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.
Working mainly with intaglio prints, Sud fuses her knowledge of different intaglio processes with lithography and screen-printing. Her etchings are made with the use of zinc plates, a difficult medium that requires both patience and precision. Her works have always focussed on the human body, shorn of all adornments including hair. She found inspiration in both male and female sexuality and identities. Her work has evolved from architectural forms, limbs and human figures in the mid 1970s to largely feminist subjects in the late 1970s. She developed her style while she was under the guidance of Somnath Hore.
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.
She currently lives in Delhi and continues to practise printmaking at her studio at Mandi village.