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
July 9, 2026
Pam the Bird on Bolte Bridge: Melbourne’s $700,000 Graffiti Tag Becomes World News
Pam the Bird has become one of Melbourne’s most divisive graffiti stories, moving from a repeated cartoon tag across the city to…
July 1, 2026
Bordalo II and the Sea: Marine Life, Plastic Pollution and Art Made from Waste
From Trash Sharks swimming in Tahiti to Plastic Whales in Bora Bora, Sketchy Crab in the Algarve and Balloon Fish on Portugal’s…
June 19, 2026
Invader: The Elusive Artist Turning the World Into a Global Game
Invader is the elusive French artist who has transformed the world into a playable artwork. Through thousands of pixelated ceramic mosaics installed…
June 18, 2026
Bordalo II: Big Trash Animals, Provoc and the Politics of Waste
Portuguese artist Bordalo II transforms discarded materials and public space into a critical language for examining waste, wildlife, consumerism and society. From…
June 18, 2026
Shamsia Hassani’s Nowadays: Dandelions, Fractures and the Memory of Home
Shamsia Hassani’s Nowadays is a quietly powerful canvas about exile, memory and the fragile feeling of belonging to a homeland carried within…
June 16, 2026
Bordalo II Big Trash Animals: Waste, Wildlife and Meaning
Bordalo II transforms discarded materials into powerful animal sculptures that confront waste, consumer culture and ecological responsibility. Looking beyond the spectacle of…
June 4, 2026
Faith XLVII’s EMPIRE Bronze Sculpture Becomes a Monument to Power, War and Obedience
Faith XLVII’s EMPIRE bronze sculpture began as an intimate 2020 edition before becoming a large-scale public bronze in Paarl, Western Cape, transforming…
June 1, 2026
Marilyn Monroe in Art: How Contemporary Artists Continue to Reimagine an Icon
One hundred years after her birth, Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most reimagined figures in contemporary art. Discover how artists including…
May 23, 2026
JR’s La Caverne du Pont Neuf in Paris: The City’s Oldest Bridge Becomes a Cave
JR's La Caverne du Pont Neuf Paris is now visible on the banks of the Seine. The 120-metre inflatable cave structure enveloping…
May 19, 2026
Invader Launches New Mosaic Invasion Across the Philharmonie de Paris
Invader has launched a new invasion across the Philharmonie de Paris and the neighbouring Cité de la Musique, installing a series of…
May 18, 2026
Bisser Transforms Leuven’s Historic Walls Into a Fantastical Street Art Landscape
Belgian street artist Bisser has transformed a weathered brick corridor in Leuven’s Jozef Pierrestraat into a sprawling fantasy-inspired mural, turning one of…
May 15, 2026
The Most Watched INVADER Artwork Ever Is Now Up for Auction
On 19 November 2015, the anonymous French street artist INVADER interrupted Stephen Colbert’s monologue without saying a single word. Disguised and moving…