Anoulom Souvandouane was born in 1948 in Savannakhet Province and studied at the National School of Fine Arts (now the National Faculty of Fine Arts) in Vientiane from before finding employment as an illustrator with the Asia Foundation, Vientiane from . In he attended the Phochang Private Art School in Bangkok, Thailand, returning to Vientiane to work as a designer from , a newspaper cartoonist from and a graphic designer in a bank from . From Anoulom owned an art studio. His work is on sale at Mask Gallery in Vientiane.