Female artists are thriving in the graffiti arena. But it was not always this way.
Forty years ago, the graffiti world was male-dominated, and just a few women practiced the art form. Among them was Lady Pink (AKA Sandra Fabara), who embarked on this artistic journey in 1979.
Through May 20, her story is being told at Miami’s Museum of Graffiti. The exhibit, entitled “Lady Pink Graffiti HerStory,” spans her four-decade career, from her start painting on trains to her renown today.
“This exhibit is the story of a young woman who discovered the graffiti art form in high school and how it opened the doors for her as an artist, made her lifelong friends and mentors and peers within the arts, and gave her an avenue to have a successful career,” says museum cofounder and curator Alan Ket. “It’s also the story of a Latina artist who found her voice and her activism in her paintings. Those paintings are ones that call attention to all types of injustice and things she be