Lady Pink stood as the only reputable female graffiti artist for a long time. I was interested in finding more female artists and found many through http://www.womenstreetartists.com/, which introduced me to Anopsy, who I also discuss below.
Pink's Website
Featured in the movie, "Wild Style", Lady Pink was long known as the only female who could run with the boys (pun intended). Pink painted subway trains from 1979-1985 and became one of the top known graffiti artists of her era. She rightly deserves her fame and she is very in-touch with the graffiti community she grew up with. She seems to regard them as family. In late 2011, Lady Pink had a solo exhibition at the Woodward Gallery in New York entitled "Evolution", which displayed the evolution of her work. In her later works, Pink began incorporating the tags of other graffiti artists, in a sort of homage to her past. I found the piece, "Ghetto Pink" to be very striking.
Anopsy
I was drawn to Anopsy's more complex paintings, which are not limited to spray paint and stencil work. She also uses acrylic and spatulas.
Anopsy is a Polish artist who has been based in Amsterdam for 2 years. She creates paintings of people she knows, displaying their alter egos on the street through altered color and design.
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