Kala Art and Design

Our team

KALAA TEAM

Meet our creative wizards! They can take any idea you have, put it on paper, and then make it infinitely better. A skilled, friendly, and incredibly talented people, our instructors breathe color into Kalaa Art & Design Collective. Get to know their talents, their experience, and their hobbies.

Dr. Nidhi Sharda

Founder & Creative Director
Dr. Nidhi L Sharda is the Founder of Kala Art & Design Studio, Pleasanton, California, and is Visual Art and Design Educator and Researcher...
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Dr. Richa Jakhmola

 Knitting & Crochet Designer
Dr. Richa is a hobbyist knitter and Crochet artist. Doctor by profession she has been knitting and doing Crochet for nearly 20 years...
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Sindu Karun

Art Teacher
Sindu completed her Masters’s in Cellular & Microbiology.She is an avid painter and an experienced teacher...
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Dr.Vrushali Dhage

Art Appreciation & Exhibition Teacher
Vrushali Dhage(SF Bay Area) is an art historian and curator whose current area of research considers artistic research, public participation...,
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Saesha Sharda

Teaching Assistant
Junior r at Amador Valley Highschool, Saesha is mentored in art and Fashion Designing under the guidance of Dr. Sharda for more than seven years...
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Vivian Gao

Teaching Assistant
Senior at Quarry Lane Highschool, Vivian is mentored in art under the guidance of Dr. Sharda for advanced art & portfolio...
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Nishta Pal

Teaching Assistant
Freshman college student, Nishta has done art with Dr. Sharda for more than 7 years. Currently, she is majoring in Visual Design and Computer Science...
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