Born in 1971 in West Bengal, Sen lives and works in New Delhi. She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in painting from Kala Bhavan at Santiniketan before completing a postgraduate programme at the Glasgow School of Art in the United Kingdom. An enthusiastic traveller, many of her works have evolved from her travels and experiences. Her installation and painting contrast scale, subject and even genre, and she often works spontaneously switching between both forms. Characteristic of her work are her peculiar collection of motifs, where she playfully subverts commonly held beliefs about femininity and sexuality. Juxtaposing the intricate with the large, conflating animals, humans and inanimate objects, and combining drawing, painting and collage, Sen’s works provoke with humour as well as compel serious consideration from her audiences. Her provocative multi-media works earned her India’s inaugural Skoda Prize in 2010.