

Sara Vetteth
Founder
Sara Vetteth is the Founder and the Principal Trustee of the Indian Art And Design Educators Association. She is passionate about bringing Art and Design into schools. She has earned a Masters degree in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design, New York, where she went on to teach undergraduate and graduate classes, and was invited as an artist in residence at the Bauhaus in Germany. Notably, she is the Founder of RainbowFish Studio, an organisation that provides a dynamic Visual Arts curriculum to thousands of students in schools across India. She attended the Harvard Project Zero Institute, to help develop a pedagogical framework for creativity and learning


Janani Krishnan
Conference Coordinator
Janani Krishnan is an HR consultant specializing in change management, Diversity & Inclusion and policy & process excellence. She’s partnered with organisations from setup to maturity stage in the consulting, financial services, and non-profit sector. Her work is focused on promoting gender equality, and setting up people systems and frameworks that enable business goals, build efficiencies and motivate employees. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Development Practice, specialising in addressing sustainable development goals related to social justice and environmental impact of organisations.


Sandhya Gopinath
Co-Founder
Sandhya Gopinath is passionate about teaching teenagers and young adults. High School Visual Arts Educator at an International School, Chennai, she has 11 years of teaching experience in international schools and other art institutions and has, IB, AP and IGCSE accreditations. Sandhya has a Master’s degree from Lasalle College of Art and Design, Singapore and has been the Visual Arts teacher at the American International School Chennai. She has held solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in In India and abroad. Sandhya represented India at the Salon Des Beaux-Arts Lyon (France) 2007 and 2011.


Gobinath M
Head of Business development and Operations , Rainbowfish Studio
Gobinath has been in the educational field for over a decade. He has a Masters degree in Business Administration from Madras University. He is also a social enthusiast, teaching technology to poor/needy student and believes that technology should be accessible to everyone.


Niranjana Jawahar
Director of Communications
Niranjana is a designer currently working as director of communications across, RainbowFish Studios, Art for play and IADEA. Niranjana has an undergraduate degree in fine art from Central Saint Martins with a focus on functional art. She went on to work at House of Kotwara as a designer under the guidance of Meera Muzaffar Ali.

