Female graffiti artists

Summary

While graffiti has historically been considered a male-dominated art form,[1] women have contributed to graffiti since its inception, with some theorising that early cave wall art was primarily drawn by women.[2] The earliest female contemporary graffiti artists include Eva 62 and Barbara 62, followed by Lady Pink, who began painting New York City subway trains as early as 1979.[3] Notable examples of female graffiti artists include Claw Money, Lady Pink, Swoon, Shamsia Hassani, and Miss Van.

Feminist stencil graffiti in Spain (2013): "without you, I am me"

Notable artists edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Which Gender Does More Graffiti? – ArtRadarJournal.com". artradarjournal.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  2. ^ Nuwer, Rachel. "Ancient Women Artists May Be Responsible for Most Cave Art". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  3. ^ "Graffiti Queen Lady Pink Still Reigns Supreme". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.

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External links edit

  • Women Street Artists
  • Pape, Chris (February 7, 2013). "The 50 Greatest NYC Graffiti Artists". Complex.
  • Dunne, Carey (December 10, 2014). "The Most Infamous Graffiti Artists of 1970s NYC". Fast Company.
  • Frank, Priscilla (March 10, 2015). "10 Women Street Artists Who Are Better Than Banksy". Arts & Culture. Huffington Post.
  • Girl Power (February 27, 2016) iMdb - The First Women's Graffiti And Street Art Documentary
  • Stavsky, Lois (May 16, 2016). "Her Story: First annual female graffiti series". Street Art NYC.
  • Shi, Diana (June 26, 2016). "Finally: A Documentary on Female Graffiti Artists". Vice. Street Heroines, helmed by director and producer Alexandra Henry
  • Pabón, Jessica (2013). "Be about it: Graffiteras performing feminist community". The Drama Review. 57 (3): 88–115. doi:10.1162/DRAM_a_00281. S2CID 57563225.