Deanna is a fine artist whose primary medium is tattoos. She’s trained in classical art for nearly 3 decades. After graduating from Dallas’s premier arts magnet, she immediately began a tattoo apprenticeship, striving to bring something new and revolutionary to the tattoo industry. Deanna continues her education yearly, taking painting classes in Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance.
Deanna’s impact on the tattoo world has earned her many awards and accomplishments. She’s appeared on Ink Master 3 separate seasons, including an all-star season, was awarded Best Tattoo Artist of 2018 by the Dallas Observer, and has won Best of Show awards at some of the biggest tattoo conventions in the world, including New York, Los Angeles, and Germany.
The revolutionary painterly tattoo style Deanna has created encourages artists from all over the world to seek out education from her. She has taught thousands of students her painterly techniques, and she is one of the most established educators in all of tattooing.
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