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Lewis Family Tattoo Company

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Lewis Family Tattoo Company is an appointment-only tattoo studio on the second floor at 2235A Dundas Street West in Toronto's west end, a short walk south of Dundas West station. Its current website says the studio opened in 2010 and is owned and operated by veteran tattooer Derek Lewis with his wife Christine, that the studio works fully disposable with single-use needles and tubes or cartridges, that pigment options exist for vegan and allergy-conscious clients, and that its City of Toronto Public Health BodySafe pass and licence are displayed at the stairs. The studio is also the home of its own Better Butter Care tattoo glide and aftercare product and sells merchandise through an online store. Booking runs through the site's contact form or by messaging an artist directly on Instagram; the current form offers Derek, Chris, Shaifa, Alan, Ali, Jen, Adam and Lindsay, with Lindsay away until June 2027.

Active · As collected on September 1, 2026

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A LOOK INTO THEIR WORLD

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CREATIVE CONNECTIONS

The studio’s artists

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Artist

Toronto · ON

Adam

Adam is offered as an artist choice on Lewis Family Tattoo Company's current booking form and is named in the artists page description, but the studio publishes no profile page, roster card, portrait, style statement or contact detail for him. He is carried on the roster because the homepage's count of seven artists currently tattooing matches the booking list exactly once Lindsay, who is away until June 2027, is set aside.

Artist

Toronto · ON

Alan

Alan, who also goes by Sparki, is named as a tattoo artist on the current roster and booking form. His profile says he began his apprenticeship with Derek at the studio in 2017, that he came from a 3D-modelling and Photoshop background, and that six years living in and around Tokyo left him with an affinity for retro manga art. The studio says he now seeks to blend that manga influence with modern neo-traditional tattooing.

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Artist

Toronto · ON

Alie K

Alie K works under her own Tattoos This Way name and is listed on the studio's current roster and booking form. The studio says she calls Lewis Family Tattoo Company home until she reopens at a new location, and directs clients to contact her directly. Her own professional website confirms she is currently tattooing at the studio's second-floor Dundas Street West address, describes her as an inclusive artist working across a range of skin tones, and lists traditional, blackwork, black-and-grey, colour, fine-line and lettering work. She publishes her own consultation booking page, tattoo gallery, email and text line.

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Artist

Toronto · ON

Chris Bracken

Chris Bracken, who also works as Get Stoked On It, is named as a tattoo artist on the current roster and booking form. His profile says he began tracing and painting traditional flash after being laid off during the pandemic, found an apprenticeship soon after, and is a big fan of traditional tattooing while remaining open to whatever he is asked for. The studio metadata says he joined Lewis Family Tattoo Company in January 2025.

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Artist

Toronto · ON

Derek Lewis

Derek Lewis is named by the current website as the owner and founder of Lewis Family Tattoo Company and of its Better Butter Care aftercare product. His profile says he began tattooing in 1989 and that cover-up and fix-up tattoos are his specialty, alongside original artwork built from scratch. He works by appointment and his profile says his books are always open.

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Artist

Toronto · ON

Jen Black

Jen Black is named as a tattoo artist on the current roster and booking form. Her profile credits her with over twenty years of experience guiding clients through custom tattoos including cover-ups, and says she excels at bold colourful designs while not limiting herself to one style. The studio publishes her own email address as the way to consult with her or book an appointment.

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Artist

Toronto · ON

Shaifa

Shaifa is named as a tattoo artist on the current roster and booking form. Her profile says she started her apprenticeship in 2015 and began tattooing full time in March 2020 after time away to build her family. The studio attributes script and illustrative work to her, and says her favourite tattoos are florals, neo-traditional anime and pop-culture pieces. She works by appointment and her profile says her books are always open.

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More to discover

Studio type: Tattoo studio
Services: Tattoo
Website languages: en
Also known as: LEWIS FAMILY TATTOO COMPANY · LFTC · Lewis Family Tattoo Co

Public records

Date: 2025 07 11
Kind: Public health inspection
Result: Pass
Status: Current signal
Category: Tattooing
Authority: Toronto Public Health BodySafe

Sources & information

Professional information collected on September 1, 2026. A listing in this directory does not imply that the artist or studio is an INKED BALM reseller.

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