Jay Slaven

Black and grey Colour Cover up Floral Realism

Jay Slaven is identified by Blackgate Tattoo Collective's current artist page as the studio's owner and a tattoo artist. His official profile explicitly attributes colour, black and grey, realism, and cover-ups to him, states more than twenty years of practice, and says floral subjects — colourful flowers and roses — feature heavily in his portfolio. The studio links him to the professional Instagram and Facebook profiles @jayslaventattoos.

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A LOOK INTO THEIR WORLD

Photos & portfolio

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First-party black-and-white working portrait of Jay Slaven tattooing a forearm in the studioSource ↗

CREATIVE CONNECTIONS

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Studio

Strathroy-Caradoc · ON

Blackgate Tattoo Collective

Blackgate Tattoo Collective is a tattoo and piercing studio at 63 Front Street West in Strathroy, Ontario. Its current official site names five tattoo artists — Jay Slaven, Ricky Vieira, Abby Shelley, Lance Pfaff, and Tony Kilmer — each with an individual profile page and a linked professional profile. The site publishes opening hours of Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm, and directs tattoo consultations either to [email protected] or to messaging the chosen artist on their professional profile. Piercer Jaison and the co-located laser and IPL business Twin Sign Esthetics are kept outside the tattoo roster.

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Sources & information

Professional information collected on September 3, 2026. A listing in this directory does not imply that the artist or studio is an INKED BALM reseller.

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