MS.YELLOW

Growing up between the South Bay and Mexico, she was drawn early to what others dismissed as noise. Tags, scribbles, marks on walls… What most people saw as an eyesore, she saw as something else entirely. A kind of beautiful chaos. It was the first form of human behavior that made sense to her.

By the time she was twelve, that curiosity turned into action. Introduced to graffiti culture by her mentor Batle 663, she picked up a spray can and began writing on anything she could get her hands on. Markers, stickers, whatever was available. What started rough and unrefined evolved over time into a voice that was entirely her own.

Stickers became a natural extension of that process. A way to create in private but seen in public. For years, she wasn't trading or selling them. She was giving them away. Passing them to people she connected with. Letting them travel and ride on their own.

Stickers became a natural extension of that process. A way to create in private but seen in public. For years, she wasn't trading or selling them. She was giving them away. Passing them to people she connected with. Letting them travel and ride on their own.

For over two decades, Miss Yellow has carried stickers with her everywhere she goes. From Los Angeles to over 17 countries around the world, her work has quietly embedded itself into cities, surfaces, and stories. Often, those pieces resurface years later. Still intact and part of the environment they were left in.

Her roots in graffiti are not just artistic, they are personal. Raised in an environment where survival was part of daily life, she credits the culture with giving her direction, release, and a way forward.

“Graff saved my life.”

That foundation shaped everything. The way she works. The way she moves. The way she sees the world.

Los Angeles sharpened that perspective. It gave her resilience, speed, and a relentless work ethic. Everything she learned came from the streets. No formal training. Just experience, instinct, and repetition.

Over time, that same energy expanded into mural work and education. She has taught and created murals globally, from Haiti and Poland to Egypt, Japan, El Salvador, and beyond, using art as a bridge for connection, dialogue, and cultural exchange. Many of her students have gone on to launch their own careers in art and mural work.

Her collaborations span major brands and institutions including Doritos and the NFL, LA Galaxy, Adidas, the Getty Museum, Nordstrom, Metro, Stagecoach, Apple, El Torito, Long Beach Airport, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Museum of Latin American Art.

Across more than 17 years of professional work, her practice has centered on culture, folklore, mental health, female empowerment, identity, love, and social justice.

Despite that global reach, her approach remains grounded in the same principles she started with. No clout chasing. No shortcuts. Just the need to create.