Experience
Osei K has spent the first 6 years of his tattoo career working at four different shops in three different cities. While doing so he has intensively pursued higher education in Fine Arts taking him from FAMU (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University) to SAAD (Montgomery college School of Art And Design) to his current institution PAFA, (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts )(class of 2013' Drawing major Painting Minor).
Biography
Osei K was born in Georgetown Guyana December 25th 1988. Although he was born in Guyana he shares his fathers Jamaican heritage. After moving to the US from Jamaica, with his family in 1994, he settled in Washington DC where he began school and flourished as a student in the arts. By high school, Osei began to study the art of tattooing very intensely, researching through various methods, and seeking out mentors. Within just one year of graduating high school Osei began to make a name for himself as one of the areas best budding artists. After apprenticing at 3 different tattoo shops in the DC area, Osei developed his own unique style of tattooing, adopting the freehand method as his method of choice. Osei chose the freehand style because he has always been a staunch believer in custom drawing rather than tracing. Now currently finished with his formal fine arts training (BFA 2013) at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Osei K is part of a new generation of tattoo artists who have studied classical arts and apply its theories and training with the principles of tattoo art. Osei specializes in all styles but especially high contrast color on dark skin.
Past Events and Recognition
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District Fray Article
dc-tattoo-artists-and-shops-covid -Featured in a 2021 article about COVID in the tattoo industry |
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Baltimore Tattoo Convention
April 15th-17th 2016
-Won third place for best coverup piece
April 15th-17th 2016
-Won third place for best coverup piece
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Philadelphia Tattoo Convention Jan 31-Feb 2, 2014 -Won second place in the best male sleeve contest Inked Out New Jersey September 13th-15th, 2013 -Won first prize in Best Female Backpiece contest |
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Urban Ink Tattoo Magazine December 2012,
featured in an eight page article |
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