2011 Tattoo Contest Judges
Dan Henk
Life is a rocky road. I’ve had incredible highs, including being featured in books, magazines, and touring all around the world. I’ve had incredible lows. The death of my wife. Brain Cancer. Totaling 3 motorcycles and two cars. A knife fight with a crackhead that almost severed my thumb. But ultimately, life is what you make of it. I’m currently writing horror short stories, I just put out a book, I do a regular comic for Tattoo Artist Magazine, and I do illustrations for TTA Press. Oh yeah, and I tattoo! Check out my stuff, you might not hate it.
Jason Scott
Jason Scott has been Tattooing for 15 years. He specializes in traditional Tattooing. He is the owner of Hobo’s Tattoo Shop and Congress St. Tattoo both located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Dan Stewart
Dan Stewart has been tattooing since 1993. He is the owner of Lucky Rabbit Tattoos in Muncie Indiana. You can find Dan traveling around the US. He is an award winning artist, and continues to be published internationally.He is a very approachable ,honest and hardworking guy who consistently looks to evolve. He is well based in many styles of tattooing…he’s an artist who is talented enough to reproduce realistic imagery but claims to have no genre boundries, and thrives in the daily challenge of doing great looking artwork, no matter the style. Feel free to contact him at anytime concerning a custom design, or a fantastic portrait piece.
Natan Alexander
Natan Alexander is an award winning tattoo artist and the owner of several shops in Massachusetts. He has been an advocate for tattoo art, safety and education, as well as the producer of the Boston Tattoo Convention for the past decade.
In his own words: “Tattooing is my passion, not just my profession. As a tattoo artist, I do strictly custom work that challenges me and reflects my interests and those of my clients. While I love all types of tattooing, my work has an easily recognizable style that features bold lines and strong color. I travel abroad often in Europe and Japan to broaden my knowledge and understanding of tattooing. My goal is to bring this to Massachusetts by sharing knowledge and commitment to excellence in the tattoo arts.”
Naomi Schwartz
Naomi has been with Inked Magazine for the past 6 months back home in NYC. This has given her the opportunity to attend numerous tattoo conventions and spend time with artists from all over the world.
Prior to this, she lived in South Florida and worked in the music and events business. She has been involved extensively in the tattoo community having been a partner in a tattoo expo as well as having been involved in developing other tattoo events over the past 14 years.
She was a personal assistant to major singer/songwriter for 10 years and had the opportunity to travel and attend music and charity events nationwide.