Geeta Kapur was born in 1943, to
M. N. Kapur and Amrita Kapur. Theatre director
Anuradha Kapur is her younger sister. She grew up on the campus of Modern School, New Delhi, where her father was Principal from 1947 to 1977. Her husband was the installation artist
Vivan Sundaram. She was born in New Delhi, where she continues to live and work. Kapur holds a bachelor's degree in
Economics from
Miranda House,
University of Delhi (1962); a master's degree in
Fine Arts from
New York University, New York (1964); and a master's degree in Criticism from the
Royal College of Art, London (1970). She taught in the Humanities and Social Sciences department of
IIT Delhi from 1967 to 1973. She lectures internationally and has held Visiting Fellowships at the
Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla,
Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge, and
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library in Teen Murti, New Delhi. ==Curated exhibitions==