PANIA BLACKBOURN
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
RECENT PIECES

DC SLEEVE
Spent a total of 25 - 30 hours on this sleeve so far and continue to chip away at it session by session
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ORIGINAL DESIGN
This was an original design drawn up by me years ago and recently advertised, I was finnaly able to tattoo it this february

HARD AND FAST
Clients design, with 4 hours to work with I produced this black and grey calf piece a couple of weeks ago.
PANIA BLACKBOURN
ARTIST
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I am twenty four years old.
I am a visual artist, and a tattooist with 6 years experience
from Auckland's North Shore.
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When I first started tattooing I was sixteen and attending art schools from age 16 - 19, at 19 I began my apprenticeship and went on to contract to multiple tattoo studios in Auckland.
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TATTOOS AND DRAWINGS
2013-2017
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Freelance

White Owl Tattoo Studio, Birkenhead


Freelance
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SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
What I can offer and what I'm looking for
I like my work to be perfect and my eye for detail means I am a harsh critic of my own work, this has always made me strive to do better and learn more, I still have a lot to learn and due to changing circumstances with the artists that I was working under during my apprenticeships I feel I haven't reached my full potential, and with a stable long term working environment, under the right artists I could thrive.
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I’m seeking a full time long term position at an established, professional and reputable studio where I can grow, and learn and will be kept on my toes. I am polite, tidy, punctual and reliable and can easily get along with people from all walks of life.
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EDUCATION
WHITECLIFFE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
July - December 2010
Foundation Art Certificate Level 3
TE WANANGA O AOTEAROA
March 2011- December 2011
Maori Visual Arts Certificate Level 4
TE WANANGA O AOTEAROA
March 2012 - December 2012
Maori Visual Arts Diploma Level 5
WORK HISTORY
APPRENTICE
THE WHITE OWL TATTOO STUDIO
February 2013 - January 2014
FULL TIME ARTIST NORTH SHORE INK TATTOO LTD
October 2014Â - June 2015
FULL TIME ARTIST
INK ON TATTOO QUEEN STREET
June 2015 - January 2016
FULL TIME ARTIST
FROM THE GROUD UP TATTOO STUDIO
2017
FULL TIME ARTIST
INK ON TATTOO QUEEN STREET
2018
FULL TIME ARTIST
BALLISTIC TATTOO QUEEN STREET
2018