Cha aka Chanoir is a graffiti artist based in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, Spain

Spain

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. He was born in Bogotá

Bogotá

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 and raised in Paris

Paris

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where he began his graffiti. He is best known for his eponymous cat character, Cha. "Over time, his cats began to take on their own personalities and went on from the Parisian streets to become famous on the Barcelona graffiti scene."

Further reading

• chanoir.free.fr
• Street Logos, Tristan Manco, Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-28469-5