[5] After successfully completing a BFA degree from the Government College of Art & Craft, Thiruvananthapuram, she worked for three years at the Regional Centre Studios of the Lalit Kala Akademi Chennai.

During this period, she traveled to the major art centers in the world, attended workshops, did collaborative work with other artists and writers abroad, and hosted several major art galleries across Asia and Europe.

She also served as a Governing body member of Vyloppilli Samnkruti Bhavan,[8] Trivandrum, Kerala from 2006-2011.

In 2007, she founded the Gowry Art Institute [9] on the banks of the Vamanapuram river in Kallar, with the goal of promoting the work of female artists, as well as to provide an inclusive space for promoting various cultural activities.

[10][11] Sajitha R. Shankhar has held 22 solo[12][13] and 50 group art shows of her works in a wide variety of cities in India, as well as others across Europe.