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Old East Durham
Artist Referrals and Recommendations
These artists and studios have our personal trust and are creative and professional. All listed are local or semi-local, and well worth the drive.
Durham
Dogstar Tattoo is a trusted shop, Catherine the owner always has great tattoo artists on staff.
Megan Chuntz at their private studio
Can do it all. Anime, Color and black and gray, versatile, illustrative, florals
Portfolio: @meganchuntz
T.J
Versatile and can handle anything. Specializes in traditional.
Portfolio: @theteje
Shaine Smith
Versatile, Biomech, alien, coverups.
Ethereal Tattoo Gallery
Brian Parillo
Black and gray, sparse color, realism, geometry, minimalism
Portfolio: @brianparilloart
Skip Gibbs at Black Rose Tattoo
Versatile, Freehand, versatile, script, bright colors on dark skin, celebrity portraits
Portfolio: @brightwood_skip
Jessica Goldstein at her Private Studio
Versatile and artistic. Specializes in black and gray realism.
Everyone at Welcome Tattoo
Serapy Rodriguez
Lettering, fine line, black and gray
Portfolio: @serapy1
Chapel Hill
Ascension tattoo has a very talented crew of all-female artists. The Studio and location are exquisite.
Cary
Rich Labrosse at RTP Tattoo Lab
Raleigh
Rock N Roll Tattoo GLENWOOD
Triple Moon Tattoo
Everyone at @triplemoontattoo
Dax
Marie Reverie Tattoo
Mandalas, henna, florals, black and gray, etching, illustrative
Portfolio: @marie_reverie
M.J. at Electric Blue Tattoo
Coverups, versatile, bright colors, traditional, neo-traditional, black and gray, pop culture, watercolor
Portfolio: @electric_blue_tattoo
First Class Tattoo is most trusted and welcomes walk-ins.
owner Edgar specializes in traditional.
Dean Caves at Old Ghosts Tattoo
Traditional, Japanese, Large Scale, Eastern, and western influences merged.
Portfolio: @deancaves
Phoenix tattoo is full of talented people. For Great black and gray, color, portraits and versatility see any artist including Lacie the owner
Inkability Tattoo
Everyone @inkability_tattoos
Golden Coils Tattoo
Everyone @goldencoilstattoo
Fayetteville
Best Ink of Fayetteville has a very impressive lineup of talented and versatile artists
Winston-Salem
Jennifer Fowler at Larkspurtattoostudio
Versatile, realism, neo-traditional, color, black and gray
Portfolio: @jen_ink
Shane Varner at Dark Roots Tattoo
Watercolor, nature, florals, versatile, black and gray, neo-traditional, realism, illustrative
Portfolio; @shane_varner
Garner
Zach Rabil at Combined Mindz
New school, neo-traditional, color, black and gray
Portfolio: @zacharyrabiltattoo
Matt Wilkins at Combined Mindz
Watercolor, versatile, color, black and gray, realism, bio mech
Portfolio: @mattwilkinstattoo
Clayton
Greensboro
Sierra Jacobs at Obsidian Tattoo Studio
All artists at Golden Spiral Studios are top-notch.