Inked Mag Staff
September 15th, 2015
Ten Up and Coming Female Tattoo Artists
Once a man’s world, the tattoo industry has been transformed over the past few decades with female artists who have re-written the rules of tattoos. You know their names and…
Once a man’s world, the tattoo industry has been transformed over the past few decades with female artists who have re-written the rules of tattoos. You know their names and you probably know their tattoos, but Kat Von D, Rose Hardy and Megan Massacre are just three of the select few female tattoo artists who have become true icons in the tattoo world. These ladies will tell you that making it big as a tattoo artist isn’t easy, but making it big as a female tattoo artist is a whole other story. While it may still be an uphill struggle there are plenty of women out there whose work you need to become familiar with. Here are 10 of the top up and coming female tattoo artists making moves in the male dominated world of tattooing.
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