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Sohyunlim

TATTOO ARTIST / FINE LINE AND REALISM

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Biography

Originally from Fort Lee, NJ, she graduated from the School of Visual Arts and moved to South Korea—a one-year plan that turned into 15 years. During that time, she worked as a designer and illustrator, creating album covers and custom artwork for recording artists. Even before picking up a tattoo machine, she was designing tattoos read more… for friends, including a few for Jay Park.

Though many encouraged her to pursue tattooing, she was initially intimidated by the industry. That changed after seeing her mother’s botched permanent makeup brows—an experience that pushed her to learn PMU. Realizing she could stomach working on skin, she finally decided to take up a tattoo apprenticeship with her own artist, who had always believed she had the eye for it.

With a strong art background and natural talent, she brings an artist’s perspective to tattooing—often freehanding designs directly on the body to best suit the client’s form. She’s especially passionate about cover-ups and reworking old tattoos to give clients a fresh start. Outside the studio, she continues to create personal artwork and is currently preparing for her second solo exhibition.