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Shalini Ganendra is a cultural entrepreneur, dedicated to promoting cultural encounter, particularly with emerging regions, through education and exhibition programming.〔''Cultural Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets'', McGill University 2015,http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/news/cultural-entrepreneurship-emerging-markets-shalini-ganendra-fine-art-254197/〕 〔Sri Lanka Foundation, May 2009, http://srilankafoundation.org/news/2009/05/29/shalini-ganendra-fine-art/〕 Through her efforts, including the establishment of an eponymous gallery/cultural center in 1998, a number of groundbreaking cross cultural and exhibition programs have been introduced to South East Asia.〔Sarah Sabaratnam. ("A heart for art" ), ''New Straits Times''.〕 The organisational objectives and philosophy aim to support regional artists in the propagation and recognition of contemporary, ''"vernacular"'' artistic languages and practises, and promote multi-disciplinary and cross cultural exchange.〔Life & Art Mix Outside KL, http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/05/14/life-and-art-mix-outside-kuala-lumpur/〕 Ganendra has served on the nominating, judging and review panels for international art awards including: the Fashion Film Awards - ASVOFF 6 at the Pompidou Centre,Paris;〔ASVOFF6 -http://dianepernet.typepad.com/diane/2013/05/shalini-ganendra-at-les-deux-abeilles.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dianepernet+%28Diane%2C+A+Shaded+View+on+Fashion%29〕 the Sovereign Art Prize;〔Sovereign Art Prize- http://www.sovereignartfoundation.com/art-prizes/asia/nominators.php〕 the Commonwealth International Artists Residencies;〔Commonwealth Foundation - http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/craftawards/cc2009judges〕 and the inaugural Caochangdi PhotoSpring Festival, a collaboration with Les Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival, in Beijing, China.〔Caochangdi PhotoSpring Festival 2010 - http://www.ccdphotospring.com〕 She has been a nominator for the Smithsonian Institution's SARF program (Smithsonian Artist Residency Fellowship). She has presented on Cultural and Social Entrepreneurship, including at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Public Policy, Washington DC. She has initiated important non-profit, cross cultural programs to bring attention to South East Asia, including ''The Vision Culture Lectures'', supported by UNESCO Observatory, which was launched in 2010 to bring international experts to Malaysia.〔Vision Culture Lectures SGFA http://www.shaliniganendra.com/lectures.html〕 Other initiatives include the Vision Culture Artist Residency program and Exploring East Residency for arts management. ==Education== Shalini Ganendra attended National Cathedral School, Washington D.C. and then Phillips Exeter Academy from where she graduated in 1982 with High Honours and as a National Cum Laude Scholar. She was awarded a Harkness Fellowship by the Academy in 2007. Ganendra studied briefly at Stanford University. A fourth generation Cantabrigian, she read law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, (1984–1987) where she was awarded a Dr. Cooper's Law Fellowship. She completed postgraduate legal study at Columbia Law School in 1989. She is a qualified New York attorney (1989) and Barrister at Law (Lincoln's Inn, 1988). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shalini Ganendra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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