Female graffiti artists

Photograph of Lady Pink by Martha Cooper on display at the Cordoaria Nacional in Lisbon, 2023

The Dutch punk-graffiti artist Diana Ozon at a squat on the Sarphatistraat, 1978

While graffiti has historically been considered a male-dominated art form, women have contributed to graffiti since its inception, with some theorising that early cave wall art was primarily drawn by women. 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. Notable examples of female graffiti artists include Claw Money, Lady Pink, Swoon, Shamsia Hassani, and Miss Van.

Notable artists

• Christina Angelina (California, USA)
• Claw Money (New York, USA)
• Lady Aiko (NY-based, USA)
• Lady Pink (New York, USA)
• MadC (Bautzen, Lusatia)
• Margaret Kilgallen (San Francisco, USA)
• Miss Van (Toulouse, France)
• Shamsia Hassani (Kabul, Afghanistan)
• Stephanie Rond (Ohio, USA)
• Utah (New York, USA)

References

https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-murals-st-1001-20210930-marrzdkvp5hqleqpehjguii5ya-story.html

External links

• 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.