Born in Delhi in 1949, Mehra received her Diploma in Painting from Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1965, and completed a Postgraduate degree in Printmaking from the Faculty of Fine Art at M.S. University, Baroda, in 1972. Since then, the artist has participated in numerous solos including ‘Pipe Dreams’ at Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 2008; ‘Paper Wars’ at Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, in 2006; ‘Re-visiting Terrains’ at Sumukha Art Gallery, Bangalore and Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Mumbai, in 2003; ‘City of Mirages’ at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in 1998; and ‘Urban Seasons’ at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), Mumbai, in 1995. In 2008, Mehra participated in two group shows, ‘Skykeepers Diaries’ at Museum Gallery, Mumbai, and ‘Point and Line to Plane VI’ at Gallery Beyond, also in Mumbai. Anjana Mehra lives and works in Mumbai.