Born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Madhvi Srivastava is a budding artist with a keen eye for the beauty often overlooked in discarded objects. She honed her artistic skills through a bachelor’s degree in painting from the College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow, followed by a master’s degree in printmaking from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. Srivastava’s art delves into the latent forces within deteriorated natural forms, inviting viewers to contemplate the profound relationship between nature and existence and to discover the unexpected beauty that resides in decay.