Born in 1971 in West Bengal, Mithu Sen obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in painting from Kala Bhavan at Santiniketan, and later, completed a postgraduate programme at the Glasgow School of Art in the United Kingdom. An enthusiastic traveller, Sen has explored several countries and many of her works have evolved from her travels and experiences. She has also won the Charles Wallace India Trust Award in the UK for 2000-2001 and was nominated for the Magna Young Achievers Award for 2003.
 
Her exhibitions include 'I Dig, I Look Down' at Albion Gallery, London, in 2008; ‘Half Full – Part I’ at Bose Pacia, New York, in 2007; ‘Half Full – Part II’ at Nature Morte, New Delhi, in 2007; ‘It's Good to be Queen’ at Bose Pacia Artist Space, New York, in 2006; and ‘Drawing Room - II’ at Gallery Chemould, Mumbai, in 2006. Amongst her recent group shows are, 'Still Moving Image' at the Devi Art Foundation, New Delhi; 'Link' at Sakshi Art Gallery, Mumbai; 'Contradictions and Complexities: Contemporary Art From India' at d.e.n. Contemporary Art and Western Project, Culver City; and ‘Shifting Terrains / Altered Realities’ at the Shrine Gallery, New Delhi, all held in the year 2008.