Nankusia Shyam is a Gond artists who carry forward Janagarh Kalam — the new school of Gond art created by her husband Jangarh Singh Shyam (1962–2001).

She is brought up in the village Sonpuri of Madhya Pradesh. Later she was married to Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam. She had received a state-level award from Madhya Pradesh Hasta Shilpa Vikas Nigam in 2002.