Zabou was invited to take part in BANK! Festival organised by the municipality of Vastervik in Sweden. The project has created more than 40 murals around the area since its start 3 years ago. The artist painted a wall in the nearby community of Gunnebo, a village surrounded by lakes and forests. The mural…
HERA invited over 50 artists for a special project in Bayreuth in Germany. The building, part of the Maisel & Friends and Liebesbier Brewery, and currently a construction site, will be an art hotel (opening in 2022). The artist was given an unusual space to work with: a bridge linking two buildings with three…
Zabou was commissioned by the Lincoln Medical School to paint a series of artworks inside their main building, on the lower ground leading to the lecture rooms. The mural revolves around the idea of connection, anatomy and botanicals. It features two main portraits: Jaya, a first year student at the school, is depicted looking…
Upfest, one of the largest urban art festival in Europe, invited 75 artists to paint and invest spaces all across the Bedminster area in Bristol, UK. During a few days, Zabou painted the portrait of a fellow Spanish artist and friend: Slim. He’s represented holding a brush in front of his face, slightly smiling,…
Plein Champ Festival is an urban art event that took place in Le Mans, France early July. Around 35 artists were reunited to paint temporary walls set up across the Gué de Maulny parc. Zabou was invited to paint one side of a large cube, alongside Zoer, Case McClaim and Louyz. She spray painted…
The 6th edition of MuralFest is dedicated to the challenges that have followed the citizens of Kosovo since the ’99 exodus, their return and the difficulties they have had rebuilding the country. By addressing this topic, the festival intends to make a connection between the past and the future, and the importance of the…
‘Artwalk’ Festival, organised by Art In Progress, celebrates this year its 6th edition with more than 30 murals created so far in the city of Patras, in Western Greece. During 6 days, Zabou painted an artwork which focuses on the idea of solidarity and helping each other when we face hardships and difficult times.…
The Sincil Bank Art Project launched the first of a series of murals and public art installations in Lincoln, UK in an area of the city that hasn’t received much attention. Zabou was invited by the organisers to paint the first artwork: her own version of Lincolnshire-born Sir Isaac Newton. The genius scientist, modelled…
Spring is here: trees are in bloom, sun is shining, you can feel it in the air. Zabou was invited by the Italian restaurant Villa Di Geggiano based in Chiswick (West London) to paint their outside wall, on an alleyway that leads to the Metropolis Recording Studios. The artwork shows British singer Eva Lazarus…
Following her first mural in Le Marais, Zabou also created a second large-scale artwork in the 14th district. It’s a touching image of two teenagers, 12 years old Natacha (from France) and Mimi (from the UK), hugging after a long time without seeing each other. One of the toughest restrictions of this pandemic is…
Zabou recently travelled to Paris and painted in the district of Le Marais with the help of Le Mur Du Marais. Her mural is centred around the portrait of Yuvali Theis, a Dutch photographer, who is resting her head on her hand and waiting. Her artwork is about boredom (with a hint of sadness),…
To start the new year, Zabou painted a portrait of the main character of the TV series ‘The Queen’s Gambit‘, Beth, played by actress Anya Taylor Joy. The series tells the story of a girl who, while growing up in an orphanage, becomes an international chess champion. Her success is darkened by drug and…
[pullquote align=left] Anything’s better than a blank wall… [/pullquote] Zabou returned to Penge in South London to paint her last mural of the year: a portrait of Gordon Gibbens. Gordon was an unstoppable photographer who took pictures of street art and graffiti all over London and beyond, for almost two decades. In 2012, he…
For the past five years, Steve from London Calling has organised more than 300 murals all around the districts of Penge, Sydenham and Forest Hill in South London. Zabou was happy to to finally take part in this amazing outdoor gallery. The mural she created for this project focuses on our addiction to smartphones.…
The London Mural Fest was the first mural festival of its scale to take place across the city during the last few weeks; it brought together about 70+ new artworks. Zabou painted a wall in Tottenham depicting a couple looking tenderly at each other behind a window, their hands leaning on the glass. The…