Tattoo gallery: Tattoos.com Interview with Nick Chaboya

This past summer while I was on the road with Tattoos.com I got a chance to meet California Tattoo Artist Nick Chaboya at the Edmonton Tattoo & Arts Festival. I had heard his name bounced around by several artists but really hadn’t seen his work. His tattoo work had a distinct style and bold contrast, it drew me in. We got to hang out some and I took an instant shine to his laid back, open attitude and friendly demeanor. Recently I caught up with him...

D - So let's start with the most obvious question, how long you been tattooing?

Nick - Tattooing seven years

D - It's pretty obvious from the artwork I've seen and what's online that art was something that has been in your life long before tattooing.

Nick - Yeah, I started painting as a kid, in china with my grandma in the seniors center at around age five, and it went from there, art classes right through school, and on to college to get a Bachelors degree in fine arts from the California College of the Arts.

D - And how old are you now?

Nick – Twenty nine.

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