Foundation |access-date=18 March 2026}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
She is married to Gaurav Garg, a co-founder and managing partner of Silicon Valley–based Wing Venture Capital.<ref name="Durón" />

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.shahgargfoundation.org/ Shah Garg Foundation]
* [https://www.shahgargfoundation.org/making-their-mark-art-by-women Making Their Mark: Art by Women in the Shah Garg Collection]
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