Tokyo-born Lady AIKO grew up in the concrete jungle of Tokyo, always making art and fantasizing about leaving the country to see more of the world and to work internationally. After studying filmmaking and graphic design at an arts university, Lady Aiko ventured to New York in 1997 without knowing anyone nor where to begin. In the late 90s she stepped into the subversive tradition of stenciling and fly posting as one of the founding members of the FAILE collective. Lady AIKO threw herself in full force, tagging, going bombing with her new street friends, and documenting their work along the way. By 2000, street art and graffiti started to become a global phenomenon. By 2005 Banksy went on his “Hang and Run” tear, hitting New York’s top four museums with his paintings illegally hung in their hallowed halls, with AIKO at his side. Around this time, AIKO broke away from FAILE and created her signature stencil ‘Bunny’ at Banksy’s studio, where she first sprayed it onto his bathroom door while she was visiting England. “It was fun to work with boys but I really wanted to make something for myself.” Lady AIKO continues to create work in the studio and public spaces around the world.