Namrata Arjun did her MFA from Bard College, New York. She was a Young India Fellow at Ashoka University (2016-17), worked with the collection and programming at the Devi Art Foundation (2017-19), and is currently a Research Associate at the Museum of Art and Photography, Bangalore. She was awarded a residential scholarship at Adishakti Laboratory for Theatre Arts & Research (December 2019 - March 2020) by the Viennese art factory baseCollective (Böhler/Granzer), for artistic research and arts-based-philosophy, mentored by Arno Böhler and Susanne Valerie Granzer, culminating in an installation and field performance in March 2020.
Namrata Arjun lives and works in Chennai.