Don’t underestimate any female,” says the legendary graffiti artist and muralist Lady Pink. “I was a little Latin 90-pound weakling, or so they thought, but the heart that I displayed, and the courage that I have for this kind of work was just unstoppable.”
Pink is a veteran when it comes to rising above: at just 15 years old, she started writing graffiti alongside a posse of inner-city boys who introduced her to the enigmatic world of coaxing art from the metallic surfaces of New York City subway trains. “I know I was a token female,” she admits. “But I got my foot in the door, and although I was a novelty, I have kept the door open by always putting out brilliant work.”
Along the way, she has cultivated an international sisterhood of other female Graffiti artists, as well as serving as a role model to countless aspiring young women. She declares, “I want people to realize that with determination, hard work, and perseverance, you too can become a success, you can become an artist, and live life to the fullest.”
Watch Lady Pink share stories from her remarkable career in our short video interview, below, created for International Women’s Day 2020.
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