Geetanjali Sayal

With 8+ years of experience working in the Visual Arts domain, I specialise in Creative and Strategic Project Management on large scale contemporary exhibitions. Currently the Head of Projects at What About Art, consulting on contemporary art exhibitions at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, Mumbai, a modern, first-of-its-kind, multi-disciplinary arts space in India. The role involves Project Management, Budget Administration, BOQ Management, Supervision of Exhibition Set Production, Art Handling, Installation and Conservation.

Head of Projects - What About Art Agency - Mumbai

(2026-01)

Creative Project Manager - What About Art Agency - Mumbai

(2022-07 - 2026-01)

• Public Art Installations at NMACC India and the Bay Club, Mumbai (2022)
• NMACC, Mumbai Contemporary Art Exhibitions (2022 - 2025): 'Under The Sun' - Multimedia Artist Doug Aitken's first Indian exhibition curated by TriAdic
• 'Sangam' curated by Jeffrey Deitch and Ranjit Hoskote
• 'Run As Slow As You Can' - Toiletpaper Magazine's largest exhibition till date curated by TriAdic
• 'POP: Fame, Love, Power' curated by Lawrence Van Hagen
• 'Light Into Space' curated by Dia Art Foundation
• Asia Now: Parisian Art Fair at Monnaie Museum (2024) - Coordination of Budget planning, Project Management and On-ground Installation of Special Projects with a focus on South Asia
• Hampi Art Labs, Vijaynagar (2023) - an 18 acres spread arts centre and residency located near the UNESCO World Heritage Site Hampi - Exhibition Gallery Design execution, Workshops Space Setup, Consultants identification and onboarding within set deadlines
• Annual Preventive Art Conservation Management at NMACC & Soho House, Mumbai

Programmes Manager - Serendipity Arts Foundation - New Delhi Area, India

(2018-07 - 2020-01)

Supported the festival programming team with planning the artworks and performances within old heritage buildings in Panjim, Goa and exhibition planning of visual art curators - Sudarshan Shetty and Nancy Adajania.

Production Assistant - Artichoke Trust - London, United Kingdom

(2016-06 - 2018-06)

Supported with planning and production of artworks across various sites in London, Durham and facilitated on-ground execution with risk assessment conducted for each

• London's Burning (2016)
• Lumiere London (2018) & Durham (2017)
• Processions (2018) - Budget Management and Production of 400000 scarves from India to the UK

MA - Narrative Environments, Spatial Practices Programme - University of the Arts London (2015 - 2017)

Bachelor of Architecture - Architecture - Sushant School Of Art & Architecture (2010 - 2014)