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Kari Barba (born July 10, 1960) is an American tattoo artist and painter from Minneapolis.[1] Barba has been practicing art for over 40 years and is best known for her work for women within the tattoo industry.[2] Barba is based in Long Beach, California out of her shop, Outer Limits Tattoo, the oldest tattoo shop in the United States.[3]
Career
Barba began her career as a tattoo artist at the age of 19.[4] In 1980, she moved from Minnesota to California to pursue tattooing full time.[5] By 1983, she was able to open her first tattoo shop in Anaheim, California, Twilight Fantasy.[6] Upon opening her shop, Barba made it priority to hire other female tattooers, creating space for their talent in an industry that was notoriously male.[7] In 1985, Barba entered her first tattoo show in Seattle, WA. It was there that she won Best Black and Grey Tattoo.[8] In 1987, she won her first National Tattoo Association's Tattooist of the Year.[9] Barba is known for her illustrative realism style.[10] She was also one of the first artists to tattoo color realism[11]. Barba is largely responsible for the sterile standards within in the tattoo industry today as she was one of the first artists to wear gloves and wrap her equipment.[2] In 2002, Barba aquired 22 S. Chestnut Pl in Long Beach.[12] The location, originally opened by renowned tattooist Bert Grimm, has operated as a tattoo shop since 1927.[13] The shop also houses a tattoo museum paying tribute to The Pike and artists past.[14] A silicone arm tattooed by Barba was featured in an exhibition at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in 2018.[15] Barba is regularly part of the jury of experts for the Mondial du Tatouage in Paris, France.[16]
Exhibitions
- 2021 "Art Under the Skin", Caixa Forum Museum, Madrid, Spain [17]
- 2018 "Tattoo", Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, California [15]
- 2017 "Tattoo" Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois [18]
- 2014 Tatoueurs Tatoués, Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac Paris, France [19]
Personal life
Barba's son, Jeremiah Barba, is also a tattooist and shop owner.[20]
References
- ↑ "From Bert Grimm to Outer Limits, This Long Beach Tattoo Shop Remains the Oldest in the World – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kari Barba: The Queen of Modern Tattooing – Scene360". Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ Preston, Devon. "Visit 11 of the Oldest Tattoo Shops in the World". Tattoo Ideas, Artists and Models. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ "Peace in Life: Interview with Tattoo Artist Kari Barba". Tattoodo. 2020-08-31. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ↑ "Meet Kari Barba: Business owner, Tattoo artist and painter". SHOUTOUT LA. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ↑ "Meet the Maker - Kari Barba". MADE by Millworks. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ↑ Yuen Thompson, Beverly (2015). Covered in Ink: Tattoos, Women, and The Politics of the Body. New York: New York University Press. pp. 13–14, 45, 63, 127, 135–137. ISBN 978-0-8147-6000-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Eng, Lily (1991-03-27). "An Indelible Mark : Trends: Kari Barba, who owns a tattoo studio in Anaheim, has drawn a reputation as a master among American tattooists because of the care and artistry she puts into her work". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ↑ Articles, National Tattoo Association News &. "Flo's 2-Bits||March - April 2021". National Tattoo Association NTA Cruisers Online News Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-20.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "TattooNOW Show with Tattoo Queen, Kari Barba". reinventingthetattoo. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ "'I ain't having no chick tattoo me': Kari Barba's smiling revolution". lbpost.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Stories, Local. "Meet Kari Barba of Outer Limits Tattoo in Long Beach - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Chesler, Josh (2017-10-16). "Long Beach Legend Kari Barba Broke Tattooing's Glass Ceiling Without Even Realizing It". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ "Outer Limits Tattoo | Costa Mesa Shop Info". outer-limits-tattoo. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Press - Tattoo Exhibition Spotlights Southern Californian Artists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County | Natural History Museum". nhm.org. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ "Le Mondial du Tatouage 2018". www.heartbeatink.gr (in Ελληνικά). Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ "CaixaForum Madrid presents the biggest exhibition ever devoted to the history of tattooing". Fundación "la Caixa". 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Vankin, Deborah. "Tattoo you: Freddy Negrete, the black-and-gray style and an L.A. museum's new interactive exhibition". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ Mahdil, Maison. "TATTOO". None. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ↑ "Jeremiah Barba of Conclave Art Studio Talks About His Tattoo Heritage – OC Weekly". www.ocweekly.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
Further reading
- Covered in Ink: Tattoos, Women, and the Politics of the Body https://www.tattoomediaink.com/t4w122/
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