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Soraya Marquez (born 1980),[1] better known by her pseudonym Indie184, is an American street artist known for her New York feminist graffiti style infused with feminine icons such as hearts, stars and bubbles.[2] Her current work is a mixed media style incorporating painting of past American stars, graffiti, and stencil art on canvas or wall murals.[3][4] Indie’s art is inspired by old school New York graffiti artists such as SEEN, LEE, WEST, SERVE, and COPE.[2][4]

Marquez owns a streetwear brand, Kweens Destroy.[2][5] Her graffiti art has been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.[2][3] In 2013, she was commissioned by MAC Cosmetics to create a makeup style purse.[3] Marquez also worked as Rommel London's Chief Artistic Officer in partnership on Rimmel's “The Art of Beauty Campaign.”[6] Her art has been featured in New York City's El Museo del Barrio and the Volklingen Ironworks Museum in Saarbrücken, Germany.[7]

Biography

Marquez was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and is of Dominican descent.[2] She was raised in New York City by a single mother and has four siblings.[4] Marquez in various New York City suburbs until her family settled in the Washington Heights borough after the death of her stepfather.[4]

Marquez's graffiti started in her teenage years in Washington Heights, where she would play basketball and draw on the walls.[4] She studied marketing in college, but did not finish her degree.[4]

Marquez's pseudonym Indie184 his derived from her favorite film franchise, Indiana Jones, and 184th Street, where she grew up in Manhattan.[8]

Notable work

  • Go Hard, Indie's first solo exhibit featuring[9]
    • “Don’t Get it Twisted”[9]
    • “Own Your Power”[9]
  • MAC Cosmetics Bag 1[10] and Bag 2 [11]

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