TAF is an independent platform fostering meaningful connections within the international art world

Neha Jaiswal is a London-based arts patron, philanthropist, entrepreneur and collector. She is the Founder of The Arts Family (TAF), an independent non-profit platform connecting artists, collectors, curators and institutions while championing contemporary South Asian art on the international stage.

Neha holds an MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, where she also worked for nearly three years, and later completed a Diploma in Design at KLC School of Design, London. She combines expertise in art, design and philanthropy to create initiatives that support artists throughout their professional journeys.

In 2013, she curated her first exhibition, Living Traditions, in London to promote traditional Indian arts. Since then, she has developed TAF into an internationally recognised platform delivering exhibitions, residencies, mentorship programmes, educational talks and the annual TAF Awards, creating opportunities for artists to engage with leading museums, galleries, collectors and institutions worldwide.

Neha has served on the advisory board of Fine Art Bourse and currently sits on the South Asian Acquisitions Committee (SAAC) at Tate since 2021, contributing to the development of one of the world’s leading public collections of South Asian art. Her philanthropic and collecting interests focus on supporting emerging and mid-career artists whose practices explore identity, material innovation and contemporary cultural narratives.

Through The Arts Family, Neha continues to build meaningful collaborations with museums, universities, galleries and cultural organisations.

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 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.