EVE LEMESLE, 37
Founder, What About Art? and Managing Director, Mumbai Art Room

If there is a word we could choose for Eve Lemesle, it would be connections. Over the past few years, she has become a reliable name in the visual arts sector in India. Through What About Art?, her arts management agency and WAA, an artist residency, Lemesle has effectively synchronised the various steps surrounding a work of art, right from the artist's private studio practice to engaging with the public during an exhibition. And then, last year, Lemesle donned one more hat. Not-for-profit arts platform, Mumbai Art Room chose her as its managing director.