Santosh discovered her love for etching, aquatint, lithography, linocut and woodcut while studying Fine Arts at College Of Art, Delhi. She began pursuing Printmaking feverishly ; attending Printmaking workshops (organised by USIS) and participating in group shows in India and UK. Soon her prints gainied recognition and she was included in prominent artist institutions such as Group 8, Shilpi Chakra and AIFACS. She was also being awarded for her Graphic works by established art academies and also held her first solo show while still in college!

Her passion earned her a Fellowship in Netherlands, at Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, awarded by the Education Ministry of India. This international art platform took her art across the globe. She held solo shows in Amsterdam and Paris and participated in western pacific print exhibition, in Melbourne and group show in New York. Santosh’s place as an eminent Printmaker was established by critiques such as the Dutch art critic and philosopher Drs. Hans Redeker, who described her works as ‘lyrical-abstract landscapes’. She was also recognised as an artist with exceptional talent by the Cultural Department of Netherlands, Holland.

Upon Santosh’s return to India, she was awarded by All India Exhibition of Prints and by AIFACS for two consecutive years. She briefly returned to Holland for another solo show in Hillversum by the cultural department of Netherlands, Holland. Over the next few years, she continued to work in this medium but shifted her focus to education due to personal reasons.

Over the years, Santosh stayed connected with the advances in this medium through reading, visiting art shows in India and Europe, and also enrolling in printmaking classes in the US. In 2018 and 2019, Santosh attended workshops at the Kansas Art Centre, lawrence. Including one with, printmaker Johanna Winters where she explored a new printmaking technique with cardboard, masking tape and inks.

A few years ago, Santosh also began creating Printmaking Impressions in the digital medium; using her original photography with digital tools. She says “Now I’m thrilled as I create endless possibilities with the same freedom of expression and sensitivity that I’d so enjoyed earlier.”

Jain’s Printmaking Impression ‘Amma Series’ were part of Tao Art Gallery’s “Gaze, Reflect & Gather’ Art show ‘in March 2021. The Series was an ode to the indomitable resilience of woman, especially during the pandemic.