Kid Acne's "Stabby Women" have been found watching over cities all over the world. These female warriors inhabit and peer out of unexpected public spaces, humanizing the urban edge with a sense that someone's got your back.
Street artist Kid Acne has been painting graffiti, making fanzines, comics and hip-hop music since the early 90's. His artwork has been exhibited in Beijing, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Brazil and Australia - and his signature style of illustrations have furnished designs for clients including Prada, Levis, Volkswagen, Elle, Kid Robot & Warp Records.
Kid Acne's artwork has also been published in several books such as: Graffiti World - Street Art From Five Continents / Thames & Hudson; All Allure / Gestalten; Art of Rebellion 2 & 3 / Publikat; Street Art New York / Prestel; Ninja Tune - 20 Years of Beats & Pieces / Black Dog Publishing; I Am Plastic too / Kid Robot; Behind the Zines - Self-Publishing Culture / Gestalten; Street Art - The Best Urban Art From Around The World / Michael O'Mara Books; We own the night / Rizzoli.
Kid Acne was born in Lilongwe, Malawi in 1978 and is based in Sheffield, England.