Shelina Khimji

Shelina Khimji is a Tanzanian award winning self taught artist and a qualified accountant, drawn to art since her childhood.
Over a decade long career, she has been featured on CNN style for her lockdown artwork submitted to a Dubai based Art Studio. She has exhibited in World Art Dubai 2020 as the only Tanzanian artist, and was featured in The National UAE and Art & Lusso Magazine. Modern Renaissance, an online magazine featured her profile and artworks in one of their issues as well as The Citizen Tanzania for participating in the Rotaracts, Colours Of Hope Exhibition.
She was selected to represent Tanzania amongst women selected from 115 countries in the women’s day exhibition organized by ZeeArts Gallery in Dubai on the theme “rise to rejoice," and Rangi Gallery in Tanzania to participate in the exhibition with the theme - ode to women.
She has been a regular participant in the East African Art Biennale, a two time finalist in the New York and Los Angeles Coffee Art Project, a mentor and award winner at her local community art events, while her sketchbook has toured USA and Canada for being a participant in The Sketchbook Project.

She had the honour to participate in a live talk show hosted by the Ahlulbait Tv, an Isla...

ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) - Completed at KAPLAN UK
Self taught artist

2022: Sold in the top 8 Artwork pieces in the exhibition, "Rise to Rejoice," by Zee Arts Gallery Dubai
2022: Exhibited at the Rangi Art Gallery in Tanzania - Ode to Women.
2021: Featured in in The Citizen Tanzania newspaper for Rotaract’s Colours of Hope Exhibition.
2021: Participated in EA Art Biennale 2021.
2021: Solo exhibition at the Drum in Dar es salaam with the theme “Sameness within Diversity.”
2020: World Art Dubai 2020, and was featured in The National UAE and Art & Lusso Magazine.
2020: featured on CNN style for her artwork submitted to a Dubai based Art Studio who planned to turn lockdown art into a series of large public murals across United Arab Emirates (UAE).
2019: Participated in the East African Art Biennale 2019
2018: Exhibited in the New York Coffee Art Project and Los Angeles Coffee Art Project
2018: Participated in the Sketchbook project infinity art project.
2017: Group Exhibition at the Russian Cultural Centre Dar es salaam
2016: Group Exhibition at the Russian Cultural Centre Dar es salaam
2015: Exhibited in the New York Coffee Art Project.
2015: Exhibited in the East African Art Biennale 2015.
2015: Participated in theThe Sketchbook project 2015 where her art was on a tour in the differen...