Kamini Sawhney is a museum professional with almost 15 years of experience in the field. Elected to the Board of CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art) in 2022, Sawhney is the first Indian to hold that position. Until April 2024 she led the Museum of Art & Photography (MAP), Bengaluru and spearheaded its launch as a digital first platform in December 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Sawhney was the head of the Jehangir Nicholson Art Foundation from
2011 to 2019 one of the premier private collections of Modern Indian Art, at the CSMVS, Mumbai.