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Artist or studio? Your professional spaceToronto · ON
Mari is a Toronto tattoo artist of Métis heritage who creates detailed realism, custom projects, and floral linework. Her institutional profile connects that precision to a parallel practice in pencil and acrylic painting.
Kelowna · BC
Marru is named by the current Inkroom Tattoo Studio site as the studio's founder and a tattoo artist. The site's story section gives her legal name as Marwa El Charif and dates the studio's founding to January 2019. Her roster card attributes realism, watercolour, geometry, portraits, trash polka, illustrative work and fine line to her, and her bio repeats realism, watercolour, portraits, trash polka, illustrative and fine line.
Edmonton · AB
Marshall Khalil has tattooed since 2000. His official profile documents colour, black and grey, illustrative work, realism, cover-ups, reworks, and large projects, along with multiple convention awards in those categories.
Montréal · QC
Marty's Tattoo Shop is a tattoo studio in Montréal, Quebec. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, cover-ups, fine line and geometric.
Toronto · ON
Matchbox Tattoo Company is a tattoo studio in Toronto, Ontario. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, blackwork, fine line and geometric. A public booking link is available in the verified contact details.
Montréal · QC
The current official page identifies Mathias as a tattoo artist; only literally attributed styles are retained.
Toronto · ON
Matteo works in realism, black-and-grey, and blackwork with an emphasis on contrast, depth, and how a composition moves over the body. He develops portraits, nature subjects, and large custom projects with each client rather than simply reproducing a reference image.
Vaughan · ON
Mauricio is listed among the artists presented by Hon Tattoo Studio - Vaughan in Vaughan. The profile mentions or presents work in colour, portrait and realism.
Laval · QC
Mauvais Garcons Tattooshop Cafe is a tattoo studio in Laval, Quebec. Its official site mentions or presents work in black and grey, cover-ups and realism.
Hamilton · ON
Megan Dispain tattoos part-time at Bond Tattoo Studio, as her official profile states. Her page heading announces colour realism, and a gallery label explicitly credits a realistic piece to her. Her profile lists weekly bookings and walk-in availability on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.
London · ON
The current official homepage, London location roster and named profile identify Megan Paige as a tattoo and piercing artist; studio director at the London branch. Only the profile's literal person-level tattoo-style statements are normalized here: black and grey, colour, cover up, fine line, illustrative, realism, tribal, watercolour.
Calgary · AB
Megan Richter is listed as Megan on the current homepage tattoo-artist roster, with a realism and neo-traditional label. Her individual Hell Bent profile publishes the exact @richterscale.tattoos identity and [email protected] contact already bound to the published Megan Richter record, and says she enjoys black-and-grey and colour realism and neo-traditional designs. The page also publishes a gallery and professional contact entry points.
St. John's · NL
Melissa Ashley Cromarty has tattooed since 2016 and now focuses primarily on black-and-grey realism. She is especially interested in portraits of pets, people, and film characters, alongside custom compositions.
Winnipeg · MB
Metamorphosis Custom Tattoo & Body Piercing is a tattoo studio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its official site mentions or presents work in cover-ups, neo-traditional and realism.
Vancouver · BC
Miami Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its official site mentions or presents work in colour, cover-ups, ornamental and portrait.
Toronto · ON
Michael Tran is named as a tattoo artist on the current homepage, on his own profile page, and in the booking form's artist selector. His page describes freehand tribal work, Asian tattoo art drawn from traditional motifs, and realism tattoos. A separate first-party portfolio page explicitly credits Polynesian and Filipino tribal sleeves to him.
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.
Calgary · AB
Mike Dharell is listed by Atticus Tattoo as a senior tattoo artist. His first-party profile says he is from the Philippines, lives in Calgary, has tattooed for over eight years, and works in colour realism and neon tattoos.
Hamilton · ON
Mike Anthony is a tattoo artist at Bond Tattoo Studio. His official profile says he specialises in traditional tattoos and stylised bold colour designs and has since started taking realism requests as well. He keeps a large stock of pre-drawn flash, runs Flash Friday events, and is the studio's designated walk-in artist on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays. His books open monthly.
St. John's · NL
Mike Cooper has tattooed since 2012 and creates custom work across several approaches. His official page names trash polka, neo-traditional, realism, and illustrative tattooing, with both colour and blackwork pieces.
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.
Canada · SK
Mike Thompson-Hill is a tattoo artist and co-founder of Cataclysm, a private studio opened in 2021 in a rural area about thirty minutes north of Prince Albert. His official pages document colour and black-and-grey realism, human and animal portraiture, floral work, and cover-ups; the Cataclysm portfolio directly attributes roughly fifty visible works to Mike.
Vancouver · BC
Milo Marcelo has tattooed since 2008 after apprenticing at Lucky 13 in Toronto. He first guested at Liquid Amber in November 2014 before becoming a resident, and works notably in black-and-grey realism and watercolour; his profile also names abstract and trash-polka approaches.
Vancouver · BC
Miranda Boire has tattooed since 2013 and combines realism with illustrative work. Her profile emphasizes strong contrast, bold colour, and black-and-grey realism, including human and animal portraits, large flowers, and sometimes macabre subject matter.
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