Asheville Tattoo and Piercing Studios

Hot Stuff Tattoo is a tattoo shop at 416 Haywood Road in West Asheville, with a crew of artists including Danny Reed, Blake Meeks, Brett Ippolito, Elijah Simmons, Miles Cordier and Matt Clarke. Each artist does custom tattoos in their own style, and you can schedule an appointment online through the shop's website.

Skyland Body Arts is a walk-in tattoo and piercing shop inside Asheville Mall at 3 S. Tunnel Road, Suite L-31, in East Asheville. Pick a flash design off the wall or work with an artist on a custom piece, from small first tattoos to larger work in a range of styles. The piercing side handles ears, noses and more, including stretching and large gauge piercings, with jewelry upgrades and custom orders. The shop is known for being clean and walking people through aftercare.

Diamond Thieves Body Piercing and Tattoo is a piercing and tattoo studio at 1060 Patton Avenue in West Asheville. It handles body piercings, jewelry and tattoos, and you can book a piercing or tattoo appointment online.

Zen Ink is a tattoo and piercing studio and metaphysical shop at 352 Depot Street in the River Arts District, open since 2016. Its artists work in non-toxic organic and vegan inks, with a focus on fine detail, straight lines and symmetry, and piercings use ASTM F-136 implant-grade titanium and 14K gold jewelry. The shop side sells crystals, pendulums, candles, incense and other metaphysical supplies, and the studio also offers energy work. It's open daily from 12 to 6, walk-ins are welcome, and a $100 deposit holds a tattoo appointment and goes toward your final cost. It has been voted Best of WNC for 10 years.

Heron Mark Tattoo & Gallery is a custom tattoo shop and art gallery at 290 Haywood Road, Suite 101, in West Asheville. The tattoo artists collaborate with clients on custom, high-end designs, starting with a consultation, and the gallery shows and sells work by local Asheville artists. It also hosts gallery showings, charity events and networking nights, and it's open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Seven Swords Tattoo Company is a tattoo shop at 745 Haywood Road in West Asheville, with a sister studio in Philadelphia. Owner Myke Chambers and resident tattooers Jeff Lindh, Bern Bredell and Kyle Kripps work in any style, including American traditional, lettering, black and grey, fine line and Japanese. Walk-ins are welcome when there's space, and you can book a custom piece by picking an artist and filling out the booking form.

Man's Ruin Tattoo & Piercing is a women-owned tattoo and body piercing studio at 1085 Tunnel Road, Suite 2A, in East Asheville, near the WNC Nature Center and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Established in 2000 with an all-female staff led by Heather Ruin, it does custom tattoos, tattoos from your own designs and body piercing. Its jewelry includes implant-grade 14k gold, titanium, glass, bone, horn and stone.