Tattoo Artists in Maplewood, MN

http://uptowntattoo.com/tom/tattoos/

http://www.jackalopetattoo.com/ Katie tattoos me.

I just looked at the site and saw that Tom had left, sad. While I looked through Zack would be my second choice. I'll have to check it out, thank you.

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Tiger Rose Tattoo in NE. Awesome guys who do awesome work for awesome prices.

Holy Mackerel in St Paul. I've never seen a cleaner studio.

Beloved Studios in St Paul is awesome, Dan Classens in particular.

Scottish Rose in Fridley. Nik, Peter and catfish all do splendid work. Nik has done all of mine.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Looks like I've got a few places to go and check out. Exciting.

Tom has done a couple of my friends, he's a nice dude too, let me sit in on a session

I just looked at the site and saw that Tom had left, sad. While I looked through Zack would be my second choice. I'll have to check it out, thank you.

St. Sabrina's in uptown Minneapolis

I've heard good things about Holy Mackerel in Saint Paul. It's where I plan to go once I can afford more.

Holy mackerel. Downtown Saint Paul.

I just got some work done at Tiger Rode in North East. The do more traditional style tattoos, but they are super good, they take a lot of walk-ins, and the staff are super friendly and cool.

I recommend [Jackalope](http://www.jackalopetattoo.com/) in South Minneapolis. Great work and friendly artists.

[The Aloha Monkey](http://www.alohamonkeytattoo.com/) in Burnsville. Josh is an amazing guy, you won't be disappointed!

highly recommend Evolution Tattoo in Bloomington. holy mackerel produces really good work. if youre willing to drive(lets be real, you should be) check out Olde Town tattoo in St cloud.

Hey nick saw I was tagged on here so here is a link to my tattoo page www.facebook.com/tattoosbyemi if you want to check my work out I would love to chat with ya

Message Emi Monson

Nick i know someone who I've heard does a damn good job on tattoos. Talk to Ryan Frank. I'm sure he can give u an estimate

Anchor's End in Hudson....Joe Trowbridge does awesome work! He's doing my next one

The Holy Mackerel does some pretty good work

Message Cory Dee from mafia ink, does my work, there phenomenal

Chris Baxton or Gary Baxton at permanent skin art in maplewood!

I only have a small tattoo from here, but I like a lot of their work! http://www.jackalopetattoo.com/

There are plenty of great tattoo artists in Minneapolis, but I want to make the point that first, you get what you pay for, good work isn't cheap and cheap work usually isn't good, and anything you're getting like a tattoo is absolutely worth taking a trip for the right artist and the right shop. You can try Uptown Tattoo, or Sea Wolf which just won the award for best tattoo shop of the twin cities (Saint Sabrina's got the people's choice award or something). Leviticus and Jackelope are other shops in minneapolis, and there's a ton in St. Paul too. A good way to approach this is, there's like 10 artists per shop and each of them will have portfolios on their website. I'd start by first finding the artist who you can tell from their portfolio are experienced and do good work in the [style](https://www.tattoodo.com/a/2016/02/a-beginner-s-guide-10-tattoo-styles-explained/) you're looking for, then schedule a consultation and see if it's a good match and if you get a good vibe from the shop and the artist.

Check out Thaddeus Paskey at Electric Dragonland Tattoo in Hopkins, Definitely one of those get what you pay for situations, he is definitely not cheap but an amazing artist. I personally go with Mike Grant at Blackend Tattoo, his work fits my style a bit better. Definitely have to reiterate what shalala said about finding someone whose style you enjoy.

Electric Dragonland in Hopkins is amazing!

Brass Knuckle Tattoo in Minneapolis is a great shop.

I'll throw Stone Arch Tattoo in as well for American Traditional tattooing, Charlie and Luke do an excellent job!

So we have a lot of talent in the twin cities, so maybe giving an idea on what you’re looking to do may help? I’ve been tattooed by Thad at Electric Dragonland the most, but all the artists there are amazing. I have been tattooed by Jarred Kincaid at Tiger Rose and he does a great job if you’re wanting anything that’s cartoon/anime related. I think Tiger Rose is more catered to be a flash shop, however. But, they may be able to get you in sooner. I’m currently waiting for Jessi at Wildcat Tattoo to open her books cause her neo-traditional is the shit. Others have mentioned some great shops like MPLS Tattoo, Leviticus, and Jackalope. The Holy Mackerel used to have some incredible artists but they’ve been sliding, bad. So I wouldn’t go there. So, I think really the only way you’ll get the best answers is if you share what you’re kinda looking for, otherwise, those of us who love our shops will just say go to them without knowing if they’d really be a good fit.

Ocean blue tattoo in Bloomington. The owner who’s name escapes me does AMAZING water colors. I got a band there that I love.

Leviticus on east lake street is great

Tiger Rose in NE is my go- to

Uptown Tattoo - all the artists are great but Nic is my guy. I've been getting work done by him for 25+ years starting when he was working out of his basement. He's amazing and they are all super professional and friendly.

MPLS Tattoo is women owned and highlights inclusivity. Their resident artists are all incredible too. Look up the artist instagrams to see if there is a style you vibe with.

my partner and i got ours at ink lab in uptown, very pleased

northeast tattoo (which also has fadeaway removal in the shop lol) is great. seth fellows kicks ass. lucy anne at sharktooth in st. paul. all the guys over at sea wolf.

I'm a bit late to this, but I want to add my two cents! Not sure what style you're going for but I've been tattooed by all of these folks and recommend every single one: * [Opie](https://www.instagram.com/opie_san/?hl=en) at Wildcat Tattoo * [Allie](https://www.instagram.com/alliemoontattoo/?hl=en) at Present Tattoo Parlor * [Jason](https://www.instagram.com/jasonwalstrom/?hl=en) at Sea Wolf * [Kyle](https://www.leviticus.com/tattoo#/kylemalone/) at Leviticus * [Gab](https://www.instagram.com/gabyunis/?hl=en) at Bee Ink * [Chase](https://www.instagram.com/chasetuckertattoo/?hl=en) at BlackEnd * [Josh](https://www.instagram.com/joshjohnsons4l/?hl=en) at Olde Town (this is St. Cloud, tho) Good luck!!

Michael Hanson and varies on what you want but if you send me a picture I can have him quote it

Steve Geisenhoff let me get a tattoo.