Vishakha Apte received a Bachelor’s degree in Fine arts from Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1987. She is the recipient of several awards from different organizations including the National Exhibition, New Delhi; the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore; and the Camlin Art Foundation Award, Mumbai. Vishakha has participated in several festivals such as the Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Tama Art University, Japan, International Print Biennial, Guanlan, China, International Print Biennial, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, the 17th International triennial of Small Graphic forms, Poland, Harmony Art and National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi. Some of her solo exhibitions took place at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; Alliance Francaise de Bhopal; and at Kerala Lalitha kala Akademi, Kochi. Vishakha’s work is represented in the collection of the galleries such as the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa in Finland; and the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture in Cairo, Egypt.