KELLI KIKCIO

KELLI IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST AND DESIGNER FROM SASKATOON, SK, CANADA. CURRENTLY BASED IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, KELLI WORKS FULL TIME AS A MACHINE-FREE TATTOOER AT CONFESSIONS NY - A PRIVATE TATTOO STUDIO SHE OPENED IN AUG 2021, FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF WELCOME HOME STUDIO , A COLLECTIVE MODEL TATTOO STUDIO THAT SHE HAD CO-FOUNDED IN 2017. IN ADDITION TO TATTOOING, KELLI IS PURSUING A FINE ARTS CAREER WITH A FOCUS ON SOFT SCULPTURE. OFTEN WORKING WITH CONCEPTS FROM CHILDHOOD, KELLI’S WORK EVOKES FEELINGS OF NOSTALGIA, COMFORT, AND PLAYFULNESS.

IN 2012, KELLI RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF DESIGN WITH A MAJOR IN FASHION DESIGN AND A MINOR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FROM TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY. AFTERWARDS, SHE WORKED FOR MADE-IN-CANADA FASHION LABELS, 18 WAITS, AND MUTTONHEAD APPAREL, AND LATER CO-FOUNDED TORONTO-BASED BESPOKE DESIGN COLLECTIVE, BONESET STUDIO.

HER INTERESTS LIE IN EXPLORING NEW MEDIUMS, KEEPING HER HANDS BUSY, AND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS. KELLI LOVES PROBLEM SOLVING AND CREATING WITH HER CLIENTS AND OTHER COLLABORATORS THROUGH BOTH CUSTOM DESIGN AND CREATIVE DIRECTION.

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