Girish Shahane has a degree in English Literature from Elphinstone College, Mumbai University. He completed his education from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He was the Editor of Art India magazine and later acted as a Consulting Editor for the same. He was the Director of the ‘Skoda Prize for Indian Contemporary Art’ (2011 to 2014), Artistic Director of ‘Art Chennai’ (2014), and Artistic Director of the ‘India Art Fair’ (2015). He writes a weekly column in the Scroll.in.