Defying Every Injustice.

Women in Hip-Hop

Curated by Stef Skills and The Renegades of Funk this exhibition showcases the work of women artists in visual art, graffiti, rap and dance/breaking performances and their historical influence in Hip Hop and related artistic & cultural movements.

featuring these EXHIBITING ARTISTS:

Stef Skills / Bel / Shan / Rubix / Tots / Zeye / Zena / Chea / Asheru / Bims / Monstrochika / Fifa / Natalia Susta / Natalia Virafuentes / Lady Gemstar

I felt comfortable in the street art scene because I was around a bunch of guys, and I was more or less one of the guys. As long as I was with them, I didn’t feel alone. It was later on in life when I became a mother and the crew split up that I felt like a weirdo. After I became a mom, I realized that guys don’t have this deep experience of being a mother, and I started to cherish my friendships with women. That’s when I realized that I wasn’t going to major in being someone’s wife.

Stef Skills, The Chicago Reader, 2014

Renegades of Funk (ROF) is a Chicago based nonprofit Hip Hop organization that embraces the diversity and inclusiveness inherent in Hip Hop culture. ROF’s mission is to preserve history, teach, elevate, and empower communities by motivating artists and young individuals to reinforce grassroots initiatives promoting social justice, community involvement, educational initiatives, collaborative networking, and global outreach.

We contribute our resources and collaborate collectively to contribute to the improvement of our shared world. Renegades of Funk members benefit from access to the wealth of resources of the entire ROF network and community.