Thanks for coming out to the BTC 2008, next up:
Dancers at the Boston Tattoo Convention!
9/5/08
Naraya – Artistic Director, Vadalna Tribal Dance Co.
Naraya started her Middle Eastern dance training over ten years in Oregon where she first glimpsed the beautiful and powerful tribal style of Gypsy Caravan. After having performed cabaret professiona...
New Tattoo Updates!
8/30/08
The tattoo galleries are updateing every other day now, new tattoos have recently uploaded by the likes of BTC newcomer Johnny Love, Hector Cedillo, Elize Casarjian, Dan Henk, Mike Gutowski, Justin Buduo, and Paul Nolin....
Russ Abboot is current featured Boston Tattoo Convention 2008 artist
8/26/08
Russ Abbott is the current featured BTC artist. In his own words: “I’m constantly looking for new techniques, different color mixes, and fresh ideas… I’ll never stop trying to become a better artist.”
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Boston Baby Dolls to perform the Boston Tattoo Convention!
8/20/08
New England's Best Burlesque Troupe, The Boston Babydolls, will be turning up the heat at BTC 2008! Miss Mina, Betty Blaize, Cheri de Ville, Ruby von Vaughn Vaughn, and other members of the troupe will be shakin' and shimmyin' all weekend. When they're n...
LizardMan is Back at the BTC!
7/25/08
Hey Folks! In addition to the usual lineup of talented artists at the show, the Boston Tattoo Convention is proud to have the Lizardman back again this year to entertain us and liven up the event all weekend long! Stay tuned to the website for the upcom...
New Dates have been set!
2/21/08
The Boston Tattoo Convention will be held September 12th to the 14th at the Boston Center for the Arts. Artist registration forms are available from the home page, so if you are an artist who has worked the show or want to, now's your time to try to get a...
Scion is sponsoring the BTC 2007!
9/6/07
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Mommy has Tattoos Coloring book contest this weekend!
9/5/07
Good morning Natan – my name is Cliff Rigano, and I am with Mommy Has Tattoos, an independent children’s book publisher based out of NYC. We are exhibiting at the 2007 show this weekend with Dave Kimmelberg of Inked Ink, and we will run a children’s colo...
BTC 2007 Coming up soon!
8/28/07
The Boston Tattoo Convention is 11 days away, holy moses! the new BTC 2007 video is on our home page, we have featured Kim Reed who has been returning to the BTC for years, and more custom tattoos are ...
Tattoo Wars filming at the Boston Tattoo Convention!
8/14/07
TLC's new show Tattoo Wars is coming to Boston. The trash-talking has already started, as Two Americana masters, Seth Ciferri and Michelle...
Featured Tattoo Artist: Watson Atkinson
8/11/07
Watson Atkinson is the Boston Tattoo Conventions new featured artist. Watson recently relocated to Portland Maine and is working full time at Just Good Tattoos. Watson will be r...
New Featured Artist: Carson Hill!
7/30/07
Today we featured Carson Hill for a few days. Check out his custom tattoos, and all done with Neuma Tattoo Machines he invented....
Booths are sold out!
7/28/07
Sorry to say. There is plenty to do, so buy your tickets in advance and come on out to the show!...
Tattoo booths moving fast!
6/28/07
Hey artists, if you are planning on attending the Boston Tattoo Convention this year go right to the home page, download and print the registration packet, and send it in with your dough. The booths sell out every year and they wont be available much long...
New tattoos!
6/18/07
Lots of great tattoos have been updated to the website. The new custom tattoos are from Vinnie Burkhart, Jeff Ensminger, Nick Trammel, Johnny Berrios, Carson Hill, Mike Devries, Jason Maybruck, Natan, and Jason Ackerman. Contact these artists asap, they a...
Boston Tattoo Convention 2007 Tickets on sale now!
6/5/07
You can now purchase tickets to the 2007 Boston Tattoo Convention online via paypal. Get your tickets to save some bucks and beat the lines! Artists are also booking appointments as we spe...
More tattoos, booths half way sold out!
5/31/07
Hey artists, booths are half way sold out so if you are attending make sure you contact us to get on the website! We have also updated the website tattoo galleries with new work from Carson Hill inventor of the neumatic tattoo machines, Vinny Burkhart fro...
More tattoos and updates!
5/23/07
The BTC website has more tattoos for your viewing pleasure. The registrations packets are coming in so if you are an artist and plan on attending get those forms in before booths sell out! Als...
The Sixth Annual Boston Tattoo Convention is under way!
4/17/07
The Sixth Annual Boston Tattoo Convention is under way! Registrations are pouring in and this year looks to be the best year yet for what is already one of the best shows in the country! The Boston Tattoo convention takes place on September 7, 8, 9, 200...
New tattoos, registration open!
4/5/07
We are publishing the Boston Tattoo Convention website regularly now, check out new tattoos from Dan Henk, Jeff Ensminger, Jason Ackerman, Johnny Berrios, Tattoo Andy, Mike Devries, Michael Leggero, and many more. Artists should visit the BTC home-page to...
Boston Tattoo Convention 2007 registration has started!
3/23/07
If you are an awesome custom tattoo artist and want to register a booth at the 2007 Boston Tattoo Convention then download the registration...
More Tattoos!
10/3/06
The website has updated with new tattoos from many of the attending artists, since the convention we have had many pieces updated. Recent tattoos have been uploaded by Joshua Carlton, Tattoo Andy, Vinny Burkhart, Steve Martin, Luca Natalini, Jason Ackerma...
Boston Convention Tattoos!
9/15/06
We would like to thank everyone for coming out and making last weekend a fun one. Many tattoos done over the weekend have been uploaded, including some amazing color realism from Mike Devries including the Tattoo of the day Friday), a Norman Bates Hotel t...
Carlo Rossi "Simple design" contest
8/21/06
Carlo Rossi and the BTC invite you to enter the "Best Simple Design" Contest and a chance to win cold hard cash ($1000 is up for grabs!) The work must be simple in nature, style and color, but not short on technique. Sign up at the convention between 8pm...
More and more tattoos!
8/19/06
Tons of new tattoos! Contact artists to make sure you have a chance to get tattooed! Artists who updated recently include Larry Brogan owner of Tattoo City in Lockport IL, Jason Ackerman from Lucky 7 Tattoo...
Boston Tattoo Conventions update
8/4/06
The convention is coming right up folks! Check out the new tattoos in the galleries, updates include Vinnie Burkhart from the Orlando FL area, Steve Martin from TN (relocating to Great American Tattoo Company), Canman from Medway MA, Tattoo Andy from Off ...
More Tattoos!
8/1/06
Loads of new tattoo updates including some from Nathan Petz of Vertigo Gallery in Portland, OR and Jason Ackerman of Lucky 7 tattoos in West Palm Beach, FL. Artist booths are SOLD OUT. Tickets are moving online, get em quick!...
Advanced Tattooing Techniques; A Guide to Realism
7/15/06
Joshua Carlton will be attending the Boston Tattoo Convention this September where he will be teaching his seminar on achieving hyper-realism in color and black and grey. The course will last for approximately 2 hours and will include the book 'Advanced T...
Boston Tattoo Convention tickets on sale now!
7/3/06
You can now order your tickets for the Boston Tattoo Convention online! If you have an apointment or know you will be going then be prepared and get your tickets early! With the artists atte...
Boston Tattoo Convention is on myspace!
6/29/06
Click here to add the Boston Tattoo Convention and get updates and news weekly!...
New Tattoos!
5/25/06
Recent tattoo updates include some horror work by Dan Henk, a space tattoo from Jeff Ensminger, and some sketchy tattoos from Gabriel Cece (who will be moving to western mass permanently in august!)....
New Larry Brogan tattoos!
5/21/06
Larry Brogan has updated a bunch of tattoos. We are happy to have Larry, he enjoys the luxury of traveling that the tattoo world offers talented artists. Larry has been known to work 3 convention...
New Tattoos!
5/17/06
Almost 20 new tattoos have been updated. Artists include Canman from Visions Tattoo in Medway MA, Dan Henk from Miller's Place on Long Island, Elmo who is flying in from Dallas, TX, Vinnie Bur...
More Tattoos!
5/7/06
Gabriel Cece has uploaded 10 new color and black and grey tattoos. Check out Gabriel's unique style and book time quick! His guest spot at Off the Map earlier in the month is already half booked! ...
New Tattoos!
5/6/06
Its been a day and Vinnie Burkhart and Larry Brogan have updated new tattoos. Larry is a maniac tattoo convention road warrior, hitting some 20-30 conventions last year! We are very excited to be hosting Larry this year!...
Stinky Tattoos!
5/4/06
Dean Brocket updated a ton of tattoos including a great superman, rose, a monkey eating a pizza, a heart tattoo, a koi, a cross with beads, and a Boston Red Sox scene. ...
Tattoo updates!
5/2/06
Loads of new tattoos have been updated in the galleries. Check out the new work from Vinnie Burkhart, Dan Henk, Johnny Berrios, and Mike Devries. September might seem far away but with work like this you better contact your artist soon!...
New tattoo artists added!
4/22/06
We have added about 10 new tattoo artists who will be attending this years convention. If you are a tattoo artist and would like to attend, contact us immediately! This update practically doubled the number of tattoos in our galleries, there are now over ...
5th Annual Boston Tattoo Convention!
3/3/06
This year on September 8th, 9th, and 10th, the Boston Tattoo Convention returns to the Boston Center for the Arts for its fifth year in a row! If this is your first year joining us you’ll find this show is something special that you’ll want to be a part o...
Off the Map Opening Party- Easthampton MA
11/25/05
Off the Map Tattoo Opening Party
Attention art world and to all the ships at sea! There will be an opening party Sunday December 11th for Off the Map Tattoo. Located at 112 Cottage Street in Easthampton, MA, don't miss the open house for this custom ta...
Dan Henk on the road!
10/29/05
Dan Henk has some Travel plans. First up, 11/1 - 11/14 he will be in Liège, Belgium at Dan MiMattia's studio, Calypso Tattoo. Next Janurary he will be returning to mass. From 1/13 - 1/19 Dan will be at Off the Map Tattoo in Easthampton MA. Email Dan to se...
Tattoo Convention Coverage!
10/4/05
The last of the convention photos have been uploaded. Check out some of the amazing tattoos that were done at the show! Keep checking back to the site, we will be updating it with new...
Tattoos from the weekend
9/27/05
New tattoos done at the convention this weekend have been uploaded by Jeff Ensignmer from Denton, TX and Dan Henk from Cliff's Tattoo on Long Island. there are also lots of new pics up in the
Fun Convention!
9/26/05
The Boston Tattoo Convention 2005 was a great time. There were lots of great tattoo enthusiasts getting lots of great tattoos. Tattoo Convention coverage uploads have started, with ...
Last day to get tickets online!
9/21/05
Mulysa Mayhem has updated some more tattoos. Also, today is the last day you can buy tickets online. They will be waiting for...
New Tattoos!
9/19/05
Holy moses, folks, the convention is this weekend! Its not too late to check out the new tattoos and do your homework before attending! Monica Henk from NYC and Mulysa Mayhem from Lightwave T...
Got Needled?
9/15/05
Needled is a fantastic a daily tattoo blog that talks about the fine art of tattooing. The blog has discovered the Boston Tattoo Convention website, and had some ver...
Tegan is Prick Cover Girl!
9/14/05
Tegan Stadnyck from Lightwave Tattoos is featured on the cover of this months Prick Magazine! Says Tegan: "Sometimes I feel like tats consume my life," she tells me. "I mean, I draw and ink all day, a...
Next Generation Tattoo Machine Prizes!
9/13/05
The tattoo artist who wins tattoo of the day friday, saturday, or sunday will receive one of three unique custom Next Generation Tattoo Machines. So make sure your letting your tattoo artist go a little wild and maybe your tattoo could help your them make...
More Tattoos!
9/11/05
Check out the new tattoos by Jeff Ensminger from Denton, TX, Seth Mushrush from Good Faith Tattooing in Clinton, Ma, Natan, the owner of Darkwave Tattoo and the BTC uploaded a comic book inspi...
More Tattoos
9/7/05
Lots of new tattoos have been updated today. Raven and Lou from Mass Ink Tattooing in East Bridgewater MA have uploaded 10 new tattoos, and Stephen DAsti has uploaded a Pinhead tattoo. There is ...
Welcome Mike Cole
9/7/05
We would like to welcome Mike Cole to the tattoo gallery. Mike is flying in from Tried N True
Tattoo on the west coast, Moreno Valley, CA to be exact. His unique style of tattooing is very so...
New Tattoos!
9/5/05
More tattoos for you this holiday weekend. N^T^N from Darkwave Tattoo, and promoter of the BTC, has uploaded some great tattoos. Jeff Mansolf from Lucky Soul Tattoo in Ansonia, CT uploaded a f...
Fat Ram Tattoos!
9/4/05
New tattoos from Fat Ram and Joey Wilson from Fat Rams tattoo have been uploaded, including another Johnny Cash portrait. We love the man in black and will never forget him. Dan Henk uploaded a ...
New studios!
9/1/05
Lucky Soul Tattoo and Pino Bros Tattoo have uploaded new tattoos to the galleries. Canman from Visions Tattoo has also updated his portfolio a bit, including a great new evil dead tattoo. Cory...
Tattoo Magazine sends photographer Marcus Cuff
8/29/05
Tattoo Magazine will be sending photographer Marcus Cuff to this years Boston Tattoo Convention. If you have a good tattoo and want it to be photographed for the magazine, then plan on shaving your best tattoo and lotioning up before coming to the convent...
New Good Faith Tattoos
8/28/05
Cory Kruger and Seth Mushrush have updated the site with some new tattoos. Check out their work and email to book time! Cory and Seth just opened Good Faith Tattoos in Clinton Mass, and will b...
Shane ONeill seminar on portrait tattooing
8/24/05
"The seminar will be on portraits and black and grey tattooing . The seminar is Sunday at 1pm and will last about 1 1/2 - 2 hrs . The cost is $100 person. Attendees will get an eight page pamphlet on portraits. I'll thoroughly discuss each section and ans...
Art Galleries Open!
8/23/05
We have opened the original art galleries on the Boston Tattoo Convention website. Our artists can do masterpieces on canvas as well as skin! If you plan on attending the convention, check...
New Tattoos from New York and Florida
8/22/05
New tattoos have been uploaded by Mike Leggero from Tattoos Forever in NY. Dee Dee from Spring Hill Florida, who will be working at the TattooNOW booth, has also uploaded a bonsai tree tattoo...
New Phuc Tran Tattoos
8/21/05
Phuc Tran has uploaded some of his traditional Japanese tattoos into the Boston Tattoo Convention Galleries. Phuc works out of Tsunami Tattoo a bit north of Boston in Portland, ME. His love fo...
More Artists and Tattoos!
8/19/05
More tattoos have been uploaded from Steve Boltz, traveling up from Triple X Tattoo, in the heart of New York City. Erick Lynch from Redemption Tattoo right here in Cambridge, MA and Justin fr...
Ses Carny Is Coming To The BTC 2005!
8/18/05
The American Madman, Ses Carny, will descend upon the Boston Tattoo Convention 2005 to wreak his wonderful brand of mischief and mayhem. Ses Carny’s show is like nothing seen before. A terrific mixture of sideshow stunts, audience interaction, and bizarre...
New Tattoos from Canman
8/9/05
Canman, owner of Visions Tattoo in Medway Mass, has uploaded a bunch of new tattoos. Canman is a great custom tattoo artist, and a very cool fellow to hang out with. You cant beat that combo, ...
The Lizardman at BTC!
7/29/05
The Lizardman's unique physical appearance is the result of an ongoing body modification project which began with initial concept and design over decade ago. This transformation has utilized not only traditional forms of body art, often taken to extreme l...
Purchase Tickets Online - Last year the convention was at capacity!
