AWAKE.arise

York · Independent · Since 2011

Your next tattoo,
made personal in York.

Independent tattooing at AWAKE.arise since 2011. Meet the artists and tell us what you have in mind.

Meet your artist
Inside AWAKE.arise: slate walls, warm timber counters and a relaxed studio spaceA little of our world. A place for your next chapter.

Welcome to AWAKE.arise

Serious about the work.
Relaxed about the rest.

Different artists. Individual ideas. One welcoming studio. A place for personal work, good conversation and tattoos you’ll carry with you.

Individual artists. Shared standards.

Meet our tattoo artists.

The next generation

Meet our apprentice.

Made here. Carried everywhere.

Explore our artists’ work.

Our website portfolio is being curated. Explore the artists’ Instagram profiles for their latest work.

Explore the artists
The real AWAKE.arise shopfront, with large tattoo signage above the entrance

York, 2011 — 2026

15 years.
Still our own way.

Founded by JJ Jackson in 2011, AWAKE.arise began with a simple ambition: build a studio with its own identity. Fifteen years on, that independent spirit is still here — in the work, in the people and in the way we welcome you.

More than 50 years of combined tattooing experience, tattoo convention awards and a shared commitment to making great work. Plenty of experience. Very little ego.

50+years of combined
experience

Award-winning studio

A little more about us

“We take tattooing seriously. Ourselves? Considerably less so.”

Charlotte, part of the AWAKE.arise front-of-house team

Good people, behind the scenes

A warm welcome.
A familiar face.

A good studio starts with a warm welcome. Charlotte and Emma help keep AWAKE.arise welcoming, organised and running day to day. Emma is also developing her work as our apprentice.

Come with an idea

Let’s make
something yours.

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Visit AWAKE.arise

York, UK

Find us
269 Melrosegate, York, YO10 3SN
Opening hours
Monday–Saturday, 10am–5pm
Contact
Awakearisestudio@icloud.com
Phone
01904431911
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