Amit Kumar Jain

Amit Kumar Jain

Amit
Kumar Jain
India
Amit Kumar Jain is an independent art and culture manager with previous experience and expertise in museum and collection management, auctions and appraisals, gallery strategies and acquisitions, as well as private collection management. Previously, he has been the Head of Exhibitions at the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru; Associate Vice President at Saffronart, New Delhi/Mumbai; Director-Special Initiatives at The Savara Foundation for the Arts, New Delhi and Head of Programs at The Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi. With pronounced cognizance of modern, contemporary art and the living traditions from the Indian subcontinent, Jain’s curatorial visions embrace inclusive subtleties pertaining to arts. He was invited to curate the third edition of the Colombo Art Biennale in 2014. Some of his important curatorial projects include ‘Reading Room,’ a multi-venue book art exhibition in 2014-16 and ‘The Artist as Activist’ at the Broad Art Museum, Michigan, USA in 2016. Some of his recent curatorial projects include the Platform section at India Art Fair in 2021, in addition to multiple exhibitions for private galleries. Jain holds an MA in Museum and Gallery Practice from University College of London and double undergraduate degrees: BFA from College of Art, New Delhi and B.Com from University of Delhi . He has previously served on the advisory board of the Nepal Arts Council and Colombo Art Biennale. He actively engages with and supports the emerging artists from the Indian subcontinent and is currently a jury member for The Arts Family Award, London.