Vanessa Alice Bensimon

Place: Toulouse

Born: 1973

Biography:

Miss Van, also known as Vanessa Alice, is a French graffiti and street artist. She was born in Toulouse in 1973 and started painting on the street of Toulouse alongside Mademoiselle Kat at the age of 18. Today, she is known as a street and fine artist internationally. Her work is marked by the use of unique characters, called poupées, or dolls. Miss Van's work has appeared on streets internationally, and she exhibits canvases in galleries across France, Europe, and the United States. She currently resides in Barcelona and has written and published several books with the publishing house Drago and coordinated several art shows across Europe. She remains one of the most famous female street and graffiti artists in the world, recognized as one of the top figures in early 21st-century street art canon.