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]
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 |
Early life and education
editKomal 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
editShah 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
editShe 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.