Devyani Saltzman
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Devyani Saltzman is a Canadian writer, curator and multidisciplinary cultural programmer.[1] She is known for her work in arts and culture, and has held senior positions in three of Canada's major cultural institutions, including as the Director of Public Programming at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the fourth largest museum in North America.[2]
In 2024 she was appointed as the Barbican's new Director for Arts, working with the centre's heads of art forms to set the direction of overall programming across cinema, theatre, visual arts, music, immersive experiences and creative collaborations.
Devyani Saltzman was born in 1979, the granddaughter of Canadian weatherman Percy Saltzman and the daughter of film directors Paul Saltzman and Deepa Mehta.[3] Paul Saltzman, her father, is Jewish; her mother Indian. They separated when she was 11 years old.
Saltzman received her degree in Human Sciences from Hertford College at Oxford University in 2003. She specialized in sociology and anthropology.
Writing career
Devyani Saltzman is the author of Shooting Water: A Memoir of Second Chances, Family, and Filmmaking, as well as articles for The Globe and Mail, The National Post, The Literary Review of Canada, the Atlantic, Tehelka, Marie Claire, Room literary journal and The Walrus Magazine.[2] Her debut book Shooting Water: A Memoir of Second Chances, Family, and Filmmaking details the making of her mother, Deepa Mehta's, third film in her “Elements” trilogy, entitled Water.[4] It was published in Canada (2005), the US and India and received "starred reviews" in both Publishers Weekly and the Library Journal and was called 'A poignant memoir' by The New York Times.[citation needed] Her freelance writing subjects include interviews with Pico Iyer, Sarah Polley, Floria Sigismondi and articles on India, long-term care facilities and immigrant domestic workers.[citation needed]
