Priti Samyukta was born in 1977 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh and was awarded an MFA in Painting by The University of Hyderabad in 2001. Between 1999 and 2010 she took part in several art camps and worked as a freelance book illustrator. She is currently Head of Department of Painting at Jawaharlal Nehru College of Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad.