Padma Reddy holds a degree in Painting from the College of Fine Arts, JNTU, Hyderabad, and two graduate degrees, one in Printmaking from MS University Baroda, and the other in ancient Indian history, culture and archaeology. She has held six solo exhibitions and has participated in several group exhibitions at the national and international levels. She is a recipient of several awards and grants including the Soviet Land Nehru Award, the Commonwealth Merit Certificate, the Finland and Korea Adolescent Artist award, the Euro Art Award, and the AIFCS and the Hyderabad Art Society awards. Her works are part of several private and corporate collections.

As she puts it, "As art for me a basic form of expression, my work is totally experiential that caters to the very personal experiences at different points of time and varied situations. The experiences traverse from time to time and demand to be nourished visually."