Tattoos by Derek Dufresne @derekdtattoos

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Derek 2022 Tattoo Travel Dates
more dates to be added

Now Booking all shows Click Here
Feb 25-27 Philadelphia
March 4-6 Biloxi
March 11-13 Atlanta
March 18-20 Chicago
April 15-17 Nashville
May 13-15 Baltimore
June 3-5 Houston
June 10-12 Oklahoma City
June 17-19 Charlotte
July 15-17 Little Rock
Aug 19-21 Dallas
Sept 9-11 New Orleans 
Sept 16-18 Nashville
Oct 21-23 Savannah
Oct 28-30 Tampa
​Nov 4-6 Asheville


Derek has been tattooing professionally since 1999. Internationally published and multi Award Winning artist, specializing in Japanese inspired tattoos, skulls, realism, and horror tattoos.

Before relocating to New Orleans and opening Space Tiger Tattoos,  he owned the award winning studio, Fleshworks Custom Tattoo Studio, located in Victoria, BC, Canada for 14 years. One of the most publicized tattoo studios in Canada known for the high calibre tattoos and artists working there. Awarded “Nicest Tattoo Studio” 2 years in a row by the National Tattoo Association.

Derek has had dozens of magazine feature articles and hundreds of published tattoo photos in almost every single major international tattoo magazine, (Canada, USA, UK, Germany, France, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, Australia, Italy, ...) He has appeared on tv, and newspaper (both locally and internationally, articles and front page stories) has been featured in the book "Tattoo: From Idea to Ink" (Wolfgang Publishing), and is the author of 3 books of "Japanese Tattoo Designs" available in print and digital.
Derek has also just released his first set of stamps/brushes of "Japanese Tattoo Elements" for iPad Procreate