Born in 1944 in Hoshiarpur in Punjab, India, Sud attended the College of Art, New Delhi to study art. In 1967, she was the youngest member of Group 8, an association of artists at college founded by her mentor and teacher Jagmohan Chopra. Later in 1971, she went to England to study the advanced techniques of printmaking at the Slade School of Fine Arts, London. On her return, she taught at College of Art, New Delhi till 2003. One of the finest printmakers of India, Anupam Sud's works are in the collections of The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, The Peabody Museum, U.S.A., and the Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan to name a few. She has won numerous national and international awards for her excellence in printmaking and has also conducted workshops in Canada and Japan.