Miss Van
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Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France
France
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, is considered one of the best known painters of the graffiti
Graffiti
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scene. She started wall painting in the streets of Toulouse at the age of 18. Her drawings are of sloe-eyed women, covering a varied array of female forms and expressing many different emotion
Emotion
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s. Her work has provoked a negative reaction from some feminists due to the portrayal of women in her graffiti.
In France, a very original form of graffiti was born in 1993 with Miss Van and Mademoiselle Kat. Miss Van is just one facet of the thriving graffiti scene in Toulouse, but she has probably gained the most worldwide acclaim for her work. She has gone on to exhibit canvases in galleries across France, Europe and the United States.
Recently, she has moved to Barcelona, Spain and designed prints for the new Fornarina collection. Working on her first book and future art shows in Europe.
Miss Van was also referenced by punk rock comic artist Mitch Clem
Mitch Clem
Mitch Andrew Clem is an American cartoonist best known for his web comics Nothing Nice To Say, San Antonio Rock City, and My Stupid Life.- Early life:...
in his semi-autobiographical comic San Antonio Rock City.