Multimedia visual artist Dr Shalini Kumar did her doctorate degree in Economics from Agra University, India . Shalini is a versatile self taught Indian artist based in Muscat, Oman . She loves Oman , its scenic beauty and people of Oman.

She has exhibited her art work in many countries like Brunei, Oman, Russia, ( New York )USA,  Dubai , (Toronto ) Canada and Uganda etc. She has done 4 solo and 23 joint painting exhibitions in Muscat and Internationally. She has been teaching acrylic painting for past 11 years to ladies at home and at PDORC Arts Center, Muscat. She also taught arts 4 years to children of Shell  school. Sakhalin,  Russia. She is a member of Omani Society of Fine Arts for last 13 years. She paints in all mediums but loves to paint in Acrylic and more of contemporary arts.

She is an excellent mosaic artist too. She has made beautiful mosaic Mirrors, clocks, name plates, coasters and wall decors. About her mosaic art an article was published by Muscat Daily Newspaper in 2020.

She is a trained and certified laughter yoga instructor. She acquired her certificate from New Delhi in January 2020. After that she started a laughter yoga group for ladies in Muscat and used to have sessions in Qurum Park. In corona she continued laughter yoga classes on zoom in which ladies from so many countries joined

She is a poet and earned many awards including recent award from Indian Embassy poetry competition on August 15^th 21. She runs a laughter yoga club also for ladies. Recently she was honored  as judge and co host of Alwar International Film Festival January 2020. Participated as an actress in Short film ‘ Nurture Nature’ in May 2020.

She was the part of great Art Project GRATITUDE 50, project ( a masterpiece of Sultan Qaboos Portrait of 7 meters by 6 meters ) , represented by 19 countries artists in 2020  and many joint exhibitions in past two years in various prestigious galleries in Oman. Among them Home Quarantine, a sketchbook with 38 paintings with self composed poems on each page was super popular and close to her heart was exhibited in Fikra gallery exhibition in 2021. She has curated an online exhibition for Indian artists group ‘Rangrez ‘  Oman on April 19^th 2022. She has another feather in cap by curating Curating and conceptualizing an exhibition in Prestigious gallery of Bait Al Zubair museum in Oman by 26 artists from 11 countries on 14 th June opened by Her Highness Sayyidah Alia Al Said, chairperson Omani Women’s association.

She works on commission. Her Art Works sale is to help underprivileged . Her art works are part of private collectors collection and reached to various countries bought in her exhibitions.