Shalimar Sharbatly

In 2020, she was sentenced in France to three years in prison in April 2020. She is suspected of human trafficking and concealed work. She will be judge again on Tuesday February 8, 2022 in Paris (France).

In 2021, she worked with Jeddah Municipality to hand-paint several disposable car vehicles and transform them into art pieces to be displayed on one of Jeddah's popular streets, Tahlia street. However, the finished work received negative feedback and great criticism from residents of the city. Some people described it as “visual pollution and distortion of Jeddah's image”. It ended up being removed by Jeddah Municipality after Makkah Region Governor Prince Khalid Al-Faisal ordered the removal.

Two of Sharbatly's best known works are a custom-designed, hand-painted Porsche 911, and a Formula One racing vehicle she painted known as La Torq. The Porsche was showcased at the Paris Motor Show, where it was viewed by over a million attendees. La Torq was shown alongside the 2017 Grand Prix de Monaco. In 2017, it was displayed in the lobby of Hotel Negresco in Nice, France. Both vehicles were exhibited at the Louvre museum in Paris, in the "Moving Art" exhibit. As part of her collection, she also designed a Ferrari 360, a Mini Cooper, and a Yamaha Tricity.

In February 2016, Sharbatly was named Goodwill Ambassador for her role in volunteering and contributing to Saudi Arabian culture. In November 2016, Sharbatly was one of the presenters at the Association of Foreign Journalists Awards in London, England.

In 2011, Sharbatly married Egyptian film director and comedian, Khaled Youssef.

In 2009, Sharbatly cooperated in a joint exhibit along with Egyptian contemporary artist Omar Al-Najdi and Spanish painter Juan Ramirez; events were held in Jeddah, Cairo, Madrid, and Paris.

In 2000, Sharbatly was placed in the top 100 influencers of Jeddah art and culture. She participated in the 2010 Salon d'Automne in Paris, France; she won the competition, becoming the first Arab to do so.

Sharbatly grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the daughter of Saudi businessman Hassan Abbas Sharbatly. She started painting at the age of three. Her first art exhibit was in 1988 in Cairo when she was 16. Several celebrities attended including Egyptian painter Salah Taher and poet Farouk Juwaidah.

Shalimar Sharbatly (born in 1971) is a Saudi Arabian abstract painter. She was the first woman to be commissioned by the government to do street artwork. Her hand-painted, abstract designed Porsche 911 was featured at the Louvre. She was condemned in France for human trafficking and is appealing the verdict.