Durga Bai Vyam is a world-renowned Gond artist who has transformed the traditional folk art of the Pardhan tribe into a celebrated global medium. Born in the village of Burbaspur, Madhya Pradesh, she began her creative path at just six years old. She first practiced "digna," a traditional style of painting geometric patterns on the floors and walls of village homes using mud and clay.

Her artistic journey expanded significantly after she moved to Bhopal and married fellow artist Subhash Vyam. With encouragement from her famous relative, Jangarh Singh Shyam, she began translating tribal stories onto paper and canvas. Her work is famous for its narrative depth, often illustrating the legends her grandmother told her. She frequently depicts a wide range of tribal deities, from protectors of the night to harvest goddesses, alongside the supreme god Bada Dev.