Traditional Indigenous Tattoo Archives

Dion Kaszas joins IOTA for research in Nlaka’pamux cultural tattoo and Bio Art

Bio Art, ResidencyDecember 12th, 2019

IOTA Institute is honored to be working with artist and researcher Dion Kaszas in 2020 through our curatorial Bio Art project. Dion Kaszas is an Nlaka’pamux cultural tattoo practitioner and a leader in the revival of Indigenous tattooing in Canada. His area of research is Indigenous tattooing, focusing keenly on the revival of Indigenous peoples tattooing practices

Congratulations to new Cultural Tattoo practitioners!

Meet the ArtistsMarch 22nd, 2019

To start the year IOTA partnered with Earthline Tattoo Collective to present this year’s Earthline Tattoo School 2019 – K’jipuktuk. Congratulations to new Cultural Tattoo practitioners, Quill Christie-Peters, Stacey Fayant and Mila Waseskwan!

Earthline Tattoo Demonstration and Discussion

Tattoo DemonstrationMarch 9th, 2019

The Earthline Tattoo Collective in partnership with IOTA Institute will be hosting a public tattoo demonstration Saturday, March 9th at the Natural History Museum.

The 2019 Earthline Tattoo School Guest Mentors!

Meet the ArtistsFebruary 28th, 2019

To guide them on their journey in (re)learning the cultural practice of Indigenous tattooing the 2019 Earthline Tattoo School participants will be working with inspiring guest mentors, Jerry Evans, Julie Paama-Pengally, Nakkita Trimble and Nahaan.

Earthline Tattoo Demonstration and Discussion – Sat, Mar. 9, 2019 @ 2pm

Demonstration and Discussion, EventFebruary 25th, 2019

The Earthline Tattoo Collective in partnership with IOTA Institute will be hosting a public tattoo demonstration Saturday, March 9th at the Natural History Museum. The event will start at 2pm with an introduction from Dion Kaszas and will feature a hand poked tattoo demonstration done by Jordan Bennett.

Earthline Tattoo is Looking for Volunteers

OpportunityFebruary 12th, 2019

Earthline Tattoo is looking for volunteers to be tattooed by this years Tattoo School participants: Quill Christie-Peters, Louis Esmé, Stacey Fayant and Mila Waseskwan!

IOTA and Earthline Tattoo Collective Present:

PartnershipFebruary 8th, 2019

IOTA is excited to announce its partnership with the Earthline Tattoo Collective in presenting this year’s Tattoo School, an opportunity for Indigenous artists to (re)learn their craft.

Artist Talk: Earthline Tattoo Collective

Artist TalkNovember 6th, 2018

Earthline is hosted by IOTA for an artist talk to discuss the revival of Indigenous tattooing traditions and how it can revive artists’ ancestral traditions through the stories of others who have been working at reviving their own tattooing traditions.