Lady K (1978) - Chat Polonais

Artist name: Lady K

Nationality: French

Date of birth: 1978, Le Blanc-Mesnil, France

Title of the work: Polish Cat

Year: 2025

Technique: Mixed media on recreated banknote board

Dimensions:

Canvas: 24 cm x 24 cm

Framed: no

Signature details:
Hand-signed by the artist

Edition:
Unique work (not numbered),

Provenance:
Work directly from the artist's studio, Lady K. The artwork is for sale with a certificate of authenticity issued by the agency representing the artist, MP ARTS AGENCY.

Documentation:
Certificate of authenticity issued by MP ARTS AGENCY and the artist

Condition:
The work is in perfect condition, with no notable imperfections.

Delivery:
The work will be shipped from France, carefully packaged and insured.

About the artist:

Lady K, is a French visual artist born October 23, 1978 in Le Blanc-Mesnil (Seine-Saint-Denis). A key figure in hexagonal graffiti, she belongs to the generation that structured and professionalized the French street art scene of the 1990s and 2000s.

She discovered graffiti in the early 1990s, at a time when the discipline was still largely marginal and dominated by men. Very quickly, she established herself through mastery of writing, complex lettering and wildstyle, developing demanding work around the letter as an autonomous form. Her approach goes beyond mere urban marking: for Lady K, typography becomes material, structure, visual architecture.

She entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, from which she graduated in 2007, and continued studies in visual arts and sociology of art at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. This dual training—graffiti culture and academic education—allows her to place her practice in a constant dialogue between street and institution, between spontaneity and conceptual reflection.

Lady K is a member of the international crew "156 All Starz", a collective founded in 1992 that became one of the major groups in world graffiti. This affiliation places her in the history of international writing and testifies to the recognition by her peers.

- Notable exhibitions and events

Over the years, Lady K has participated in numerous group shows and international projects devoted to urban art. She exhibits in galleries and art centers in France and abroad, contributing to the institutional recognition of graffiti.

She takes part in major events related to the history of street art, urban festivals, and exhibitions dedicated to the movement’s pioneers. Her work is regularly presented in contexts where graffiti dialogues with contemporary art, confirming her pivotal role between these two worlds.

Alongside gallery exhibitions, she maintains an active practice in public space, creating frescoes and wall interventions in France and internationally.

- Artistic approach

Lady K’s work rests on deep reflection about language and sign. The letter, founder element of graffiti, becomes a plastic motif in its own right for her. She deconstructs, overlays, and fragments it, playing on the tension between legibility and abstraction.

Her practice is diverse: painting on canvas, installations, volumes, photography, performances. She questions the role of writing in urban space and how graffiti can transform without losing its original energy.

As a woman who emerged in a historically male milieu, she also occupies an important position in the history of women in graffiti in France, contributing to paving the way for a new generation of artists.

- Market positioning

In the market, Lady K enjoys a solid status as a historical figure of French graffiti. Several elements reinforce her appeal to collectors:

* Active presence since the 1990s
* Membership in the international crew 156 All Starz
* Academic training at the Beaux-Arts de Paris
* Progressive institutional recognition

Her works on canvas and mixed media particularly interest collectors specializing in historical street art and artists who contributed to the transition of graffiti into contemporary art.

She thus sits among artists who have managed to preserve the authenticity of writing while integrating into art market circuits.