10 Tattoo Artists to Follow on Instagram

Previously a fashion illustrator, Mira Mariah, better known as Girl Knew York, takes her fashionista work into the tattoo sphere. With an aim to make tattoos ultra fashionable, Mariah believes everyone is an artist and creates this sentiment throughout her work. 

Located in Toronto, Curt Montgomery takes tattoo artistry to the next level with his attention to detail. Simple yet sexy, Montgomery's designs often focus on the idea of personhood. 

Doing her beautifully intricate hand-poked tattoos in NYC and Hudson Valley, Rosa Bluestone Perr ensures her feminist beliefs by using her mother's last name, Bluestone, as the inspiration for her artist name. All of her designs are one of a kind, and she takes a less-is-more approach to her artistry. 

Colorful, dreamy, and otherworldly, Emma Anderson's designs invoke ultra personality and self-expression. Located in Queens, NY, Anderson's tattoo illustrations are often based on scenery and landscape.  

Born in California, based in Brooklyn, Gabrielle Widjaja's designs make "sense of Asian American diasporic identity through manifestations of visual ephemera such as illustration, design, and tattoo." Through their intricate and detailed tattoos, the artist tells important stories and recounts imperative lenses. 

Parisian artist Fuzi creates fun, hypnotic designs, highly customized to each of his clients. The cartoon characters he designs remain abstract through the use of repetition and complexity.

Another machine-free artist, Kelli Kikcio uses simplicity, thin lines, and feeling through her design motifs. A trauma-informed creator, Kikcio "values both the intimate interactions with her clients and the opportunity to positively contribute to their sense of self and body reclamation."

Brittany Randell specializes in tattoos for people with melanated skin. The Toronto-based artist began her studio, Eden Tattoo Studio, in December 2020 and has created incredible designs, both bold and delicate. 

With intensely realistic illustrations, independent tattoo artist Ocean Gao rethinks the sense of belonging through their designs. They "believe in the power of tattoos to bear witness. Tattoos are a declaration – and they are also healing, protection, and remembrance." 

Mars Hobrecker's designs consist of thick lines and large-scale illustrations. With a focus on cowboy-themed creations, Hobrecker leans towards the Victorian era through the '50s for inspiration.