This is a list of notable tattoo artists.
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| Name | Date | Nationality | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Aitchison | Born 1968 | American | Tattoo artist and painter based in Illinois, featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars. |
| Hannah Aitchison | Born 1966 | American | Chicago, Illinois based artist featured on TLC's LA Ink. |
| Bang Bang | Born 1985 | American | Real name is Keith Scott McCurdy. |
| Kari Barba | Born 1960 | American | Current owner of tattoo shop in Long Beach, California, that has continuously operated since 1927 |
| Alex Binnie | Born 1959 | American | |
| Paul Booth | Born 1967 | American | |
| Darren Brass | Born 1972 | American | |
| Betty Broadbent | 1909–1983 | American | Tattoo artist and most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century |
| Myra Brodsky | Born 1987 | German | New York based tattoo artist |
| George Burchett | 1872–1953 | British | Known as "King of Tattooists".[1] Tattooed royalty and The Great Omi.[2] |
| Scott Campbell | Born 1977 | American | New York-based tattoo artist |
| Mister Cartoon | Born 1970 | Mexican American | a.k.a. Mark Machado |
| Vincent Castiglia | Born 1982 | American | Artist at Vincent Castiglia Gallery & Custom Tattoo |
| María José Cristerna | Born 1976 | Mexican | Known as "The Vampire Woman" and "The Jaguar Woman".[3] Recognized by Guinness World Records as the most tattooed woman in the world, with 96% of her body covered.[4] |
| August Coleman | 1884–1973 | American | In 1918, he opened a tattoo parlor in Norfolk, Virginia, near the navy base there. |
| Ben Corday | 1875–1938 | American | Prolific tattoo flash artist |
| Alan Dean | Born 1964 | British | Owner of Tattoo UK, UK based tattoo studio chain. |
| Amund Dietzel | 1891–1974 | Norwegian American | Early American tattoo artist, "Master of Milwaukee" |
| Manu Farrarons | Born 1967 | French | Polynesian tattoo artist based in Tahiti, French Polynesia. |
| Chris Garver | Born 1970 | American | Formerly based in New York City, now based in Florida. Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[5] |
| Shotsie Gorman | Born 1951 | American | New Jersey-born artist known for his photorealism and large scale portraits. |
| Julia Mage’au Gray | Born 1973 | Papua New Guinean | Credited with revitalising women's traditional tattooing, such as veiqia from Fiji, in countries in Oceania. |
| Jacci Gresham | Born 1951 | American | Her shop, Aart Accent Tattoos & Body Piercing, is Louisiana's oldest continuous tattoo business. |
| Mary Jane Haake | Born 1951 | American | Known for her work in medical tattooing and permanent makeup. |
| Yoji Harada | 1973–2019 | Japanese | Florida based tattoo artist, featured on TLC's Miami Ink. |
| Don Ed Hardy | Born 1945 | American | Known as "the godfather of modern tattoo."[6] Hardy trained under Sailor Jerry and Japanese masters, Hardy is a noted proponent of the use of Japanese tattoo designs and techniques in American work. He founded Tattootime. |
| Christine Harvey | New Zealand | One of New Zealand's only female tā moko artists.[7] | |
| Henry Hate | Born 1968 | American | a.k.a. Henry Martinez Jr. |
| Shanghai Kate Hellenbrand | Born 1942 | American | Called "America's Tattoo Godmother" |
| Dan Henk | Born 1972 | American | |
| Adal Hernandez | Born 1973 | American | Based in New York City |
| Martin Hildebrandt | 1825–1890 | German-American | Early tattoo artist in New York City |
| Herbert Hoffmann | 1919–2010 | German | |
| Horihide | 1929–2017 | Japanese | |
| Horiyasu | Born 1953 | Japanese | One of the most respected contemporary tattooists in Japan |
| Horiyoshi III | Born 1946 | Japanese | |
| Nikko Hurtado | Born 1981 | American | Has been a guest artist on LA Ink several times. Judge on Paramount's Ink Master (2022). |
| Greg Irons | 1947–1984 | American | |
| Ami James | Born 1972 | Israeli | Co-star of Miami Ink. Main judge on Ink Master Season 14 |
| Katzen | American | ||
| Jessie Knight | 1904–1992 | British | First prominent female tattoo artist in the UK |
| Manfred Kohrs | Born 1957 | German | Student of Horst Streckenbach, conceptual artist |
| Greg Kulz | Born 1963 | American | |
| Dr Lakra | Born 1972 | Mexican | a.k.a. Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez |
| Vyvyn Lazonga | Born 1947 | American | a.k.a. Beverly Bean. Based in Seattle, Washington. |
| Nikole Lowe | Born 1973 | New Zealand | Based in London. |
| Miryam Lumpini | Born 1993 | Swedish | |
| Sutherland Macdonald | 1860–1942 | British | The first tattooist in Britain with an identifiable premises open to the public. |
| Mark Mahoney | Born 1957 | American | |
| Ryan Ashley Malarkey | Born 1987 | American | Tattoo artist based in Grand Junction, CO, featured on Ink Master & Ink Master: Angels. |
| Corey Miller | Born 1967 | American | |
| Louis Molloy | Born 1963 | British | |
| Grace Neutral | Born 1989 | British | Born Grace Walker |
| Chris Núñez | Born 1973 | American | Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[5] |
| Samuel O'Reilly | 1852–1908 | American | Patented the first electric tattoo machine |
| Whang-od | Born 1917 | Filipino | The oldest Filipino tattooist and Kalinga's last mambabatok. |
| Opie Ortiz | Born 1971 | American | |
| Joey Pang | Born 1979 | Chinese | Known for her Chinese Art and Calligraphy pieces |
| Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II | 1949/1950–1999 | Samoan | Samoan master tattooist |
| Eric Pele | Born 1969 | American | |
| Thomas Pendelton | Born 1971 | American | |
| Cally-Jo | Born 1989 | British | |
| Jacki Randall | Born 1959 | American | Known for original and freehand, tattooing as well as painting, illustration and cartooning. Currently owner/operator of Charm City Tattoo, Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Cliff Raven | 1932–2001 | American | |
| Tom Riley | 1870–? | British | Tattoo artist in the 19th century |
| Franklin Paul Rogers | 1905–1990 | American | Designed tattoo machines |
| Jack Rudy | American | Known for his "black and gray" work. Owns/tattoos at Goodtime Charlie’s Tattooland in Anaheim, California. | |
| Kim Saigh | Born 1973 | American | One of the artists on the first season of LA Ink. |
| Sailor Jerry | 1911–1973 | American | a.k.a. Norman Keith Collins. |
| Henk Schiffmacher | Born 1952 | Dutch | a.k.a. Hanky Panky. The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum showcases his tattoo collection, the largest in the world. |
| Jonathan Shaw | Born 1953 | American | Founded a tattoo shop in New York City in 1976 |
| Daniel Silva | Born 1993 | American | Based in San Francisco, California. |
| Janet 'Rusty' Skuse | 1943–2007 | British | |
| Samuel Steward | 1909–1993 | American | a.k.a. Phil Andros and Phil Sparrow;[8] tattoo artist and writer from Ohio, later based in California. |
| Horst Streckenbach | 1929–2001 | German | a.k.a. "Tattoo Samy" |
| Paul Timman | Born 1972 | American | Notable for his work on celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Drew Barrymore and his line of porcelain dinnerware with Ink Dish. |
| Bob Tyrrell | Born 1962 | American | Known for his "black and gray" portraits |
| Lyle Tuttle | 1931–2019 | American | California based artist who tattooed Cher, Jane Fonda and Janis Joplin.[9] |
| Lokesh Verma | Indian | India based artist who tattooed Guinness Reshi's successful Guinness World Record attempt for most number of flags to be tattooed on human body. | |
| Kat Von D | Born 1982 | Mexican | Featured on TLC series Miami Ink and LA Ink. |
| Maud Wagner | 1877–1961 | American | The first known female tattoo artist in the U.S.[10] |
| Christian Warlich | 1891–1964 | German | Hamburg based tattooist who professionalised tattooing in Germany. He supposedly was the first one to use an electric tattoo machine in Germany[11] |
| Leo Zulueta | Born 1952 | Filipino American | Known as "the father of modern tribal tattooing."[6][12] Zulueta championed all-black tattooing, called "the king of black."[6] Featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars.[13] |
References
edit- ^ Gay, Kathlyn; Whittington, Christine (2002). Body Marks: Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 31. ISBN 0-7613-2352-X.
- ^ Varndell, Teddy; Meah, Johnny; Secreto, Jimmy (2004). Freaks, Geeks, and Strange Girls. Last Gasp. p. 104. ISBN 0-86719-622-X.
- ^ Martinez, Saul D. (March 3, 2015). "Abogada y vampiro, o la mujer mas tatuada" [Lawyer and Vampire, and the Most Tattooed Woman]. El Imparcial (in Spanish). Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Glenday, Craig, ed. (March 10, 2015). "Humans". Guinness World Records 2015. Bantam Trade. p. 154. ISBN 9781101883808. Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Heffernan, Virginia (July 19, 2005), "Skin Deep but Filled With Significance", The New York Times, retrieved April 8, 2010
- ^ a b c Aquino, Joann Natalia (March 2012), "Leo Zulueta: The Father of Modern Tribal Tattooing Celebrates 30 Years in the Black", Skin and Ink Magazine
- ^ Steele, Monique (September 13, 2017). "Pioneer female Māori tā moko artist 'born to do it';". The Press. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ Albert L. Morse, The Tattooists, 1st Edition 1977, ISBN 0-918320-01-1, S. 50
- ^ TattooFinder (2009). Tattoo Sourcebook. HarperCollins. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-00-728994-3.
- ^ Lokke, Maria (January 16, 2014). "A Secret History of Women and Tattoo". New York. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ Dr. Ole Wittmann. "Aufruf vom 30. Oktober 2015 /". Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg/Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte (in German). Archived from the original on January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Levy, Janey (2008). Tattoos in Modern Society. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4042-1829-1.
- ^ Chansanchai, Athima (August 12, 2007), "Tattoo convention draws legions -- and a TV show", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved March 26, 2010