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Tattoo Artists in Oakland, United States

Discover 4 talented tattoo artists in Oakland. Browse their portfolios, compare styles, and find the perfect artist for your next tattoo.

Hello! My name is Micah Riot. I am the tattoo artist behind all of these tattoos and the owner of Ink Medicine, my private tattoo studio, and also my podcast by the same name.

I thought I’d do a quick intro for any new followers and folks who have never met me.

▪️I live and work on Ohlone Territory, also known as Oakland with my doggo and my partner Tanya.
▪️I started tattooing in 2008.
▪️I am non-binary and queer AF.
▪️the best things about tattooing are the connections and the stories.
▪️I was born in 1984.
▪️my favorite food is fancy sushi.
▪️I am Aries ☀️ / Scorp ⬆️ / Sag 🌚Enneagram 2.

Feel free to introduce yourself! I love new followers and knowing things about y’all!
(That’s Lulu the spotted pitbull).

A little more to come but I love these textured butterflies on my beautiful friend D. Next: background. #butterflytattoo #butterflyart #colortattoo #queertattooer #bayareatattooartist

Tattoos and happenings from February 2025! Was a very busy month. So many good things happened. Also I was sick for two weeks. Beautiful art, beautiful connections, beautiful smells, beautiful sights. Love. #love #tattoos #monthlylineup #february2025 also pants from @morningwitch

Sweet birdie and blackberries chest piece. I need to show yall the other side too! #chestpiece #birdtattoo #blackberrytattoo #queertattooer #bayareatattooartist

Micah Riot 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨I tattoo nonsense (16 yrs exp)📍Oakland, CA🍉

Micah Riot 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨I tattoo nonsense (16 yrs exp)📍Oakland, CA🍉

@micahriot•5.7K followers

Not happy with your tattoo we can fix them or change them up for you. Try us out and see what we can do.

It’s gonna be windy today so hold fast to yourself and your ideal.

Base on #michealangelo done in one shot #blackandgrey #oakland #tattoo #tattooartist

BAY AREAAAAA‼️📣
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I’ll be back in OAKLAND guest spotting @sacredtattoooakland April 7th - 9th‼️📆💖
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LIMITED TIME SLOTS AVAILABLE SO BOOK FAST!! 🏃🏽‍♀️💨 (Link in bio)
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⭐️ I LOVE to tattoo Cartoons, Animals, floral designs, Anime, Mandalas, COLOR and so much more!

⭐️ Illustrative style

⭐️ Happy to do flash designs and custom work.

⭐️ Color on ALL skin tones.

⭐️ Not for you? Gift a tattoo to your loved one! 🎁

⭐️ Follow the link in my bio or txt (832)987-4662 to book an appointment!
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Oakland’s Oldest Est. 1996

Oakland’s Oldest Est. 1996

@sacredtattoooakland•5.3K followers

Piece by @mrdonetdk. To book an appointment, visit his IG page and message him directly.

Sleeve by @garlic_breadlocks . To book an appointment, visit the website or his IG page and book directly.

Tattoo artwork

Trilllogy Tattoo & Piercing Oakland

Trilllogy Tattoo & Piercing Oakland

@trilllogycollective•3.7K followers

🕸️HALLOWEEN FLASH DAY🕸️
Here are my offerings for the @thorns.tattoo flash day this Sunday, 10/27 when I’ll be tattooing alongside @dentaldamage @nocturnaltentacles @2bfreetattoo & @trans.moon.tattoos to raise funds for some exciting plans we have in the near future for Thorns!
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Swipe through to see sizes and prices. Arms and legs only. $50 deposit required. Cash only. First appointment is 11am. Priority given to those who can book an appointment ahead of time! But if there’s still openings day-of, I’ll accept walk-ins too
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TO BOOK:
Email alexraephelps (at) gmail (dot) com or DM me with the following info:
🕸️Name, pronouns, phone number
🕸️What time you are available
🕸️Which design you want
🕸️Where you want it
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Thanks y’all! Can’t wait to poke ya! 👻

All healed hand and wrist tats on me, by me 😌
Plus proof of life 👋🏻

A few updates:

🔜 I head to the east coast in a week! I still have time for one smaller tattoo on Sunday 12/15 at @loveyoubyetatco in Lansdowne, PA (just outside of Philly!). And I have all day on Saturday 12/21 available for appointments at @estuarytattoo in NYC. Big or small, custom or flash, I’m game! I travel to NYC 1-2 times per year, so we can even start a large, multi-session project 😈

❄️ I’m currently booking tattoo appointments in the Bay Area for February and March 2025! Fridays and Sundays are available for sessions of any length, and the occasional Mon-Weds afternoon, great for smaller 1-2 hour projects. DM me with any questions you might have and check out the booking form on my 🕸️ site to get something started.

🖼️ I’ve kind of been neglecting this account for the last few months and I now have quite the backlog of tattoos to share. 😅 I’m going to try to get back in the habit of posting here, with lots of tattoos, some actual physical paintings I’m working on (!!!), and occasionally my face here and there ☺️

Definitely one of my top tattoos of 2024, and possibly even of my entire 6 year tattoo career so far?? Thank you soooo much Rosemary (whose song is on this post! Go check out @fennelxflowers ) for coming to me with this dream project and trusting me with such a powerful placement and meaning. And also for being game for me to try a stylistic shift that pushes more in the direction that I am most excited to go in. Tattooing is so cool, art is so cool, helping friends become their dream selves is the absolute fucking coolest 🥹

📆 My books are open for February and March in Oakland! I have time for some smaller tattoos on Fri 2/7 and Fri 2/28. I’m open to all ideas, but I would reeeeeally love to do a flower or insect in this style and would give a discount on either of those projects on either of those days 💸

💌 DM me if you have any questions or check out my booking proposal form to get something started

🔪 Tattoo done at my ink home @thorns.tattoo

#machinefreetattoo #necktattoo #qttr #transtattooartist #bayareatattoo #dotworktattoos #handpokedtattoo

A selection of my favorite tattoos that I created over the past two years. ✨ I love both realism and abstraction, and combining them whenever I can! All of these pieces are 100% hand poked with a lot of love, care, and obsession with making them as perfect as I can 😜

Alex Rae Phelps

Alex Rae Phelps

@alexraephelps•3.5K followers