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Benja's Resume

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Received my first tattoo : 11/09/92
Gave my first tattoo : Dec., 1995
Shops worked at:
  • Diversity: Walnut Creek, CA. - Aug. 1996 - Apr. 1999
  • Erno tattoo & Museum: SF, CA. - July 1999 - Jan. 2000
  • LoveDog Tattoo & Art Studio: Santa Cruz, CA. - Jan. 2000 - Sept. 2003
  • Benja's World Tattoo: Boulder Creek, CA. - Oct. 2004 - present
Guest artist spots:
  • *Triangle Tattoo & Museum - Ft. Bragg, CA.
  • *Dandy Land - San Antonio, TX.
  • Enigma Studios - Richmond, VA.
  • Black Dragon Tattoo - Washington, DC
  • Sean Anderson's Electric Dragon land - Hopkins, MN.
  • Graven Image - Mountain View, CA.
    (*= on multiple occasions)
Conventions attended:
  • Artistry in Ink: Vallejo, CA. - May 31 - Jun. 1, 1997
  • Tattoo Tour: SF, CA.- Oct. 9-12, 1997
  • Tattoos & Blues: Santa Rosa, CA. - Feb. '98, '99, 2000, 2001, 2005
  • Living Art Assn. Tattoo Show: Sacramento, CA. - June 6, 1998
  • Atlanta Tattoo Arts Festival: Atlanta, GA. - May 6-9, 1999
  • Skinscape's Primal Colors: SF, CA. - July 16, 1999
  • Tattoo Tour; Anaheim, CA. - Oct. 7-10, 1999
  • San Francisco Tattoo Expo.: SF, CA. - Oct. 29-31, 2004
Tattoos by Benja featured in the following internationally distributed magazines:
 

  • Tattoo Magazine
  • Savage!
  • Tattoos for Women
  • Tattoos for Men
  • Tattoo Flash

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    Benja is also a featured artist in Madame Chinchilla's book: Electric Tattooing by Men
    Education:
    • SFSU - studied Human Sexuality, Painting
    • Academy of Art College - Classical Illustration

    Member of the Living Art Association 1998 - present
    Lectured at Los Positas College, Drawing Art class on Tattooing's tribal/spiritual roots - 1999


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