Born in 1970 in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa Panda completed his BFA in Sculpture at B.K College of Arts and crafts, Bhubaneshwar in 1986-91 and his MFA Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine arts M.S University Baroda in 1994.He was a visiting researcher at Fukuoka University of Education, Fukuoka, Japan and completed an MFA in Sculpture from Royal College of arts London. Jagannath Pandas motifs often allude to the underlying forces that drive the social mechanism.
He has exhibited his work at many international venues, including Hockney Gallery, RCA London, in 2002 : Nature Morte, in 2000: in 1998 : Za moca Foundation Gallery, Tokyo.in 2004 : Saffronart and the Guild Mumbai, in 2005 : STPI Singapore, in 2005 solo show at Nature Morte, New Delhi. He has won the Lalit Kala Academi Award in 1990 and All Inda Fine Arts and Crafts Society Award, Delhi in 1996. The artist lives and works in Delhi.