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An artist works on a tattoo for a customer at the Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo on Saturday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

‘Ink-curious’: Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo creates crossroads for the country’s tattoo enthusiasts

By Quinn Cilea, Staff Writer February 15, 2024
The Pittsburgh Tattoo Expo hosted tattoo artists, parlors and shops in the Wyndham Grand Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh last weekend.
Opinion | What even are feminine tattoos?

Opinion | What even are feminine tattoos?

By Emily O'Neil, Staff Columnist March 30, 2023
There are gendered stereotypes in the tattoo industry representative of a sexist and gendered history of tattoos.
Artist Shervin Iranshahr paints a portrait of Jeff Goldblum as a part of Friday's Jeff Goldblum Day festivities.

Artisan Pittsburgh welcomes fans for Jeff Goldblum Day 2018

By Delilah Bourque, Staff Writer July 18, 2018

Everyone has celebrities they adamantly adore. For some, they’re heroes of westerns like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, while for others they’re sex symbols like Angelina Jolie and George Clooney....

Get inked: a rundown of Pittsburgh's tattoo options

Get inked: a rundown of Pittsburgh’s tattoo options

By Kat Prosachik / Staff Writer November 18, 2014

Years ago, tattoos signaled nonconformity and originality. Body art, now a very mainstream trend, is considered socially acceptable by most, especially the millennial generation.The first evidence of tattoos...

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