A group of New York City women who started out in the graffiti scene of the 1990s and 2000s, as taggers, bombers and piecers, now run stores, blow glass, design clothes, paint murals and shoot photographs. Their work fills Vandals to Vanguard at BronxArtSpace on Manida Street in Hunts Point, and Saturday, Oct. 24, is the last day to see it, with a closing reception at the gallery.

The show

The exhibition was curated by the artist KayLove, who also shows her own work in it. The other artists are JAKEE, QUEEN ANDREA, CLAW, SHIRO1, LEX, MRSBX and MOKA213. Between them, their careers now take in store ownership, glassblowing, textiles, photography, fashion design, mural painting and graphic design.

The gallery presents those careers as a continuation of graffiti rather than a break from it. Each artist contributes a short written reflection on her connection to graffiti and how her path unfolded. Portraits of all of them, taken by Bronx photographer Abigail Montes, a member of the collective Seis del Sur, hang with the work.

The show opened on Sept. 11 with a reception and a DJ set, and it held a fashion show and artist talk on Oct. 16.

Saturday's closing

BronxArtSpace is open Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. The gallery lists a closing reception for Saturday, Oct. 24, and has not yet posted its time; it can be reached at art@bronxartspace.com. The gallery is on the ground floor of 700 Manida Street, with its entrance on Spofford Avenue.

What opens next on Manida Street

The gallery's next exhibition, Reality's Weirdness, opens on Thursday, Oct. 29, and runs through Nov. 28. Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

Nearby on Tiffany Street

Also in Hunts Point, WallWorks New York, at 710 Tiffany Street, is showing Archives of the Image Becoming: The 2026 En Foco Fellowship Exhibition. It opened Oct. 16 and runs through Nov. 21. WallWorks is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m., and by appointment on weekends.

How to go

BronxArtSpace is at 700 Manida Street, ground floor, entrance on Spofford Avenue, in Hunts Point. The nearest subway is the 6 train at Hunts Point Avenue.

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