
Chhavi Jain
Fine Arts Consultant, Curator & Writer
Book: Curating within Indigenous Ecosystems of Art and Storytelling
This book brings a cross-section of instances from the contemporary arts industry challenging the ironies of labor and production and underscores the role of curation in mediating these systems. The research brings global perspectives in visual storytelling, resilient legacies, and communal knowledges with citations from the Narragansett community, native to Rhode Island in the United States and the Gond-Pardhans in Madhya Pradesh, India. This book is for curators, artists, collectors, scholars and anyone who is invested in learning about Indigenous art. A copy of this book is available at the Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design. Click to learn more about the book.
Watch a snapshot of my research, presented at the Global Arts and Cultures ‘23 symposium at the Rhode Island School of Design.







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Article: Publishing Your Writing
A guide on “Publishing your Writing”, compiled in collaboration with Jen Liese and Mira Dayal at Center for Arts and Language, RISD.
Read the article on my blog
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Writing: Label Text at the RISD Museum
The label text that I wrote for the 'Herwave Scarf’ created by Alexandra Posen and Dahna Goldstein under the label Resistance by Design is on view at the RISD Museum through summer 2025.
Consultation Services
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Writing & Content Strategy
Feeling short of words and have much to say? I create content strategies and produce writings that can be adapted to various styles such as reviews, research papers, articles, interviews, catalogs, social media and curatorial texts. You can commission a piece of writing, an entire publication, or anything in between. Whether you’re a brand looking to promote your product, a museum/gallery wanting to enhance your reach, or an organization pursuing consistency, I will help you build and sustain your target audience.
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Curation
Are you an artist, gallerist, collector, or someone with an idea wanting to execute? Share what you have in mind- a place, a title or a vague concept, and I will curate an exhibition for you. I do not restrict my curations to any one type of place and can work within and outside walls. Depending upon the scale of the project, I bring a team of highly skilled exhibition designers, art handlers and independent contractors into the space. Additionally, I curate public programs specific to exhibitions.
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Arts Managaement
It all begins with an idea! As an arts and cultural practitioner, I take on the planning and management of art and culture projects for non-profits, museums, libraries, galleries, et al. I direct and manage projects at any stage, and specialize in realizing academic and curatorial research, streamlining entrepreneurial initiatives and documenting archives. If your project needs an artistic touch, reach out to me.
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Workshops
I offer a range of workshops in writing, conducting research, building art collections and navigating the art market. Premised upon: “You don’t always need to learn it the hard way,” I prioritize preparation in my professional practice and extend the same to artists, collectors, curators, culture workers, who are new to the arts through different workshops. Most of my workshops are accompanied by a collateral package that the attendees can take back and use for reference from time to time; individuals and groups are welcome.

Chhavi Jain is a Fine Arts Consultant and a dynamic global professional with expertise in the fields of literature, visual arts, and culture. She specializes in the contemporary and diasporic contexts of art with years of experience in India and the United States. She has consulted with major organizations, such as the RISD Museum and Studio Loba LLC in Rhode Island, and Anant Art Gallery, Inherited Arts Forum, Yatra Books and Teamwork Arts Pvt. Ltd in New Delhi. Her writings have been published on various platforms such as volume 1, Art&Deal and All About Book Publishing.
Contact
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