VHILS

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VHILS (born 1987[citation needed]) is the tag name of Portuguese graffiti/street artist Alexandre Farto.

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[edit] Education

2007-2008

University of the Arts London

Central Saint Martins, Byam Shaw Fine Art Skills and Practices

[edit] Career

Lives and works in London and Lisboa. He gained prominence when his work of a face carved into a wall appeared alongside a picture by street artist Banksy at the Cans Festival in London in 2008.[citation needed] A photograph of him creating the work appeared on the front page of The Times.

He was later given space to show his work by Banksy's agent, Steve Lazarides. Several of his works were featured in Outsiders, a collection of street art published by Century, 2008. He is also shown by Vera Cortes and Magda Danysz Gallery.

[edit] Solo shows

2012

  • Entropy, Magda Danysz Gallery, Paris
  • Vera Cortes, Lisbon
  • Visceral, MD Gallery, Shanghai

2009

  • Scratching the surface, Lazarides, London

2008

  • Even if you win the rat race, you’re still a rat, Vera Cortes Agencia de Arte, Lisbon

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