In December 2016, Keli'i was recognized as "Kahuna Ka Uhi"

(Priest of Tattooing) through a ceremony that, historically,

hasn't been performed for over 200 years. He is the only

Hawaiian to hold this title. Throughout the years, he has

contributed actively alongside Keone Nunes to bring uhi back...

Son of renowned Samoan traditional tattoo artist,

Su'a Suluape Petelo Alaiva'a. He was first introduced to

the world of tatau at a young age, assisting his father in

the crafting of traditional tools. At the age of  21, his father

sent him to...

"I was 10 years and two months old to the day, when the Japanese

bombed Pearl Harbor. All through the war servicemen returning home

either on leave or maybe discharged from being wounded, many

were sporting tattoos. To a kid my age, those tattoos were "hot shit"...

Started tattooing in 2002, Hurtando was raised in San Fernando

Valley in Southern California with his uncles and Grandfather who

had home-made tattoos done with needle and thread. Comic books

and cartoons heavily inspired him to become an artist. He started to

draw cartoons when he was a little boy...

A New York native from the Bronx, Emanuel is a tattoo artist

and owner of the Black Ink brand. He appears on VH-1’s hit

TV show, ’Black Ink Crew’, featuring his at ‘Black Ink Tattoo Studio’...