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Denver Tattoo Arts Festival Brought Three Days of Ink to the Convention Center: Photos

Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the U.S. brought their designs and fresh new ink to festival-goers.
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Cameron Edwards, 29, gets a medieval flail with a skull head tattooed on his back by artist Malachi Green during the 7th Annual Denver Tattoo Arts Festival at the Colorado Convention Center on Sunday, July 21, 2024, in Denver. Rebecca Slezak

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Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States set up booths at the seventh annual Denver Tattoo Arts Festival at the Colorado Convention Center. The festival was spread across three days, from July 19 to 21. Attendees walked down rows observing artists and looking through artists' work; of course, there were also lots of folks getting fresh ink while listening to live entertainment.

Check out the festivities below:
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Sacred Art Tattoos artist Megan Chick tattoos a frog onto Bertilla Joe during the Denver Tattoo Arts Festival.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Tattoo artist Malachi Green focuses on his art while tattooing his client Cameron Edwards.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Maddy Visser tattoos a mandala variation on Stacy Gill during the 7th Annual Denver Tattoo Arts Festival.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Kota Storms tattoos Choso from the Jujutsu Kaisen anime series on Daniella Goldstein.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Tattoo artist Malachi Green dips his tattoo pen in ink.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Sacred Art Tattoos artist Megan Chick focuses on the tattoo she is filling with color for her client Bertilla Joe.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Cameron Edwards gets a tattoo by Malachi Green as people walk through the rows of hundreds of tattoo artists.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Cameron Edwards, 29, gets a back tattoo from artist Malachi Green.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Malachi Green tattoos a medieval flail with a skull head on Cameron Edwards’s back.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Maddy Visser tattoos Stacy Gill during the 7th Annual Denver Tattoo Arts Festival. “It’s pretty awesome to see all the artwork and other [people's] styles,” shares Gill.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Sacred Art Tattoos artist Megan Chick fills in a frog tattooed on Bertilla Joe.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Sacred Art Tattoos’ artist Megan Chick fills tattoos a frog onto Bertilla Joe. Joe has more than ten tattoos already.
Rebecca Slezak
click to enlarge Hundreds of tattoo artists from around the United States had booths for festival attendees to get fresh ink.
Maddy Visser finds the right placement for Stacy Gill’s new tattoo. Gill is from the Loveland area and has mandala tattoos from various artists.
Rebecca Slezak
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