Prasanta Sahu, born in 1968 in Odisha, India, completed his diploma in Electrical Engineering (1987) before studying art. He earned his BFA in painting (1998) from Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati and his Master's degree in painting from M.S. University, Baroda (2000), graduating summa cum laude from both universities.

Sahu has shown his work widely within and outside the country and participated in numerous workshops and residencies. His recent solos include Anatomy of a Vegetable: Ruminations on fragile ecosystems, at Kochi Muziris Biennale 2022-23 invited Satellite Programme, Mocha Art Café (Kochi, 2022), Suburban Shadows. Other important group presentations include Politics of Paper, curated by Ushmita Sahu at Emami Art (Kolkata, 2022).