Komal Shah (art collector)
Komal Shah | |
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| Born | |
| Other names | Komal Shah Garg |
| Alma mater | Gujarat University (B.S.) Stanford University (M.A.) University of California, Berkeley (M.B.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | 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.[1] 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.[2][3][4] Shah formerly worked at Oracle, Netscape, and Yahoo!.[2] She lives in Atherton, California.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Komal Shah was born and raised in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.[2] 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.[5]
Art collection[edit]
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.[6] She previously served on the board of trustees for the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.[7]
Her and her husband's art collection is made of some 300-pieces, devoted to modern and contemporary works by women artists.[6] It has taken over a decade to assemble.[6] Artists in the collection include Elizabeth Murray, Trude Guermonprez, Rina Banerjee, Jennifer Bartlett, Laura Owens, Carol Bove, Carrie Moyer, Phyllida Barlow, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, and Cecily Brown.[6][7]
Personal life[edit]
She is married to Gaurav Garg, a co-founder and managing partner of Silicon Valley–based Wing Venture Capital.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Durón, Maximilíano (2018-09-11). "Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ a b c d Sheets, Hilarie M. (2023-03-22). "Komal Shah, Champion of Female Artists, Works to Raise Their Profiles". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Waddoups, Ryan (2023-05-23). "Komal Shah Raises a Glass to Generations of Women Trailblazers". Surface magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ McLean, Matthew (2020-04-29). "Komal Shah: 'No One Would Ever Describe them as "All Male" Collections'". Frieze. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Harrelson, Sarah (January 18, 2023). "Meet The Computer Programmer-Turned-Collector Reframing the Role of 'Women's Work'". Cultured magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ a b c d Sutton, Benjamin (2023-05-08). "'Nothing beats mileage for developing your own collecting vision': Komal Shah on what she collects and why". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ a b Desmarais, Charles (March 4, 2019). "Bay Area collector Komal Shah on art by women and artists of color". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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- Living people
- Businesspeople from Ahmedabad
- People from Atherton, California
- Gujarat University alumni
- Stanford University alumni
- Haas School of Business alumni
- American art collectors
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- Silicon Valley people
- Yahoo! people
- American software engineers
- American women computer scientists
- American computer scientists