TAF is an independent platform fostering meaningful connections within the international art world
The Arts Family (TAF) is an independent, non-profit initiative based in London, dedicated to connecting a global community of artists, gallerists, writers, curators, collectors, and other professionals within the modern and contemporary art world. TAF’s mission is to support artists at different stages of their practice by encouraging critical engagement, cross-cultural exchange, and the development of sustained professional relationships within the global art community. While TAF does not represent artists, it operates as an independent platform that actively fosters meaningful connections and dialogue among art professionals worldwide.
The Arts Family delivers a range of programs supporting contemporary artists from South Asia, including the TAF Awards, TAF Talks, art residencies, and curated exhibitions. These initiatives are designed to recognise artistic excellence, promote critical discourse, and provide artists with platforms for international visibility and professional recognition. We are proud to have presented four editions of the TAF Emerging Artist Award – South Asia in 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025, honouring outstanding artists from the region selected by a distinguished panel of international judges.
Our Team
Meet the passionate minds driving The Arts Family forward. Our diverse team of dedicated professionals brings together a wealth of expertise in contemporary and modern art, united by a shared commitment to promoting creativity and fostering meaningful connections in the global art community. We welcome all who wish to take part in our journey!
Neha Jaiswal
Neha is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and an art collector based in London. She has more than a decade of experience in London real-estate and Arts.
Her passion for Arts lead her to Sotheby's Institute, London where she worked for nearly three years before completing her MA in Art Business from the Institute. She curated her first art exhibition titled Living Traditions in April 2013 in London with the aim of promoting traditional arts from India.
Neha has served on the advisory board of Fine Art Bourse, an online auction house, growing its business. Neha currently sits on the South Asian Acquisitions Committee (SAAC) at TATE. Neha lives with her two children and husband in a leafy part of London.
Claire Mccaslin-Brown
Claire is an independent art adviser and curator working with international contemporary artists, galleries and collectors from across the globe.
Claire has previously held leadership roles with Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London where she was the Marketing Director for eight years. She has led the international marketing team in London, Singapore and New York, working closely with leading academics. Prior to working in the art world, Claire worked as a professional linguist, and as a B2B marketing manager in the management consultancy sector. She has held specialist roles with global consulting firms EY, McKinsey & Company, and Accenture in London and Germany. Claire holds an MA in Contemporary Art from Sotheby’s Institute Art, a BA (Hons) in Modern Languages from London University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Caterina Corni
Caterina Corni has a master’s degree in Art History and Criticism from the Università Statale di Milano, her thesis was about the contemporary Indian artist Subodh Gupta. She began her career by cooperating with the journal “Flash Art”. At the same time, she worked as curator, and organized temporary exhibitions in Europe, the United States, the United Arab Emirates and in India. Since 2004, her interests have increasingly focused on modern and contemporary Indian art and the study of the relationships and interactions between Western and Oriental art. She has edited catalogues for several monographs and group exhibitions.
In 2014, her project on the relationship between Indian artist Jivya Soma Mashe and Israeli artist Michal Rovner, was selected by the Centre Pompidou (Paris) for the XXV anniversary of the exhibition “Magiciens de la Terre”. Caterina Corni is an Associate Professor of Art History at Symbiosis University, Pune and she is currently teaching Modern and contemporary Indian art at Università dell’Insubria. She is also a Member of the Assemblea degli Afferenti at the Centre for Cultural Heritage Studies, Università dell’Insubria.