Art Historian, Research Scholar, Editor and Curator Dr. Saryu Doshi began her career as a visiting professor at University of Michigan, USA (Jan to April 1976). She taught art history and culture at University of Pune (January to June 1978) and University of California, Berkeley, USA from March to June 1979.
Dr. Saryu Doshi’s contribution to the promotion of art and culture got her appointment as an Honorary Director of National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai in 1996, the year NGMA, Mumbai came into being.
Dr. Saryu Doshi had curated 13 exhibitions for NGMA Mumbai and it is under her Director and Curatorship, NGMA Mumbai acquired name and fame in Mumbai’s art world. In 1999, she was appointed as a protem-chairman of Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi till 2002.
Dr. Doshi is not only associated with scholarly research in the field of art and culture but she is deeply involved in theatre, dance, cinema and photography as well. 
 
She was conferred with “Padma-Shri” award in 1998, followed by “Women Achiever” from Bombay West Ladies Circle 10 in 2001 and Lifetime award from Art Society of India recently (2006). 
 


Dr. Saryu Doshi has seven books to her credit including three as a co-author. She was invited for several seminars at National and International level and has delivered many lectures for various academic institutions, museums, cultural organizations in USA, Europe, China, South Africa, Botswana, Mauritius, Egypt and Oman. She also had the talks on art & culture on the All India Radio and the B.B.C.