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Lady Pink

Check out my web site at pinksmith.com

About Me

Lady Pink was born in Ecuador, but raised in NYC. In 1979 she started writing graffiti and soon was well known as the only female capable of competing with the boys in the graffiti subculture. Pink painted subway trains from the years 1979-1985. She is considered a cult figure in the hip-hop subculture since the release of the motion picture "Wild Style" in 1982, in which she had a starring role. While still in high school she was already exhibiting paintings in art galleries, and at the age of 21 had her first solo show at the Moore College of Art. As a leading participant in the rise of graffiti-based art, Lady Pink's canvases have entered important art collections such as those of the Whitney Museum, the MET in New York City, the Brooklyn Museum and the Groningen Museum of Holland. She has established herself in the fine arts world, and her paintings are highly prized by collectors. Today she runs a small mural company with her artist husband Smith, creating massive works around New York City, constituting one of the few professional teams to originate from the graffiti subculture. Pink has mobilized artists into donating public art in culturally neglected communities.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

Painting murals, birds, iguanas, video games, gardening, funky artwork in general

I'd like to meet:

Other "kick ass" women artists

Music:

System of a Down, Metallica, Janis Joplin, Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Jimi, Bob Marley, Gypsy Kings, B52s

Movies:

Everything Startrek + Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, TANK GIRL!, Bladerunner, Spaghetti Westerns, B/W Samurai movies......anything starring Brad Pitt or Jessica Alba

Television:

Everything StarTrek, The Simpsons, South Park, The Daily Show, Antiques Roadshow, Battlestar Galactica, Family Guy

Books:

Subway Art, Spray Can Art, Graffiti Women, Hip-Hop Files, Freight Train Graffiti, anything by C.J. Cherryh or Issac Asimov

Heroes:

Xena the Warrior Princess, Ann Bonnie the pirate, Georgia O'Keefe, Frida Kahlo, Marty Cooper, Martin Wong, Queen Latifah