OUR STORY

LOCATION
Portland, OR

ARTISTS
Nathan Petz & Emily Kay

FOUNDED
2002

Established in 2002 as Vertigo Gallery Tattoo, we are veteran owned and operated in our easy to find South East Portland location. After running a high traffic walk in shop in the area for close to 20 years we decided to reinvent with a more private relaxed atmosphere.

In creating our private space it’s allowed us to give our clients undivided attention to their projects. When you come into our shop you’ll be sitting down with us and be directly involved in the design and application process. We never leave our clients in a room by themselves to sit and wait. We know and respect that their time is valuable.

We understand the impact of tattoos. We want you to feel good about the way you look when you leave our shop.

With our 40 years of combined experience we have a clear vision of what quality tattooing should look like, and how it should compliment the body working with the flow of each clients personal anatomy.

WE ARE A PRIVATE STUDIO BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Featured
Nathan Petz
Emily Kay

Our
Work

Though we each have our specialties, enjoy working in all styles. We pride ourselves in collaborating with each client to create the perfect design for them. We are experienced in all styles from photo realism to neotraditional.

Meet The Artists

Nathan
Petz

I opened my own shop, Vertigo Gallery Tattoo, in 2002. I have spent the past 20+ years developing my own style based in biomech/bioorganic and neotraditional tattooing.

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Emily
Kay

I have been drawing my whole life. Once I graduated high school, I majored in Art focusing on printmaking and sculpture. I began getting tattooed myself in my early 20s, loved everything about it!

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