Donna
Founder, Chief News Editor & Curatorial Lead Donna Haden is Co-Founder of GraffitiStreet, the contemporary urban art gallery and editorial platform she co-founded in 2014. Operating from its flagship gallery space in Chichester, West Sussex, GraffitiStreet works with collectors, institutions and artists internationally. Donna leads the gallery's curatorial and editorial voice — covering exhibitions, editions, artist features, public art and collector-focused content across GraffitiStreet News. Her writing is grounded in over a decade of direct artist relationships, first-hand gallery experience and a rigorous understanding of the international urban contemporary art market.
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Latest articles by Donna
October 29, 2014
Space Invader under the sea, Cancun Bay, Mexico 2012
Space Invader is the pseudonym of a well-known French urban artist whose work is modelled on the crude pixellation of 1970s-1980s 8-bit…
October 15, 2014
Nuart Festival 2014
The highly anticipated annual international street art festival Nuart, in Stavanger, West Coast of Norway has begun. Nuart is a leading street…
September 10, 2014
No Limits Borås 2014
September brings us the first street art festival in Sweden called ‘No Limit Borås’. Borås, along with many other cities in Sweden, are…
August 9, 2014
Faith47: A Study of Warwick Triangle at Rush Hour, Durban, 2014
Faith47’s A Study of Warwick Triangle at Rush Hour turns Durban’s N3 viaduct columns into portraits of traders, workers and the informal…
July 10, 2014
Shoreditch Street Art: Over 100 Photos from East London, 2013–2014
Shoreditch is widely regarded as one of London’s most concentrated street art districts, home to work from internationally recognised artists alongside emerging…
April 23, 2014
The Impact of Technology on Human Connection: A Reflection on Banksy’s ‘Mobile Lovers’
Banksy‘s “Mobile Lovers” is a piece of street art that has excited the global art scene. The newly painted artwork features a…
March 22, 2014
‘Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart’: The Simpsons nod to Banksy’s Documentary
‘Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart’, the fifteenth episode of Season 23 of The Simpsons, is a clever homage to graffiti culture—and a clear…
November 4, 2013
Banksy’s New York Residency, “Better out than in”, 2013
Throughout the bustling streets of New York City, Banksy’s “Better Out Than In” has been taking the city by storm. For a…
October 10, 2013
Thierry Noir and Stik paint the huge Village Underground Wall, London 2013
Thierry Noir has been invited to paint with the local artist Stik in Shoreditch on the 600-square-foot Village Underground Wall. They both…
October 2, 2013
STIK UNVEILS “LIBERTY” MURAL IN NEW YORK’S EAST VILLAGE
The STIK Liberty mural was unveiled in New York’s East Village as a considered tribute to the area’s radical history and enduring community spirit.…
May 11, 2013
Chichester Street Art Festival, England 2013
The first street art festival has just wrapped up in the cathedral city of Chichester. The festival was curated by local resident…
October 8, 2012
Faith47: The Long Wait, Johannesburg, 2012
Faith47’s The Long Wait places the quiet posture of waiting onto Johannesburg’s streets, turning unemployment, labour and delayed justice into a powerful…