Saloni Doshi is a patron and collector of Indian and South Asian art, and the Founder and Director of Space118 Art Foundation. Since establishing the Foundation in 2009, she has facilitated studios and residencies for over 500 artists, creating sustained infrastructural support for contemporary practice.
She initiated the Space118 Art Foundation Fine Arts Grant in 2019 and the Space118 Art Foundation Curatorial Research Grant in 2025, extending financial and digital support to art practitioners across India to enable new production, experimentation, mentorship, and critical dialogue. Under her leadership, the Foundation has developed into a vital platform that fosters interdisciplinary exchange and advances emerging voices within contemporary art.
She currently serves on the Guggenheim WANASA Committee and is a patron of the Delfina Foundation and Asia Society (India). She has curated several charity exhibitions through the Foundation’s annual fundraiser programme and is the author of Mapping Residencies in India, a publication documenting post-independence studio residency practices in the country. She is based in Mumbai, India.
