Arati Desai is a Baroda based art critic, curator and educator. Apart from working in advertising and teaching, she is an art writer and curator and has curated several art shows in Mumbai and Vadodara over the past 20 years. Closely connected to the Baroda Art scene, Arati continues to promote young artists from the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Her interest in student engagement has seen her in academics at school and University level for over 15 years. Arati is associated with several NGOs in the city working towards better education systems.
Travel and exploring visual cultures are her other interests.