Red Pagoda
Garden
2026 · Oil on Wood Panel
40" x 40"
Usha Shukla is an Indian-American artist based in San Francisco, California. Combining her love of nature and passion for art, she paints large abstract paintings in vibrant colors, inspired by the constant movement of light and shadows in nature. She has a unique process of mark-making. Instead of conventional tools like brushes and palette knives, she moves the paint on wood panels using an air blower.
Recent paintings
Vatika
Garden
2026 · Oil on Canvas
5 ft x 12 ft
Walking by the Ocean
NaturesHeartbeat
2026 · Oil on Wood Panel
24" x 36"
Exhibitions
A selection of recent exhibition highlights, including solo and group presentations.
On Now
Commonwealth Club Solo Show
Commonwealth Club of California
Ongoing
San Francisco, CA
A solo exhibition of recent works spanning Usha Shukla's six series — luminous oil paintings that move between memory, nature, and light. This is her first major solo showing in San Francisco.
Upcoming
Palette in Play
Belvedere-Tiburon Library
November 19 - January 13, 2027
Tiburon, CA
An exploration of color as a critical formal element in art, examining how Bay Area artists choose hues and saturations, their relationship to color, and how those choices influence the viewer.
