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TATTOO ARTIST

Penny Lane — Professional tattoo artist

Living a tattoo adventure since 2012 from Rio de Janeiro to London, Genova and Dublin. Now resident at Lady Ink in Dublin, guesting at Taika Tattoo in Gran Canaria, and at Shangri-la Tattoo in Genova for Christmas.

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Specialized in free-hand tattooing and color tattoos.

Biography

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BORN
STUDIO
Valentina "Penny Lane" Messina
Genova (Italy) in April 1985
Red Spades Studio — red_spades_studio

Education

Anthropology degree in: 'Oriental History, Cultures and Civilisations' (Bologna)

Artistic high school diploma at the Liceo Paul Klee (Genoa)

Diploma in music: Theory and solfeggio at the Conservatorio N. Barabino (Genoa)

Professions

Tattoo artist — penny_lane_inks

Ethics in tattooing teacher at LYNK Dublin

Tattoo healer therapist

Music

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 THE RUDE DUDEZ band — listen on Spotify · the band page

Awards

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Best Large color tattoo at Dublin International Tattoo Convention, 2018

Publications

UK & Ireland YEARBOOK, Tattoo Life, 2023

Books

GALLERY

Penny Lane at work

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Book a session with Penny Lane

Send your idea, placement, size and style — the studio replies with available appointment times.

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