Born in 1976 in Kochi, Madhu Venugopal completed his BFA in 1998 from the College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He has exhibited widely in India and internationally, and has participated in the 2008 Asian Art Biennale in Bangladesh. He received the 2008 State Award for his painting titled ‘Debate 1’. His work is predominated by metaphors to represent the struggles of the common man.