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women in street art
As a society, we stereotypically think of street artists as men not women, which is why we need to increase the visibility of female street artists and the talent they hold.
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inspirational female street artists
Miss Van
The artist, Miss Van, started wall painting in Toulouse, France, in 1993 where she initiated the feminine movement in street art as it was perceived as a breath of fresh air in the traditionally masculine movement of urban art.
She is known for her recognisable female characters, 'poupées', that are described as more dolls than women, having a contrasting angelic, yet devilish appearance.
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international women’s day global street art competition 2020
In 2020, women in street art across the world were encouraged to paint iconic female murals for International Women's Day, in order to increase the visibility for women in street art and promote their work.
Women could compete in three categories:
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#EachforEqual themed murals for 2020
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Happy International Women’s day murals
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Women’s Equality statement murals
#EachforEqual Post
Artists: Ms Snaps & Art By Miss Polly
These two female street artists collaborated in Australia's Northern Territory to create bright and bold artword for the #EachforEqual theme as shown by the image on the left.
Miss Polly also organised a solo exhibition celebrating the past and present works for strong women.
Celebrating A Strong Female Leader
Artists: Laura Jackson & Shima
These artists chose the strong female leader, Jacinda Arden, who is the New Zealand Prime Minister.
They painted a mural of Jacinda Arden with the #EachforEqual post in the artists's style, colour palette and typography.
Located in Sydney, Australia.
Drawing Inspiration From Female Skaters
Artists: VKM & Manda Lane
These artists collaborated across Melbourne, and the pieces were inspired by VKM's photographs of female skaters, the artists turned these into stencils.
This was a way to express the contrast between stereotypically feminine botanicals and image of a female skater, representing the two different sides to being a modern day woman - to celebrate and empower women across the world.
Uniting Young Artists
Students at Lady Eleanor Holles High School
Students at a high school created a jigsaw mural, as shown on the image on the left, with each piece of the jigsaw mural being designed by each Form group, to show what International Women's Day means to them.
This inspiring piece demonstrates how street art isn't just limited to professional artists but anyone can get involved and create something amazing, creative and artistic.
academic take on women in street art
Street art is something which is really important and now with the whole women issues and other issues which people want to talk about, I think it is a very good place for artist to come and talk about it with the community,
Digital/social media and internet use have established a visible presence for women and a space for female solidarity in graffiti subculture where those of the minority genders can share common experiences. Moreover the digital and social media has increased the ways of being seen, as women among street art and graffiti do not present a unified gender but diverse identities.