For many years, JimmyC and Zabou had their murals painted next to each other on the side of the Bell Pub in Spitalfields. The artists just collaborated on a fresh piece of art together. They painted a double portrait of the beautiful Ninette, each side in their own style. JimmyC’s pointillism acts like a reflection…
After painting in Saint-Quentin (France) in 2020, Zabou recently came back to the city for a special project with the Collège Gabriel Hanotaux. The middle school runs a program for deaf and hard of hearing children, creating a safe environment for them to integrate, flourish and learn. To shine a light on this community which…
The city of Tipperary in Ireland has created a program to revitalise the town with the help of The Walls Project. This year, five murals are to be painted around the city centre, each of them highlighting a topic of the local culture and traditions. Zabou was invited to take part in the project and…
Albania’s Mural Fest celebrated its 4th edition around the theme of ‘Youth’, after Tirana received the title of European Youth Capital 2022. The festival, curated by watercolour artist Helidon Haliti and organised by VIZart, took place over the whole month of September in the outskirts of the city. Zabou painted the portrait of Angie, a…
Well Hung Gallery‘s current exhibition, ‘The Modest Magnificent’, is taking place from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th September at The Hoxton Arches in London. The show showcases a diverse collection of artworks by the gallery artists, from the established to the up-and-coming. It encompasses art in all forms and mediums, cleverly combining contemporary genres, including…
After Anseo Festival in Dún Laoghaire, Zabou took part for the second time in Waterford Walls Festival. Last year, she joined the festival’s mentorship program and was matched with her mentee Juliette Viodé, a French illustrator and muralist based in Dublin. This year, the pair collaborated on a mural located on Browns Road Library and…
Early August, Zabou travelled to Ireland to take part in two projects organised by Waterford Walls. The first one, Anseo Festival, took place in the lovely seaside town of Dún Laoghaire. The artist painted the portrait of an Irish man on the harbour, a lighthouse keeper modelled by James, watching the ships and holding binoculars.…
The M.U.R de Bourges is a space dedicated to urban art and located on the first ‘Maison de la Culture’ built in France. Every two months, the local art organisation Urb’annale invites an artist to invest it. Zabou’s intervention was planned for 2020, but rescheduled for 2022 because of the pandemic and difficulties to travel.…
Every year, the city of Wilhelmshaven organises a giant street art festival creating trompe-l’oeil and 3D paintings all over the town centre. Some permanent murals have also been implemented in parallel with the event. Zabou was invited to create a large-scale artwork, inspired by the local culture of the harbour and the seamen. She painted…
The city of Laon in France organised its first street art festival: the event, curated by C215, featured over 15 national and international artists. The artworks included a series of large murals, as well as in-situ installations, workshops, stencils, and a collective exhibition. Zabou was invited to create a mural in the district of Champagne,…
The city of Coventry has been designated ‘UK City of Culture’ between 2021 and 2025 and will host a series of events to celebrate local culture. For the last two years, around fifteen public murals organised by StreetArtStrategy have been implemented around the city centre featuring artists such as Huge, Dan Kitchener, Sophie Mess and…
Upfest Festival is back in Bristol again this year – bringing together murals, music, live painting and festival vibes during the whole month of May. For the occasion, Zabou was invited to paint a narrow wall at the Hen&Chicken Pub. The funny portrait, modeled by Clément, shows a man with his face stuck in the…
Originally from Saumur in France, Zabou returned to her roots and her former high school to paint a large-scale mural. The project was initiated three years ago, and developed in partnership with the arts students. Two of them, Martin and Maïlys, volunteered to have their portraits painted on the wall. They are depicted calm and…
The EmsSideGallery in Rheine, Germany invited Zabou to create a mural in the city centre. The artist painted a powerful image around the theme of kindness: a woman, Lena, standing in the cold and rain is being handed an umbrella by a stranger to protect herself. A reminder that small acts of kindness, in every…
The town of Sutton, near Nottingham, commissioned Zabou to create an exciting mural in the heart of the city centre. The image revolves around the ideas of both the future and past of the city, focusing on a scene from the local astronomical observatory, the Sherwood Observatory. The artist painted the portrait of Freya,…