Our Team

Our Director Saloni Doshi

Saloni Doshi is an philanthropist, art patron and a collector of south asian contemporary, tribal, and aboriginal art from India. Saloni grew up in New Delhi and graduated with a double honours degree in Politics and Economics at St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Communications Media at the Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai and then moved on to pursue her Master’s in Media and Communication at the London School of Economics, London. She also has a Diploma in Art Criticism and Theory (ACT) and Indian Art Aesthetics from Jnanapravaha, Mumbai.


In 2009, she decided to convert a part of her warehouse space in South Mumbai into the Space118 studio to provide the artists’ community with a commodity that was very sparse in the urban environment – space. An avid reader and photographer, Saloni also wrote for the Arts and Culture pages of TOI. She was the Founder and Chairperson of the Bombay Chapter of Young FICCI Ladies Organization (YFLO) and was previously chaired for LSE alumni in Bombay.


In 2016, Saloni was also awarded the prestigious ArtThinkSouthAsia (ATSA) Fellowship sponsored by Khoj, British Council and the Goethe Institute. Saloni has moderated several discussions on art residencies and art collecting and has currently finished writing her book “Mapping Residencies in India”.

Akshara Dattani

Akshara Dattani works as the Program Manager for Space118’s Fine Arts Grant. She is an art administrator, writer, editor and researcher. She completed her BVA in Art History (2019) and MA in Museology (2021) from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara, Gujarat. She is interested in the nuances of visual culture, poetry, and  cultures of adornment in the Indian Subcontinent. She lives and works in Vadodara, Gujarat.

Aakansha Balakrishnan

Aakansha Balakrishnan works as the Program Manager for Space118’s Fundraiser show. She completed her Bachelors in Political Science and History from S.I.E.S College after which she went on to pursue her Masters in Ancient Indian Culture from St. Xavier’s College Mumbai. She is interested in digital art and illustration. She currently lives in Mumbai, India.

IN THE MEDIA

  1. January 2006
    Art India Magazine, Mumbai, India
    FOR THE LOVE OF ART 

  2. May 2010     
    The Times of India     
    MUSEUMS OF THE FUTURE

  3. April 2011
    Mumbai Boss, Mumbai, India   
    CULTURE WARS

  4. April 2011       
    The Times of India       
    ART HAS NO BORDERS

  5. August 2013   
    Art Trend, Mumbai, India   
    FOUR TO SHOW

  6. October 2014   
    Mid-Day, Mumbai, India   
    SMART ART MOVE

  7. February 2018   
    The Better India, Mumbai, India   
    CREATING TOGETHER

  8. May 2018   
    Hindustan Times, Mumbai, India   
    PAINTING THE BIG APPLE RED

  9. June 2018   
    Mid-Day, Mumbai, India   
    ART, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

  10. November 2018
    Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai, India
    GETAWAY BIRTHDAY

  11. January 2019   
    Mint-Lounge, Mumbai, India   
    THE INSTA-MUSEUMS

  12. February 2019   
    Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai, India   
    GUEST – LAUNCH PARTY

  13. October 2019   
    Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai, India   
    LUNCHING IN LONDON

  14. October 2019     
    Mojarto     
    MAKING SPACE

  15. November 2019     
    Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai, India     
    COLLECTOR AT THE ABU DHABI ART FAIR

  16. March 2020     
    Art Journal, Mumbai, India     
    MAKING SPACE(S)

  17. March 2020     
    Hello! Art Collectors, Mumbai, India     
    THE COLLECTOR’S WAY

  18. March 2020     
    ArtTactic South Asia : Special Report     
    ART AND PHILANTHROPY 2020 DUBAI

  19. April 2020     
    Independent Collectors, Berlin, Germany     
    WRAPPED UP IN INDIA

  20. April 2020     
    The Asian Age, Mumbai, India     
    ART AUCTIONS COME TO LIFE ONLINE 

  21. April 2020     
    Deccan Chronicle     
    ART AUCTIONS COME TO LIFE ONLINE

  22. June 2020     
    The New York Times, NYC, USA     
    AS THE WORLD GOES AROUND, A GENERATION GAP OPENS

  23. July 2020      
    The Asian Curator, Asia 
    INTERVIEW – SALONI DOSHI

  24. November 2020     
    Pune Mirror, Pune, India     
    THE COLOUR OF HOPE

  25. November 2020
    Beautiful Homes, Mumbai, India   
    THIS HOME IN MUMBAI IS JUST THE INSPIRATION ART LOVERS NEED

  26. December 2020     
    Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai, India     
    SMALL TALK: AT HOME WITH ART

  27. January 2021       
    Elle Decor Magazine, Mumbai, India
    AFFAIRS OF THE ART

  28. June 2021
    Vogue.in, India
    SALONI DOSHI’S ART-FILLED MUMBAI HOME IS A STUDY IN LUXURY AND PRACTICALITY

  29. August, 2021
    Red FM 93.5
    ART OF THE MATTER: How to build a strong art collection on a modest budget?

  30. August, 2023 Business Traveler India The Indian Art Landscape witnesses the launch of Artix- India’s First Hotel Art Fair

  31. August, 2023 Architects of Interiors India Immerse into India’s culture at this art fair taking over the Taj Palace in New Delhi

  32. August, 2023 Money Control Delhi hosts India’s first hotel art fair, a new meeting place for art market

  33. August, 2023 Mint Lounge
    A Delhi hotel art fair explores traditional textiles and jewellery

  34. September, 2023 The Sunday Guardian DELHI COMES ALIVE WITH BACK-TO-BACK ART EVENTS