Shanta Samanta Sarvaiya (b.1975) studied Creative Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts, The M.S University of Baroda, Vadodara, where she completed her Bachelors followed by Master’s Degree with a first class in 2001. She is presently teaching in Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department as Assistant Professor. She has been the recipient of National Cultural Scholarship (2000-02) and Lalit Kala Akademy Scholarship (2003-04). Her sculptures have bagged the AIFACS Award, New Delhi(1998), the AIFACS Millennium All-India Art Award, Ahmedabad in 2000 and the Gujarat State Lalit Kala Akademi Awards in 1999 and 2002. She has had 4 Solo Shows at Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai(2001), Contemporary Art Gallery, Ahmedabad(2002). She has participated in Art Festivals like India Art Fairs, Dubai Art Fair, Singapore Art Fair to name a few. Shanta’s sculptures are in several collections in India and abroad. She lives and works in Vadodara.