Chris Garver
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Chris Garver is an American tattoo artist and television personality, best known for his appearance on the TLC reality television show Miami Ink.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Garver was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended the Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.[3] Garver's mother was an artist and encouraged his interest in painting and drawing.[4]
He first experimented with tattooing at age 17, after selling his bass guitar in order to purchase his tattoo equipment. Garver attended the School of Visual Arts.[4] He apprenticed for six months before tattooing, and repaired old tattoos that needed touch-ups, before he started tattooing clients on his own.[5] In his early twenties, Garver moved to New York City, where he became a full-time professional tattoo artist.
References
[edit]- ↑ Sheridan, Patricia (March 25, 2009). "TV Q&A: 'Miami Ink' star shares artistic sensibility". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Talking with Chris Garver of 'Miami Ink'". Dayton Daily News. 2009-03-07. p. 36. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- ↑ "Tattoos are taboo no longer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2005-08-15. p. 24. Retrieved 2026-04-24.
- 1 2 Audia, Alex (2011-08-23). "Art of Ink with Chris Garver". Pittsburgh Magazine. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ Q & A with Chris garver at TLC Miami Ink fan site accessed Feb. 8, 2008 Archived January 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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