Archana Shastri is a very versatile practicing artist, a design practitioner and an educator. She has headed the FD and FC Departments of NIFT, Art Education Department at NCERT, GCA Chandigarh, Kaladarsana, IGNCA and was the former Director of MGCA Traditional Textile Museum, Cambodia. To her credit are several exhibitions and published papers. She holds a post-graduate degree in Fine Arts from MS University, Fellowship from NID, Advanced Printmaking from RCA, London and Fashion Orientation from FIT, New York.