Artist profile

La Nena Wapa Wapa

A Valencia stencil artist whose precise black-and-white figures combine retro references, surreal details and questions around women and contemporary life.

VSA / Artists / La Nena Wapa WapaProfile reviewed 25 September 2026
Black-and-white Valencian woman carrying a suitcase against a vivid red background.VSA / Artist work
Valencian figure by La Nena Wapa Wapa — Image published by @lanenawapawapa on the artist’s official Instagram account; work by La Nena Wapa Wapa. Source: Official Instagram · @lanenawapawapa. Web-sized copy converted or compressed for display; no editorial retouching. Source-attributed editorial use from an official public Instagram post; the image is not openly licensed, so written reuse permission should be confirmed for long-term publication. Used for cultural context; the scene may have changed since capture.

How to recognise the work

Black-and-white figures with a retro edge

Precise stencil contours, restrained monochrome palettes and Victorian or retro details frame recurring women and other carefully drawn subjects.

  • Black and white
  • Stencil work
  • Retro references
  • Women as subjects

A precise stencil vocabulary

La Nena Wapa Wapa works with strong graphic edges and a predominantly black-and-white palette. Stencil technique supports clean repetition across walls and graphic formats.

Women and contemporary social questions

Women recur throughout the work, alongside retro and Victorian references. Interview material connects the practice to social questions and to a long-standing interest in how women are represented.

A long relationship with Valencia

Raquel Ruiz was born in Valencia and trained in Fine Arts at the Universitat Politècnica de València. Her mural, stencil and graphic practice has remained closely connected to the city’s public and cultural spaces.

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