Miss Van facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Miss Van
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Artwork by Miss Van on a wall of La Boqueria in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona
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Vanessa Alice
1973 (age 51–52) |
| Known for | Poupées |
| Style | Feminine |
| Movement | Street art |
Miss Van is a famous artist from Toulouse, France. Her real name is Vanessa Alice. She is known for her amazing street art and graffiti.
Miss Van began painting on the streets of Toulouse when she was 18 years old. She worked alongside another artist named Mademoiselle Kat. Today, she is known all over the world for her street art and her fine art.
Her artwork often features special characters she calls poupées. This French word means "dolls". Miss Van's art can be seen on streets around the world. She also shows her paintings in art galleries. These galleries are in France, other parts of Europe, and the United States. Her work mixes street art with fine art, showing that both can be important.
Miss Van lives in Barcelona, Spain. She has written and published several books with a company called Drago. She has also helped organize many art shows across Europe. Miss Van is one of the most famous female street and graffiti artists. She is seen as a top artist from the early 2000s in the world of street art.
Miss Van's Unique Art
In her art, Miss Van often draws women with sleepy-looking eyes. These women show many different feelings and come in various shapes. Over time, the way she draws these women has changed. This shows how Miss Van has grown as an artist and as a person.
As she has matured, Miss Van has started to prefer showing her art in galleries more than on the street. She likes how a gallery space can make the art experience more personal.
Between 2008 and 2016, Miss Van showed her art in many private galleries. These galleries were in cities like Shanghai, London, Rome, Berlin, Paris, and Vienna. In North America, her shows were in Detroit, Los Angeles, Montreal, Chicago, and New York. She even had a woven wool rug, based on one of her paintings, shown at a big art event in Moscow in 2016.
See also
In Spanish: Miss Van para niños
