Deepshikha Kalsi is an excellent art conservator. She has extensive experience of paintings and paper conservation and has built on those skills to gain a thorough grounding in textile conservation completing two long internships in the textile conservation studio of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her affinity with textiles, practical skills and ability to work as a member of a team were greatly appreciated and praised by her supervisors at the V&A. She has demonstrated perseverance and motivation in establishing herself as a freelance conservator in India and has worked on prestigious textile collections in India.
I would have no hestitation in recommending her as a textile conservator.
Lynda Hillyer, Former Head of Textile Conservation, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Deepshikha is very passionate about her work, her incites into conservation are noteworthy. She has played a stellar role in documenting, maintaining and display of our works across centres.
Ashok Sen, Vice President & Art Curator, Times of India group BCCL
Deepshikha Kalsi provides high quality work with personalized attention and care to every textile piece she is entrusted with. At Eka, where we often manage large museum advisory projects, we often work with multi-genre exhibitions and many of these stunning historic objects are often organic. From storage and repair to disaster recovery or exhibition display, Deepshikha has been an unanimous choice for our firm when it comes to textile conservation.
Deepthi Sasidharan, Director, Eka Archiving Services Pvt. Ltd.