EDUCATION
- Self-taught graffiti artist
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016
- Blade: NYC King, Hausammann Gallery, Cortina, Miami, USA, (opening) September 8th.
2015
- New York in Gargano: Blade, the King of Graffiti, curated by Marta Gargiulo and Massimo Scrocca, Marina del gargano di Manfredonia (tourist harbour), Siponto, Italy, June 13th - July 12th.
2009
- BLADE: King of Graffiti. Photographs, Cards, Drawings, Publications, curated by Roger Gastman, Pijnenburg Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (catalogue)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021
- Nos Fantômes - exposition inaugurale, Ghost galerie, Paris, France, 10 Septembre - 20 Novembre, 2021.
2019
- We Were Here : East Coast x West Coast, Chase Contemporary. New York, USA, June 27th - July 21st .
2018
- Art from the streets, Art Science Museum, Singapore, January 13th - June 3th.
- Graffiti, Vroom & Varossieau, curated by Heli Harni, Satu Oksanen and Sanna Tuulikangas. Helsinki, Finland, April 6th- September 9th .
- ICONS II, Vroom & Varossieau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 7th - May 8th.
- City as Canvas: Graffiti Art From the Martin Wong Collection, Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Indianapolis, USA, October 5th, 2017 - January 28th, 2018.
2017
- Francl Gallery, Cannes, France.
- NYC Legends: BLADE & TRACY 168, Hausammann Gallery, Cortina, Miami, USA, (opening) August 13th.
- 212 Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, USA (Art Basel).
- ALL BIG LETTERS, curated by RJ Rushmore, Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford, USA, January 20th - March 3rd.
- Digard Auction House, Paris
2016
- Urban Dawn II, by art platform curator19.90, Beirut, Lebanon, October 15th - November 13th.
- City as Canvas: Graffiti Art From the Martin Wong Collection, Museum of the History of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, March 18th - June 26th. (touring exhibition).
- City as Canvas: Graffiti Art From the Martin Wong Collection, Amsterdam Museum. Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 18th, 2015 - January 24, 2016. (touring exhibition).
2015
- Foggia & Manfredonia, Italy
- Fuck the King, Long Live the Kings, Blade, Inkie and Shoe, Vroom & Varossieau, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Fuck the King, Long Live the Kings, Blande, Inkie and Shoe, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2014
- City as Canvas: Graffiti Art From the Martin Wong Collection, Museum of the City of New York, USA, February 4th - September 21st (touring exhibition) (catalogue).
- Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, USA.
- Galleria Varsi, Rome, Italy.
2013
- Viborg Billboard Festival, Galleri NB, Denmark, June 1st - June 8th.
- Articks Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2012
- Adjust Gallery, Art Basel, Miami, USA, December 6th - 9th.
- Speerstra Foundation (Collection Speerstra), Apples, Switzerland.
- Graffiti - New York 80's, Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont, Paris, France, May 27th - July 20th.
2011
- Group Show: Hall of Fame, Speerstra Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland, November 8th - December 12th.
- Melange of Street Art Artists, Galerie Helenbeck, Nice, France, July 9th - September 10th.
- Art in the Streets, MOCA, Los Angeles, USA, April 17th - August 8th. (catalogue)
- Articks gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Gallery Vlasblom, Bergen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
2010
- Gismondi Galerie, Paris, France.
2008
- Galerie Gismondi and Helenbeck Galerie, Paris, France.
- Helenbeck Galerie, Paris, France.
2005
- Brooklyn Library, Brooklyn, USA.
- Old School Legends, The Outside Institute, London, UK.
2004
- Down Under Tour, Auckland, New Zealand and Brisbane; Melbourne, Australia.
- Blade, Cope II, Pistol, Aurora Gallery, New York, USA.
- Marco Art Galerie, New York, USA.
2003
- Blade with Seen, Revolt, Chino and Pistol, Marco Art Galerie, New York, USA.
2002
- Marco Art Galerie, New York, USA.
2000
- Whitney Museum, New York, USA.
- Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, USA.
1999
- Bronx Museum, New York, USA.
1998
- The Arrow, by the collective Stocktown,in conjecture with Fanclub festival, Stockholm, Sweden, July 24th - 26th.
- Museum der Stadt Ratingen, Ratingen, Germany.
- Blade ONE / Case 2: Return to Burn, Martinez Gallery, New York, USA, May 16th - June 27th.
1997
- Symposium, Museum of the City of New York, USA.
- Wiesbaden Festival, Wiesbaden, Germany.
1996
- The Stedelijk Museum Roermond, Roermond, The Netherlands.
- Drawings Show, South Of France.
- Galerie City, Paris, France.
1995
- Boymans Museum, Germany.
- Museum Dortmund, Germany.
- Galerie Heidelberg, Germany.
- Düsseldorf Festival, Germany.
1994
- Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Castle Helmond, The Netherlands.
1993
- Museum Show, Rotterdam Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- City Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.
1992
- New York Graffiti Art : Coming from the Subway (Collection Speerstra), Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands, October 4th, 1992 - January 10th, 1993. (catalogue)
- Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
- City Gallery, Milan, Italy.
- Groninger Museum Show, Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- The Mannheimer Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany.
1991
- Graffiti Art : Artiste américains et français 1981 / 1991(Collection Speerstra), Musée des monuments Français Paris, Paris, France. (catalogue)
1989
- Yaki Kornblit Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany.
- Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Helmond Museum & Art Gallery, Helmond, The Netherlands.
1988
- De Horizon Voorbij, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
1987
- Galerie Thomas, München, Germany.
1986
- New York Graffiti, Leopold-Hoesch museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 9th - May 4th (catalogue).
- Helmond Museum & Art Gallery, Helmond, The Netherlands.
1985
- Galerie Yaki Kornblit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- New York Graffiti, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Den Haag, The Netherlands.
- Stellweg Seguy Gallery, New York, USA.
- Museum Helmond, Helmond, The Netherlands.
1984
- New York Graffiti (Collection Speerstra), Louisiana Museum, Humlebaek, Denmark, September 7th - October 7th.
- Graffiti, Groninger Museum. Groningen, The Netherlands, January 14th - February 26th. (catalogue)
- Galerie Yaki Kornblit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
1983
- Graffiti, Museum Boijmans, Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, October 22nd - December 4th (catalogue).
- Post-Graffiti, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, USA, December 1st - 31st. (catalogue), München, Germany.
- Galerie Yaki Kornblit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
1981
- New York/ New Wave, organized by Diego Cortez, P.S.1., Institute for Art and Urban Ressources, Long Island City, USA, February 15th - April 5th.