NEEDLES has been tattooing in New York City for twenty years, working at studios like Huggy Bear’s, Fun City, Triple X Tattoo, Last Rites, and currently East Side Ink. He can also be found at conventions around the world, as well as frequent guest spots at Against the Grain Tattoo in Melbourne, Florida and Graf-X-Tattoo in Dessau, Germany. He has a Communication Design degree from Pratt Institute and is also a freelance illustrator.
NEEDLES enjoys painting as well as tattooing and is available for commissioned artwork. He has been featured on MTV and VH1 at numerous times throughout his career.
NEEDLES has won numerous awards for his tattooing, including best color, best black and grey, most unique, and most realistic, along with a several best of day and best of show awards. He has also been awarded Best Star Wars Tattoo in STAR WARS INSIDER’s Best of the Year and had a spread in Bantha Tracks online, entitled “The Art of Darth Needles”. His tattoos and artwork have been featured in various galleries and magazine articles, as well as books.