S Gopinath earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree with a specialisation in sculpture from Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru in 1997 He pursued a post-diploma in sculpture at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda in 2001, and completed his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in sculpture from Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore in 2005

He has participated in numerous residency art projects, symposiums, and exhibitions both in India and internationally His artistic journeys have taken him to countries such as the Maldives, Egypt, the USA, China, and South Korea Throughout his career as a sculptor, he has exhibited his works in several prominent art galleries globally He has been part of many group exhibitions and has held two solo exhibitions in Mumbai and Ahmedabad Additionally, he has organised large-scale sculpture symposiums for renowned art collections like the Sangita Jindal Foundation for Arts, Baldota Collection, and Uttarayan Art Foundation in India

Gopinath played a crucial role in the creation of the sculpture park project by the BDA, Bangalore His artworks are featured in prestigious collections and are patronised by notable art collectors such as Sangita Jindal, Harsh Goenka, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, the Birla Arts Trust, Lavina Baldota, Rakesh Agarwal, Ravi Kavale, HMV India, Parachute India Ltd, ITC, Uttarayan Art Foundation, Lalith Kala Academy, Shilpa Kala Academy India, Clayarch Gimhae Museum in South Korea, Sculpture Park in Tong-ling City and Hui’an City, China, and several other private collections