KELLI KIKCIO

Hi! I’M A INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST AND DESIGNER FROM TORONTO, ON, CANADA, NOW BASED IN BROOKLYN, NY, USA. I’M CURRENTLY PURSUING MACHINE-FREE TATTOOING AT CONFESSIONS NY, A PRIVATE STUDIO I OPENED IN AUG 2021, FOLLOWING THE CLOSURE OF WELCOME HOME STUDIO , A COLLECTIVE MODEL TATTOO STUDIO THAT I HAD CO-FOUNDED IN 2017.

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

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

AS PASSIONATE AS I AM ABOUT MY CREATIVE OUTPUT, I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND MUTUAL AID/REPARATIONS. MY VALUES AND BELIEFS ARE AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT TO THE WORK THAT I MAKE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MY WORK EXISTS WITHIN.

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