In March 2009, she founded the contemporary Indian art gallery, Galerie De'Arts in Bangalore, India in the precinct, Barton Centre.[3] Galerie De'Arts represented established and emerging artists from South India.[4][5][6] It closed post-COVID-19 in 2021.[7][8][9]
In 2017, she moved to Los Angeles, California. In 2018, she began working as a curator in L.A., curating exhibitions including the recent PST Art initiative by the J. Paul Getty Museum, shows at the bG Gallery, and the DNA Festival Santa Monica. In 2025, she founded Galerie De’Arts in Santa Monica, CA.[10]
She was first appointed Arts Commissioner of Santa Monica, California for the term June 25, 2019 to June 30, 2023. She was appointed a second time for the term July 25, 2023 to June 30, 2027. She also serves as Chair of the Public Arts Committee within the City's Arts Commission, which is an advisory body to the City Council. She was part of the Committee when it acquired Edgar Ramirez's painting, Baji (2023) for the Santa Monica Art Bank Collection at the Frieze Art Fair LA, 2023.[11]
Notable curatorial works
Summer in Bloom: A floral interpretation by Astrid Preston, Galerie De'Arts, June 2025[12]
PST Art, Art and Science Collide, J.Paul Getty Museum, [Co-curated by Om Bleicher, Sung-Hee-Son and Deepa Subramanian], 2025[13]
