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The Selection Committee 2022

Janet Rady

Specialist in Contemporary Art. Based between London and the United Arab Emirates, Janet Rady expresses her creative talents as a specialist in contemporary art. Highly educated in the field, Janet holds a Masters Degree in Islamic Art History from the University of Melbourne, and a BA from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.   As well as expert knowledge of art history, Janet has extensive industry experience, spanning over thirty years. Passionate about the International Art Market, she continues to build on her diverse skills from her time at leading auction houses and major commercial galleries.

Sundaram Tagore

Sundaram Tagore is a Calcutta-born Oxford-educated art historian, gallerist, and an award-winning filmmaker. A descendant of the influential poet and Nobel Prize-winner Rabindranath Tagore, he promotes East-West dialogue through his contributions to numerous exhibitions as well as his contemporary art galleries and their multicultural and multidisciplinary events.  Before opening his own gallery, Tagore was a director at Pace Wildenstein Gallery in New York. He has also advised and worked with many international organizations including the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the United Nations.

Roxane Zand

Harvard and Oxford educated, Roxane Zand brings a wealth of experience and networks to her consultancy work both on the sales front and in terms of strategy. She joined Sotheby’s as the Director for the Middle East & Gulf in 2006, leaving in March 2020 to commence private advisory services.

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