Born 1948, Rajasthan, Surjeet completed her MA in painting in 1969.

Surjeet has participated in almost all important exhibitions held in India such as Confluence des Arts at Gallery Artchill, Amber Fort, Jaipur 2013; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; AIFACS; Bombay Art Society.

She has also done and several invited shows by private galleries. She has also been invited to participate in VIIth Triennale, India in 1991; North Regional Exhibition, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi in 1993; Asian Biennale, Fukuoka – Japan; Group Show at Frankfurt by German Development Co-operation.

Surjeet has won numerous awards like: the 1970 Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi award, the 1985 Mahakaushal Kala Parishasd award, the 1985 Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi award, the 1986 Academy of Fine Arts award (Amritsar), the 1989 Airport Authority of India Award, the 1990 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society New Delhi award, the 1993 All India award by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi and the 1993 Commendation in the National Exhibition.  
 
She was also awarded the 1991 senior fellowship to work and research on ‘Photography as social realism and inspiration’ by Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Her works are in many private and public art collections like the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi; L.K.A. New Delhi; Air India, Airport Authority of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Fukuoka Museum of Modern Art, Japan (Asian Wing), Bombay and several private collections in India and Abroad.