Hello there!

My name is Gracie, and my pronouns are she/her.

I am a 27 year old artist living in Oakland, California. I grew up predominantly in New York and Colorado, before moving to the Bay Area in 2013 to pursue a degree at The San Francisco Art Institute.

Although I attended SFAI to pursue photography; inspired by photographers like Dianne Mansfield, Cindy Sherman & Sally Mann, my heart was quickly stolen by the printmaking department. I had been interested in tattooing, photography and weirdo art for as long as I could remember, and this was the perfect medium for all 3. I received my BFA in 2018.

Before tattooing full time, since 2015 I’ve had the privilege of being a shop girl / assistant at Tattoo City, Mom’s Body Shop, and Old Crow Tattoo. I started my apprenticeship at Old Crow under Philip Milic in 2019. After the covid pandemic I transferred to East Bay Tattoo and spent some wonderful times there. In August of 2022 I was graciously offered a chair at Tattoo City, truly coming full circle.

Photo by Sakara Birdsong