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Winnipeg · MB
Melanie Smith Studio is a current tattoo studio confirmed by its official site; only directly published facts are retained.
Strathcona County · AB
Messe Noire Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in Strathcona County, Alberta. Its official site mentions or presents work in blackwork, fine line, geometric and illustrative.
Montréal · QC
Mia is listed among the artists presented by Ellipse Tattoo in Montréal. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line and surrealism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Dartmouth · NS
Michael Comeau tattoos at Lyle Street. His official portfolio combines blackwork and fine line with an illustrative practice whose subjects often draw on medieval imagery.
Edmonton · AB
Michael Gumatay is listed among the artists presented by Phantom Avenue Tattoo in Edmonton. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, colour, fine line and illustrative. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Calgary · AB
Michelle Luong is listed among the artists presented by 9 ELEMENT TATTOO STUDIO in Calgary. The profile mentions or presents work in fine line, illustrative and realism. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Kelowna · BC
Mike Ramos is named as a tattoo artist on Inkroom Tattoo Studio's current artist page. His roster card attributes realism, illustrative work, black work, fine line, anime, neo-traditional, cover-ups and colour realism to him, and his bio adds black-and-grey realism and says he is from Colombia and now works in Kelowna.
Vancouver · BC
Minja, known as MJ, is named as a tattoo artist on Ninety Nine Tattoo's Our Artists page. The studio says she has tattooed in New Zealand and Vancouver, has been tattooing since 2012, and primarily does fine-line black and grey. Appointments are arranged by emailing her directly.
Vaughan · ON
Misfits Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Vaughan, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in anime and manga, biomechanical, black and grey and blackwork.
Halifax · NS
Missing Icarus Tattoo is Tina Riedner's current Halifax practice; the official site publishes its contacts, booking route, fine-line and dotwork practice.
Calgary · AB
Mockingbird Tattoos is a tattoo studio at 225 10 St NW in Calgary's Kensington (Hillhurst) area. Its current team page names twelve tattoo artists: Tom, Vixey, Artem, Victoria, Xenia, Hannah, Oleh, Ros, Dominika, Kaiden, Cass and Ashley. The site says booking with an individual artist is done by messaging that artist on Instagram, while general enquiries go through the shop form or the studio's Instagram account. The shop also hosts local and international guest tattooers and rents tattoo stations short term. Its City of Calgary personal service (tattoo) licence runs to 27 November 2026. No phone number is published anywhere on the official site.
Mississauga · ON
Modern Ink Tattoos is a tattoo studio at 1177 Lakeshore Road East in Mississauga, Ontario. Its official site publishes the studio address, phone, and email, a tattoo inquiry form with a stated one-to-two-day response time, and a separate page advertising body piercing. The site says it specializes in realism, fine line, illustrative, black and grey, colour, and cover-ups; that list is a studio-wide statement and is not attributed to any individual artist. The current navigation presents six individual galleries published under the handles @ice_liao, @c.rick.ink, @miacustomink, @m.tio_tattoo, @inkedbyshawn, and @taniascott.tattoo. The @moderninktattoos entry resolves to the studio's own gallery and is not counted as a separate artist.
Airdrie · AB
Modernmarkings is listed among the artists presented by Sundog Studios in Airdrie. The profile mentions or presents work in fine line, neo-traditional and realism.
Ottawa · ON
Mojdeh creates delicate, symbolic pieces at Liquid Impact with an emphasis on fine detail. Her official profile identifies florals, mandalas, micro-realism, and intricate linework among her areas of work.
Oshawa · ON
Mor Ink Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Oshawa, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line and realism.
St Catharines · ON
Morgan is one of the seven tattooers currently presented by Carousel. Morgan's card explicitly describes colourful, traditional-influenced work and experience with fine-line, black-and-grey and illustrative styles. The portfolio link target is morganlacktattoo, while its visible text and the adjacent email use morganblacktattoo; both strings are preserved without claiming they are interchangeable.
Ottawa · ON
Morin has tattooed since 2019 and works internationally between Ottawa, Dubai, and Lebanon. His Liquid Impact page presents micro-realism, portraits, fine-line realism, and smoothly shaded black-and-grey work.
Saskatoon · SK
Mortie is listed among the artists presented by Honey Bee Tattoo Collective in Saskatoon. The profile mentions or presents work in fine line and illustrative. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
Oshawa · ON
Motor City Tattoo Studio is a tattoo studio in Oshawa, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, colour, cover-ups and fine line. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Kamloops · BC
Mystic Moon Tattoos is a tattoo studio in Kamloops, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in colour, fine line, geometric and illustrative.
Edmonton · AB
Mythology Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Edmonton, Alberta. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line and realism.
Edmonton · AB
Nari is listed among the artists presented by Showdown Tattoo in Edmonton. The profile mentions or presents work in blackwork, fine line and illustrative.
Kelowna · BC
Narrow Waters Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Kelowna, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line, illustrative and lettering.
Burlington · ON
Nat is listed among the artists presented by The Ace and Sword Tattoo Parlour in Burlington. The profile mentions or presents work in black and grey, fine line, lettering and traditional. Work samples are linked from the artist's official page.
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