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graffiti artist

American  
[gruh-fee-tee ahr-tist] / grəˈfi ti ˈɑr tɪst /

noun

graffiti artists plural
  1. a person who creates graffiti, particularly one who spray-paints more complex designs professionally.


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At the Brant Foundation, Haring’s meteoric rise—from a graffiti artist decorating empty ad spaces in the subway in 1980 to international stardom by 1984—is recounted through some 50 objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"We believe art shouldn't be confined to galleries and museums," Osa Okunkpolor, a Nigerian graffiti artist known as Osa Seven, and one of the festival's founders, told Reuters news agency.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

And you were talking with graffiti artist Chaz Bojórquez ...

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

For years people have tried - and failed - to uncover details about Bristol's most famous, yet anonymous, graffiti artist Banksy.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

It's bursting with so much color it looks like a graffiti artist got too excited with a spray can.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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