about the artist
CREATIVE ARTIST CURRENTLY BASED IN CHENNAI, INDIA
Harini Kumar is a renowned Indian Artist who is well known for her distinctive style of artwork. She is a Fine Arts Graduate from Stella Maris College, Chennai. She started off her career as an illustrator and graphic designer. She started painting seriously about 15 years ago and has been actively participating in various art exhibitions in many countries such as Oman, UAE, India and Greece. She has been a resident of Oman for the past 27 years and relocated to Chennai in 2021.
She works with a variety of mediums such as Oils, Acrylics & Charcoal and is a contemporary artist with a semi-abstract expressionistic style, with the use of vivid colors and dynamic brush strokes. Many of her works also lean towards Cubism, with their defragmented, faceted strokes and forms.
In the year 2020, she was a winner in a few art competitions conducted in India and the UAE. In January 2021, Harini was the pioneer curator and organizer of the first virtual exhibition conducted by Rangrez, Oman. The first exhibition she conceptualized was titled ‘All Creatures Great & Small.’
Harini participated quite a few times in the Twitartfestival – a charitable organization which conduced exhibitions all over the world. All proceeds from the sale of the postcards that were sent to charity. Harini conducted an art workshop for underprivileged school children in India as part of the Teach for India initiative in Chennai, on the 26th of November 2013. She has also participated in the exhibitions conducted by Dar Al Ata’a charitable organization In Oman, where all the proceeds went to charity.
Since her relocation to Chennai, she has been a regular participant in the Collaborative Art Exhibition in Pondicherry and the Madras Art Weekend in 2023 and 2024. She also regularly participates in the Oman Affordable Art Fair which is held in December every year. She is regularly commissioned for original paintings by art lovers and has participated in a large number of different workshops and art events both in Oman and other countries.
Harini regularly conducts a wellness painting retreat that is both rejuvenating and fun. More information about this fun retreat can be found in the links below.