About SIAC: Swiss Indian Arts Collaborative

Alpana has a background in both finance and art, bringing together experience from global markets and the cultural sector. She grew up in the Bay Area and began her career in Fixed Income Sales at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco, later moving to its London office to work in Sales and Business Management. She holds a Master`s degree in Art Market Studies from the University of Zurich. 

Neeta is a paper historian and the founder of Bombay Paperie, with a long-standing engagement with traditional papermaking and Indian miniature painting. Based between India and Switzerland for over five decades, she has been a longstanding supporter of the Museum Rietberg, as well as the CSMVS Museum in Mumbai. Her work spans the study of historical manuscripts, materials, and techniques, including the revival of a 17th-century paper mill in Daulatabad that once supplied paper to the Mughal court.

Sonika is a curator and researcher on traditional Indian painting. Her work examines the traditional arts largely with a scientific lens. With her current engagements with the GBF Foundation, she is enquiring deeply into the ‘contemporary-miniature’ landscape in South Asia. She was the guest curator of the exhibition ‘Ragamala: Pictures for All Senses’ at the Museum Rietberg in 2024-2025. 

Priyanka is an advisor and investor working at the intersection of culture and technology. Her background spans film, beginning her career with Academy Award–nominated director Mira Nair, to mobile gaming, and healthtech, shaped by experience across Silicon Valley and Europe, with a Master’s from Stanford University and an MBA from INSEAD.