Top curators to be part of The Curators’ Hub

In continuation with its deep interest in critical curatorial practice, The Curators' Hub 2012 courtesy the Kolkata-based Experimenter gallery takes place on 27 July and 28 July. The idea behind the project is to debate, discuss and present the contemporary thought behind curating in today's context. Here is a look at the credentials of the participating curators:

Diana Campbell

Founding Director and Chief Curator, Creative India Foundation, Hyderabad, she has curated Indian non-profit sculpture projects for several international art fairs and exhibits, such as the India Art Fair, SH Contemporary, the Shanghai Biennale, and Frieze NY, Frieze London amongst others. She is an advisor for renowned international sculpture parks like De Cordova Sculpture Park, and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

Meera Menzes

She has an M.A. from the Centre of German Studies, JNU. Her most recent curatorial projects include Slipping through the cracks, Living off the Grid amongts others. Se has lectured at the Karl Jaspers Centre in Heidelberg on the first Indian pavillion at Biennale di Venizia. She was awarded a residency grant by Pro-Helvetia The Swiss Arts Council to study new media curation in Switzerland in 2011 and a Chevening scholarship for Young Broadcast Journalists.

Dr. Annapurna Garimella

A designer and an art historian, she focuses on the art and architecture of India and is based in Bangalore, India. She heads Jackfruit, a research and design organization, with a specialized portfolio of design and curatorial projects for artists, museums, government and private organizations and non-profits. A founder of ‘Art, Resources and Teaching Trust’, a not-for-profit organization that gathers resources and promotes research and teaching in art and architectural history, archaeology, crafts, and design, she was also the former Research Editor and Advisory Board Member for Marg Publications.

Abhay Maskara

A thinker and independent writer on art, he has been the Curatorial Director of Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India since 2008. He published his first book ‘Collecting Art - An Insider's View of the Indian Art World’ in 2012. His curatorial practice has been acclaimed as most innovative and conceptually challenging in Mumbai city by The Economic Times, a leading business newspaper in India. He was also selected by CNNGo.com as the top 20 people to watch in Mumbai. In 2011 Abhay Maskara was invited to curate a show at the Agnes B. Foundation in Paris.