Surekha completed her diploma in Painting from the Ken School of Arts, Bangalore in 1990, and completed her MFA in Painting from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1992.
She was also the Artist-in-Residence, at the Aarau, Switzerland in the year 1999. Paintings, photographs or works which involve the 'needle and thread', Surekha manages to embody various new trends which serve as a performance, as the work interacts with the viewer. She has a number of solo shows to her credit including ones at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 1993; Crimson Art Gallery, Bangalore, 1996; Sista's Art Gallery, Kalayatra, Bangalore 1997 and Rathaus, Aarau, Switzerland, 1999. She has also participated in various group shows, prominent among these being Ken-90, Bangalore, 1990; 'Women Artists-94', Hyderabad, 1994 and 'Edge of the Century', New Delhi, 1999.

Surekha presently lives and works in Bangalore.