[1] She 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.
Saltzman received her degree in Human Sciences from Hertford College at Oxford University in 2003.
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.
[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.
She works with arts organizations nationally and internationally as an independent curator and consultant on cultural projects.