Born in India, Pallavi immigrated to USA in 1997. She received her BFA and MFA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda, India and her Ph.D. in Art History from India's National Museum Institute of History of Art and Conservation. She is a multidisciplinary artist and her research interest concerns Asian American women's cultural production, feminist pedagogy and activism.
She has exhibited her work nationally at various venues including the Queens Museum of Art, Aicon Gallery, NY, Bishop Museum, HI, and Women Made Gallery, IL, College of Integral Studies, CA. At present, she is a Board member of Asian American Women Artist Association (AAWAA) and Director of ‘Art Core’ an Art Consulting Firm specializing in South Asian Art.