THE FEMALE ARTISTS

The graffiti world isn’t just an old boys club. These are the female taggers making a statement and a name for themselves.

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The graffiti world isn’t just an old boys club. These are the female taggers making a statement and a name for themselves. 

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CATH LOVE (@CATHLOVEROSATWO)
The Hong Kong-based artist’scurvaceous Jeliboo characteris more than just a cutesy cartoon doing yoga poses. Describing it as embodying “whispers of hip-hop”, her work calls into question body image issues and challenges archaic female stereotypes.
 
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SANY (@SANYBABY1)
You’ll know this Czech graffiti artist’s work well. She appeared in Reebok’s “Always Classic” campaign andredesigned its timeless Club C sneakers. She’s also behind Girl Power, a documentary about 15 international female graffiti artists that toured film festivals all over the world.
 
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ANNA LAURINI (@ANNALAURINIBLUE)
Milan-born Laurini made waves in the graffiti scene when she started painting five years ago. Her signature Picasso and Matisse-inspired artwork (it first appeared in the alleys of East London) has since led to collaborations with British shoe brand Rupert Sanderson and Japanese label Black by Moussy.
 
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ANASTASIA (@ANACATHIE)
Working as part of a duo (withMuhammad Firdaus as StudioMoonchild), the Singapore based artist’s cutesy-meet-sci fi characters have a modernGrimes edge. Their work can be seen all over Singapore, fromAliwal Arts Centre to *Scape,and soon in a cafe along Upper Thomson Road.
 
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