
Shelby Swann
I worked in the horse industry (hunter/jumper) as a professional rider and groom for years before getting very burnt out and discovering my love for tattooing. My tattooing journey began in early 2021, though I’ve always been an artist (mostly working with mixed media, paint, and pencil). While I still work in other mediums, tattooing has definitely become my favorite way to share my art with others. I am a very versatile tattooed and enjoy working in many different styles. I work in both blacks and grey and color. However, my specialties are pet and celebrity portraits and pop art/mixed media tattoos. I love to create vibrant and exciting designs that showcase my versatility by combining different styles into one tattoo.
Tattoo Wanna-do’s: pet portraits, celebrity/character portraits, any animals, western themed, pop art/mixed media, cubism/abstract inspired
Outside of tattooing, I’m an avid hiker, horsewoman, and book worm. I love all things vintage and mid century modern. I love to travel and eat new foods!
Experience
5 Years+
Specialties
Portraits, Neotraditional, Illustrative, Japanese, American Traditional, Fine Line
Fun Fact
I fell off a horse in July 2025 and destroyed both my knees! (Broken tibial plateau on one and destroyed my meniscus and ACL on the other) That didn’t keep me from tattooing for long though, I was out of the studio for less that 1 month.

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