JUNIOR ARTIST: CHEY SWANEY
Chey’s love for art began as a child watching cartoons on Saturday mornings and spending hours drawing her favorite iconic characters like Kim Possible and Sailor Moon. She graduated from Carlow University with a BA in Digital Communication and Studio Art in 2018. She worked as a Digital Media Specialist and Graphic Designer for several local businesses in the city of Pittsburgh from 2019-2021. This passion for art and small business lead her to a position as the Studio Manager at another tattoo shop in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh in 2021. For three years she managed that tattoo shop and fell further in love with creating and displaying art on the human body.
Chey is committed to a more equitable and just world both in and out of the tattoo community. She served as the co-head of the Lawrenceville Pride Planning Committee in 2023. In 2024 she tattooed at fundraisers benefitting Pittsburgh Action Against Rape and relief for Palestinian families impacted by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. As a Junior Tattooer, her goal is to never stop learning. She strives to create meaningful and skillfully executed designs that will last a lifetime. She’s working to expand her technical knowledge with the help of the talented artists around her and become well versed in many styles of tattooing. She enjoys creating art that focuses on whimsical/fantasy subject matter, as well as pop culture, anything feminine, and flora/fauna.
Minimum: $80
Hourly Rate: $100