K V Jena specialized in Ceramics at the Faculty of Arts & Crafts at Gandhian Institute at Sevagram. He taught there between 1956 and 1959. He went to Kolkata for three years as a designer in ceramics to the Regional Design Centre, All-India Handicrafts Board and in 1961 moved to Central Design Centre, Lucknow as crafts designer in Ceramics and Pottery. In 1967, he moved to the Faculty of Fine Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi to teach under-graduate and post-graduate courses from where he retired in 1995. In his career, K V Jena has been instrumental in setting up a number of Ceramic Centres in India, combining traditional Indian values with modern ideas and utilitarian needs. A true Gandhian, he himself worked on the simple village wheel using basic tools and natural forms. His style and forms inspired various students at Varanasi, Baroda, Jaipur and Shantiniketan. His works have received many awards and his ceramics are in several collections in India and abroad. After his retirement he worked in his own studio at Phoolpur, a small town in Uttar Pradesh.

Shri Kalindi Vedan Jena passed away on 26th June 2009 in Ahmedabad. Jena Sir's works were and are prominently displayed in various national and international exhibitions till today.