Northern Ink Xposure Art Show 2012 Toronto, Ontario PR Status Clippings Report
Event Promoter: Damian McGrath Special Guests: Sabina Kelley – Pinup Model - Hart and Huntington; Host- Best Ink Joe Capobianco – Host-Best Ink Dan Smith – LA Ink Billy DeCola – NY Ink
Press Release: Tats All, Folks!
Body Art Guru Joe Capobianco and Reality Star/Pin-Up Sabina Kelley Highlight the Global 14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Art Show June 15, 16 & 17 – The Hilton Hotel JOE CAPOBIANCO, DAN SMITH, BILLY DECOLA arrive to Toronto June 13 & are available for interviews. SABINA KELLEY arrives to Toronto June 14, and is also available for interviews. Prior to their arrival to Toronto, they are ALL available by phone, skype and email. Event Promoter DAMIAN MCGRATH, based in Toronto, is available anytime for interviews.
(Toronto, ON – 2012) Oxygen / Much More Music’s newest reality series – Best Ink – will have two of its stars launch the 2012 edition of Toronto’s internationally-renowned Northern Ink Xposure Art Show. Head judge Joe Capobianco, owner of an eponymous global tattoo brand, and his colleague, judge/pin-up model Sabina Kelley, are just two body-art A-listers on the roster at NIX, which takes place June 15 -17 at the Hilton, 145 Richmond St. W. Dan Smith, of TLC’s L.A. Ink, and Billy Decola of its spin-off series N.Y. Ink will join top tattooists from Asia, Europe, North America for a weekend of tattooing, mentoring and meeting with collectors, aficionados and fans. Over its 14-year history, Northern Ink Xposure has become a boisterous cultural celebration. Each June, the world’s elite body artists interact with thousands of dedicated fans hoping to become human canvases for their work. As well, the event is a showcase for tattoo-culture fashion labels like the “Sullen Collective” and “Steadfast Clothing,” a catwalk element that adds yet more spice the four-day celebration of the culture. On the technological front, industry professionals will exchange the latest advances in the science of the art. Top portrait artists like Bob Tyrrell, will host seminars of advanced techniques. Artists will also be avail themselves of a course in cross-contamination and blood-borne pathogens, paving the way to a worry free environment for clients. The theme of this year’s Northern Ink Xposure Art Show is ‘Work Hard, Play Harder.’Complementing the theme is “Tattoo End of Days 2012,” a collaborative painting project by dozens of artists that will kick off the NIX opening party on Thursday, June 14th at the Toronto Hilton. The show will be open to the public from 2pm –11pm on Friday June 15th at the Toronto Hilton’s Convention Level, on Saturday, June 16th from noon to 11 pm and Sunday June 17th from noon to 7 pm. Convention tickets and event details are available online at www.tattoos.com/nix. Single day admission is $25 and a weekend pass is $60. A limited number of VIP passes are available on the website http://tattoos.com/.
Interviews Completed: June 13th, 2012
Toronto Sun Interviewed: Sabina Kelley
June 14th, 2012
Toronto Standard Dan Smith Joe Capobianco Billy DeCola Lyle Tuttle
June 15th, 2012
Global; The Morning Show Billy DeCola
TORO Magazine Sabina Kelley Dan Smith Damian McGrath Billy DeCola Joe Capobianco Lyle Tuttle
Business News Network (BNN) Sabina Kelley Dan Smith Thomas H. Barrows, MD; medical director of Northeast Laser Tattoo Removal
June 15, 2012
Naked News Sabina Kelley Billy DeCola Joe Capobianco
Rogers; Your World This Week Sabina Kelley Joe Capobianco
June 16th, 2012
CP 24 Dan Smith
News Talk 1010, with Ted Woloshyn Sabina Kelley Damian McGrath
The Catholic Register Shawn LeGrow
LOVE OF BODY INK TATTOOED ON MY ...HEART BY MIKE STROBEL THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012
TORONTO - Tattoos will soon go the way of jazz, mullets and hula hoops. Our kids will wrinkle their noses at all our body ink and sneer: “Ewwww. That’s so old.” Then they will rebel in their own way. They will paint their teeth pink, maybe, or — shudder — walk without texting, or God knows what else. Anything but tattoos. No one wants to look like their parents. But, for now, we rule the world and tattoos are hot, hot, hot. I just strolled back from sunny Dundas Square — two blocks — and spotted: A unicorn, a skull, reams of Celtic script, a sword, a maple leaf and several items too small or indistinct to identify without getting arrested. Tattoos are like tulips. A surefire sign of summer. I, too, am a flower in that garden, though it will have to get damn warm — Speedo weather — for you to see my tattoo. As regular readers know, I had the Sun logo imprinted on my left, no, my right, buttock a few years ago, back when I was still drinking. (Ed. note: Sheesh, Strobel, you writing about your stupid tattoo again?) Hey, boss, kiss my logo! This is news. There’s a big tattoo show in town. And I figure I better write about my tat before it disappears behind my knees. Before the Sun sets, so to speak. To shed some light I call Sabina Kelley in Las Vegas. She’s coming up for the annual Northern Ink Xposure, at the Hilton on Richmond St. downtown. (Seetattoos.com/nix) You may know Sabina as a pinup model and a judge on TV’s Best Ink. Frankly, this column is just a lame excuse to run her photo. As you can see, she wears tattoo sleeves. I can also tell you her back is a masterpiece, from the ‘65 Impala to the roses to the virgin Mary. So are her knuckles, her neck and the tops of her feet. “I’m trying to stay away from my legs and chest. They’re such beautiful parts of a woman. I don’t want to mess with them.” Got anything aft, Sabina? “Uh-uh. Nothing. No. Never. Honestly? Wouldn’t look too good. That area of your body keeps changing.”
Tell me about it. My moon is starting to eclipse my Sun. “I’ve pushed it really far, broken a lot of boundaries,” says Sabina. “But you don’t want to cross that line where it starts to look trashy.” Especially not on your tushy. Certainly, I’ve never had anyone rush up to me on the street and beg to see my tattoo, which oddly enough happens to Sabina all the time. Folks even get her lovely visage tattooed on themselves. A few bear replicas of her sleeves — right down to her kids’ names — Kaiden, Savannah and Grace Lynn. (If you’re planning to use my face, please check copyright laws.) Sabina is a pioneer, pushing beyond the covers of biker mags into the mainstream, though some fashionistas still Photoshop out her tats. The last frontier is giants like Vogue and Vanity Fair. “I don’t know why? It still scares some people. But it’s changing. You can have tattoos and still be beautiful and classy and a woman, not just a biker girl.” She also fears tattoos have become too hip. “That ruins it,” she says. “Do it because it means something to you and you like the look, not because it’s cool.” There is hope Sabina and I can return to our outlaw roots. The mayor of Osaka, Japan, wants to stamp out city workers who have tattoos. “Citizens feel uneasy or intimidated if they see tattoos in services and it undermines trust in the city,” says Toru Hashimoto. That’s more like it. I’m starting to feel like a rebel again. Maybe Councillor Adam Vaughan will try to ban tattoos, as well as guns and ammo. Tattoos, after all, mean you’re a gangster, right? I can hear Sheriff Vaughan now: “Freeze, Strobel. Hands up, and pants down.”
Sabina Kelley on breaking the stereotypes of female beauty
Hi there, my name is Sabina Kelley, some of you may know me for my role as a judge in the show Best Ink, or thanks to my modeling career. I have been modeling professionally for over 10 years, but actually before I became a model I was a dancer, I was professionally trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and pointe. Thanks to this, I had the opportunity to work for 2 ½ years as a Showgirl in Las Vegas at the Jubilee. Being a Showgirl at such a prestigious establishment, required many photoshoots and appearances, and through doing this, I realized modeling was another thing I was really good at and liked. While modeling with a lot of tattoos goes against the industry norm, I have built a successful career in mainstream fashion working with top photographers including David LaChapelle and Bunny Yeager. Although the media is still dominated by the extra tall, extra skinny models, more and more we see different looks and sizes returning. I am really happy to be a part of this. Me, wearing a lovely shade of blue lipstick, this picture was part of one of my favourite fashion shoots. It was taken by Shannon Brooke. I really like it when I get emails from fans saying how much I inspire them to be an individual and have your own unique look and be a top model. That makes me feel good. I like being a positive influence. This weekend I will be in Toronto at the Northern Ink Xposure Art Show, from Friday June 15 to Sunday June 17. I will be there everyday in the afternoon, I hope to see you there so we can chat and take lots of pictures!
INK FLOWS IN T.O. BY MARYAM SHAH
SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012
The ink starts to flow at the 14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Tattoo Show (VERONICA HENRI/Toronto Sun). TORONTO - The illustrated man met the illustrated woman Saturday and the heady smell of antiseptic filled the air. The 14th annual Northern Ink Xposure Tattoo Show is on till Sunday at the Hilton with over 100 booths and several thousand ink lovers on hand to admire each other’s handiwork. Artists Stu Kay and Damien McGrath founded the show in Collinwood in 1998. They haven’t looked back since. “We get a really excellent response,” Kay said. “A lot of the guests are really interested.” Kate Copeland waited a whole year to get a tattoo from Nick Chaboya, an artist from San Francisco. Strategically placed on her body are seven tattoos, including a mermaid, a windmill, a ferris wheel, a tiny butterfly (her first), and the carousel horse that Chaboya was busy crafting on her. She says she finds pictures, likes them, and decides she wants them on her forever. Next is the search for an artist whose style matches her idea. “We’re going to be a very interesting looking older generation,” Copeland said. Also present at the show was Billy DeCola. He appeared on the television show NY Ink. “I like to do a lot of Japanese work, a lot of flowers,” he said. Any body parts that are a no-no for him? He says he wouldn’t tattoo faces or hands, “anywhere that’s going to change somebody’s life significantly.” He finds it’s part of the attraction of tattoos “the fact that it’s so permanent.” The show will exhibit at the Hilton for the next two years.
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Don’t Miss: The Global 14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Art Show BY: THE GRID TUE JUN 12, 2012 Tattoos have become so commonplace that, pretty soon, the most rebellious thing you’ll be able to do is not get one. And now with tattoo-artist shows practically forming their own reality-TV subgenre, mainstream acceptance of this once-fringe culture is at an all-time high. For further evidence, look no further than this weekend’s Northern Ink Xposure, which brings over 200 tattoo artists to The Hilton Hotel, along with familiar faces like L.A. Ink star Dan Smith, N.Y. Inksubject Billy Decola, tattoo grand poobah Joe Capobianco, and well-sleeved pin-up star Sebina Kelley (pictured). In addition to connecting tattooists with potential clients, the Xpo will also feature a 2o-artist collaboration on a painting—entitled “Tattoo End of Days 2012″—inspired by our culture’s preoccupation with global apocalypse. June 15-17. The Hilton Hotel (145 Richmond St. W.). Single-day admission ($25) and weekend passes ($60) available at www.tattoos.com/nix.
JUNE 18, 2012 AT 10:30 AMC ULTURE
Scene: The Northern Ink Xposure Tattoo Show BY STEVE KUPFERMAN
WHERE: The Hilton hotel WHEN: This past weekend WHAT: Northern Ink Xposure is an annual trade show that draws tattoo artists from around the world. (At this year’s 14th annual edition, some came from as far away as Taiwan and Australia.) The event has all the panels and vendors that are obligatory at any trade show, but there’s also some live tattooing—and, of course, lots of inked flesh on display. Click through the gallery, above, to see what we saw.
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Chris Pizzello/AP Radiohead's concert at Downsview Park is just one of the many events taking place on Saturday in Toronto. By Emily Jackson Staff Reporter Jun 13, 2012
A few options
Radiohead concert, 7 p.m., Downsview Park Allen Road
Flaming Lips' free NXNE show, 9-11 p.m., Yonge Dundas Square
Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker, 7:30 p.m., Molson Amphitheatre
Russell Peters, 8 p.m. Air Canada Centre
Northern Ink Xposure Art Show, 12-11 p.m.,Toronto Hilton
Cycle the Toronto West Railpath, (including bike rodeo), 1-4 p.m., West Toronto Railpath at Wallace
Beyond the Blue Box Fashion and Art Show, 7-11 p.m., 720 Bathurst St.
Bard in the Park (Much Ado About Nothing), 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Kew Gardens
The Morning Show Star of NY Ink Billy DeCola Fri, Jun 15: Tattoo artist and star of 'NY Ink' Billy DeCola joins the show to talk about the 14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Tattoo Show. Read it on Global News: Star of NY Ink Billy DeCola - The Morning Show - Videos | Global Toronto
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DAILY TORO June 14, 2012 by Tony Felgueiras Sabina Ke
Sabina Kelley and NIX Tattoo Show hits Toronto Tattoo artists, collectors and ink aficionados from around the world are all converging at Toronto's Hilton Hotel this weekend for the Global 14th Annual Northern Ink XPosure Art Show. Take in seminars, get inked and enjoy photo ops and signing sessions with body art A-listers like international pin-up model and judge of tattoo reality show Best Ink, Sabina Kelley, head judge and renowned artist Joe Capobianco, Dan Smith of TLC's L.A Ink, Billy Decola of N.Y Ink and more top tattooists from around the globe. The show kicks off today from 2 to 11 p.m. at the Toronto Hilton’s Convention Level and runs Saturday, June 16 from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday June 17 from noon to 7 p.m. Convention tickets and event details are available online at www.tattoos.com/nix/ Above: Photos of International Pin-up model Sabina Kelley, who will be on hand at NIX to take photos and signing her calendars Friday 2-4 p.m., Saturday 2-6 p.m. and Sunday 2-4 p.m. in the Governor General's Suite.
JUNE 21ST, 2012
Inside the 14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Tattoo Show Bianca Teixeira talks reality TV, copyright infringement, and Janis Joplin's tit tattoo with North America's top artists
I come from a family of tattooed individuals. In addition to my name and baby picture, my dad has rock star autographs and his birth country’s flag scattered over his torso. When we gather to chat about past and future work, we compare our artists (we’re very possessive) to the likes of Dali and da Vinci. Which is why I was excited beyond belief when my editor assigned me to cover the VIP kickoff party of the 14th annual Northern Ink Xposure, a threeday tattoo convention at the Hilton on Richmond Street. And it’s also why I gaped at Lyle Tuttle like he was the second coming of Christ. Did I mention he tattooed Janis Joplin in 1970 in San Francisco? “She just walked into my shop for a bracelet Billy DeCola, Damian McGrath (event organizer), Joe Capobianco at NIX tattoo and a tiny heart on her tit,” Tuttle says while my jaw is precisely at my ankles. “This was when I was the only shop in the whole area. Now there are 500 in the yellow pages.” From shops popping up in Starbucks quantities, to a surge of reality shows about the profession, it’s easy to understand why everyone and their grandmother want to get inked. The first artist I sat down with is at the helm of the newest tattoo show,Best Ink, where he serves as head judge and mentor to contestants vying to be crowned as the most skillful artist. Joe Capobianco, owner of Hope Gallery Tattoo in New Haven Connecticut, has possibly the best hair I’ve ever seen on an artist. Jet black and slicked high in the air, it was the inspiration behind his line of hair pomade products (Slicker Than Hell). But before we can get to the beauty talk, we chat about something he feels very strongly about in his industry: copyright infringement. “It’s one of those things that everyone in the tattoo industry deals with," says Capobianco. "We publish our work for free in magazines and unfortunately people who don’t know any better take those images and reproduce them on skin. I would never ask for money for someone to use my artwork, but I would like some kind of permission to be asked for. At the end of the day it’s just bad form to use someone else’s work." In the business for 19 years, Capobianco has expanded his brand as an artist. Three books, two full-length DVDs, a series of Easy Glow Tattoo Pigments, a limited edition vinyl toy, and the aforementioned hair pomade line have turned Capobianco into a world-renown tattoo artist with a very recognizable style. His pinup girl designs, legendary and dubbed "Capo Girls," have won him numerous awards and the admiration of artists all over. While we don’t outwardly discuss Best Ink (which is currently
casting for its second season) Capobianco does admit that, for the most part, people in his profession aren’t thrilled with the rise in reality popularity. "I would go as far to say that about 70% of our industry hates the tattoo shows,” he tells me. “Or at least 70% of the talented part of the industry. They don't like the idea that we're letting the public in on something. By showing the close ups of our trade, they think it cheapens it. But I think it's important to show people that we work our asses off to do what we do, it's not easy." Dan Smith is somewhat of a pro when it comes to reality television and being in the public eye. A cast member of LA Ink during its third and fourth season, Smith has been tattooing for eleven years. Born in the UK, but raised in New Zealand, he splits his time between creating artwork and touring with his band The Dear & Departed. After showing me a hilarious Toronto tattoo (that he got at the Pearl Harbor Gift Shop in Kensington Market) we start talking about his time on the popular A&E show. “I never thought I’d be involved in [a TV show],” says Smith. “The show was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do in my life. It’s you doing something that you love and handing it over to someone that has an idea of what works or what they think will be a hit and then cutting and morphing it into what they want.” While he admits that tattoos have somewhat lost the dangerous edge that drew him in to begin with, Smith just wanted to help viewers gain a newfound respect for the profession. "It felt like a huge responsibility to show people what I think is the right way to go about the industry," he says. "At the end of the day it’s up to us to give you the best tattoo and experience possible. I just want to see people happy, that’s the best part for me.” Newer to the industry is Billy DeCola of NY Ink fame. Joining friend and famed artist Ami James after doing production work in Japan, DeCola tried his hand at tattooing while working at James' Miami shop (where Miami Ink was filmed). Making the move to New York for the show (which will begin filming its third season in August), DeCola became his apprentice and is now tattooing solo in Vancouver. “It was actually a lot of fun," DeCola says of the show. "I’ve always been interested in production and telling a story with cameras. It was really interesting being on the other side of things." Dan Smith The almost total exposure of their industry has propelled artists into a near-celebrity state. Names like Kat Von D, Ami James, and Bang Bang have become so well known because of red carpet appearances and plugs from famous faces (like Bang Bang's client Rihanna), it's almost as if their art will soon take a backseat. Or will it? "It's not so much that artists are celebrities now," explains Capobianco. "I think we just need to have a foothold with what's going on, because if we don't, then someone else will. The more we can get ourselves involved as artists, the better things in our industry will be." ____ Bianca Teixeira writes about style for Toronto Standard and gets tattooed regularly. Follow her on Twitter at @BeeLauraTee. For more, follow us on Twitter @TorontoStandard and subscribe to our newsletter. ____
Volume 1 | Issue 24 | Northern Ink Xposure The 14th annual Northern Ink Xposure at the Toronto Hilton Article and photos by: Adam Dee A typical walk down to Union Station or between the Toronto subway lines on a frantic Friday afternoon is filled with enough tension and busyness to send some people to therapy. But this past weekend, as the popular NXNE was on its last days, the Toronto Hilton offered an escape; a celebration in the facility’s basement of a different kind of artful appreciation right under the downtown core’s nose. Northern Ink Xposure (NIX), on its 14th year, drew the many therapy givers and seekers, both tattooists and clients, that have come to live and thrive in the name of the needle these past few years of the culture’s more popular uprising. The massive and high scale Toronto hotel didn’t always entertain the annual show, run by Damian McGrath. It was not until the professional art had started to overrun media outlets and cultural influences that the demand for a larger venue than the old Holiday Inn was put forth. It was then up to the Hilton to take on this sought-after cultural event, beginning with the 10th Anniversary of NIX in 2008, my first experience of the gathering. As is the norm, the many tattooists that come from both local and foreign shops reserve some of their best clients’ ideas for performing live. Why? Well the intense atmosphere isn’t merely created by the drive to tattoo another day, but by the passion of the art and, of course, competition. Artists strive to get going immediately after the health board comes around to inspect their stations. They round up their clients for the day and get to work for hours on end in combat for the daily award ceremony, which is judged by some of the best tattooists in attendance. The ‘Tattoo of The Day’ award is based on a range of categories, including size, location, black & grey, colour, and genre – NO TRIBAL!
This year’s NIX also entertained a uniquely themed art collaboration that has come to be a much-anticipated opening event. Prior to opening night, artists gathered and collaborated on a project entitled “The End of Days”, which is in honour of the Mayan 2012 prophecies and held on display in an upstairs gallery of the venue. The colourful onslaught resulted in the meshing of the talents of dozens of artists painting with a dozen brush hairs, the very media that commenced their life-long artful journeys, leading many to become nationally renowned tattooists. A couple of examples are first-time NIX-er Jamie MacKay from Nova Scotia, primarily in demand for his black & grey portrait ink works, and Tom Renshaw from Michigan, who is known for nature-based works fueled by his first hobby of nature photography, and who’s art has been featured on Animal
Planet (both artists hold years-long wait lists for tattoos). Dan Smith, who has been featured on TLC’s hit series L.A. Ink, was also present this year, inflicting some punishment on clientele. Besides artists in-house doing their thing, many vendors of the leading machine manufacturing companies, ink pigment producers, and health and aftercare product suppliers were also present, looking to provide those in attendance with some of the most solid gear that artists use today. Another popular aspect of shows like the NIX is the presence of many world-renowned tattoo artists, such as Nikko Hurtado, Paul Booth (both present this year) and Guy Aitchison. These artists show up to the annual event not only to perform their art live, but also to host private classes that teach the next generation how they go about tattooing, whether from a business, artistic, or personal standpoint. It is impossible to deny the existence and steadfastness of the explosive cultural uprising that has solidified worldwide. Millions have inked their bare skin and thousands have become tattooists themselves, weaving a society driven by something others still shake their heads at. A society that still remains somewhat segregated by those who don’t understand the reasons behind the permanence of an image, a script, a masterpiece, even a principle. To allow others to understand what’s behind the art, one need only visit their local neighbourhood tattoo shop. Places like Cambridge’s Thrive Studios and Berlin Tattoo in Waterloo, both of which were in attendance this year, have quite the local following. The sense of community offered at many of these shops is incomparable, as is the sometimes years-old bonds that are formed between artists and their clients, a relationship built upon the shared experience of forming a piece of art. The reasons are in the veil of the personal transition of bare skin becoming something more, and the experience itself, held as permanently as the ink. It has been evident that this progression of the ink culture has fueled the next generation of artists. It has also raised the bar for what the next generation must strive for in terms of the skill and bonds they hold with clients, friends, each other, in order to keep the essence, fragility and power of the transitory experience of getting tattooed. With that, I will say that with all shop locations available, the products and technologies in the field that are often mind blowing, and the artists out there doing tattoos, attending a spectacle like the NIX is an incredible and efficient way to network. It’s also a way to explore your curiosity and ideas; to see the utter potential the real artists of tattooing can offer. They not only hold your interests in mind, but also the principles and respect for the art and your body, held just as dearly as the machine and pigment with which they fuse both together.
TALKING TO POSTED BY: Tony Felgueiras June 22, 2012
Sabina Kelley, international pin-up model and judge of Much Music's new reality series Best Ink, sits down with TORO to dicuss the dos and don'ts of tats. Related: Sexy photos of Sabina Kelley
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TATTOO YOU June 22
The Menzoid hits up Northern Ink Xposure tattoo show to find out about the latest trends of one of his favourite indulgences - body art.
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June 16: Toronto comes alive with fun
Radiohead's concert at Downsview Park is just one of the many events taking place on Saturday in Toronto. Chris Pizzello/AP By Emily Jackson | Wed Jun 13 201
A few options Radiohead concert, 7 p.m., Downsview Park Allen Road
Flaming Lips' free NXNE show, 9-11 p.m., Yonge Dundas Square
Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker, 7:30 p.m., Molson Amphitheatre
Russell Peters, 8 p.m. Air Canada Centre
Toronto Wine and Spirit festival, 3-11 p.m. Sugar Beach
Eco Wheels show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Distillery District
Battle of Black Creek — Revolutionary War Re-enactment, ,1 p.m. 1000 Murray Ross Parkway
A taste of 1812, 12-3 p.m., The Market Gallery 95 Front Street East
, 5720 Bathurst Street
Northern Ink Xposure Art Show, 12-11 p.m.,Toronto Hilton
Cycle the Toronto West Railpath, (including bike rodeo), 1-4 p.m., West Toronto Railpath at Wallace
Sabina Kelley - Northern INK Xposure Tattoo Show 2012 Sabina Kelley, the world's top pin-up model and host of tattoo reality show BEST INK. Photographed at the Northern INK Xposure Tattoo Show at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto June 16, 2012 after filming a video interview for www.toromagazine.com Stay tuned for the full interview coming soon. Follow me on twitter for more @tonyfelgueiras Sabina Kelley on twitter @Sabina_Kelley This image is copyright Š 2012 Tony Felgueiras. All rights reserved. Do not use without written consent. Please contact tonyfelgueiras@yahoo.ca for usage rights.
June in Toronto Festivals, Holidays, Trade Shows and Other Special Events By Marilyn Campbell, About.com Guide
Friday June 15th - Sunday June 17th, 2012 Northern Ink Xposure Tattoo artists and enthusiasts head to the Downtown Hilton for a weekend of exhibits, entertainment and of course, tattooing.
Published Jun 12 2012 by The Grid
Don’t Miss; The Global 14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Art Show
Tattoos have become so commonplace that, pretty soon, the most rebellious thing you’ll be able to do is not get one. And now with tattoo-artist shows practically forming their own reality-TV subgenre, mainstream acceptance of this once-fringe culture is at an all-time high. For further evidence, look no further than this weekend’s Northern Ink Xposure, which brings over 200 tattoo artists to The Hilton Hotel, along with familiar faces like L.A. Ink star Dan Smith, N.Y. Inksubject Billy Decola, tattoo grand poobah Joe Capobianco, and well-sleeved pin-up star Sebina Kelley (pictured). In addition to connecting tattooists with potential clients, the Xpo will also feature a 2o-artist collaboration on a painting—entitled “Tattoo End of Days 2012″—inspired by our culture’s preoccupation with global apocalypse. June 15-17. The Hilton Hotel (145 Richmond St. W.). Single-day admission ($25) and weekend passes ($60) available at www.tattoos.com/nix.
The Weekender Burlesque shows, dirty bingo and naked cycling. Our roundup of the city’s lesser-known events gets a little hotter this weekend By Stacey Lee Kong
From left: Jace Lasek of the Besnard Lakes, yummy strawberries and a tattooed vixen
2. NORTHERN INK XPOSURE It’s not quite Miami Ink, but this tattoo convention promises plenty of opportunities to ogle, including a live-art installation, fashion show and celebrity tattoo artists. June 13 2 p.m.–midnight, June 14 noon–midnight, June 15 noon–7 p.m. $25, passes $50–$75. Hilton Toronto, 145 Richmond St. W. (at University Ave.), www.tattoos.com/nix.
#Toronto Tattoo Show NIX
Oxygen reality show Best Ink stars Body Art Guru Joe Capobianco and Reality Star/PinUp Sabina Kelley will highlight the June 15, 16 and 17, 2012 edition of the Toronto Tattoo Show at the Hilton Hotel. The three day14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Art Show will be at the hotel located at 145 Richmond Street West will be open to the public Friday 2-11pm, Saturday noon-11pm and Sunday from noon-7pm. Speaking of tattoos here is a lady wearing a large Wonder Woman tat at Harbourfront Centre, it was less than a year old.
The show is all about flesh for fantasy as the human landscape gets inked to create portable canvases and will feature a tattoo friendly catwalk fashion show from Sullen Collective and Steadfast Clothing. "On the technological front, industry professionals will exchange the latest advances in the science of the art. Top portrait artists like Bob Tyrrell, will host seminars of advanced techniques. Artists will also be avail themselves of acourse in cross-contamination and blood-borne pathogens, paving the way to a worry free environment for clients.
The theme of this year’s Northern Ink Xposure Art Show is ‘Work Hard, Play Harder.’ Complementing the theme is “Tattoo End of Days 2012,” a collaborative painting project by dozens of artists that will kick off the NIX opening party on Thursday, June 14th at the Toronto Hilton." Convention tickets and event details are available online at www.tattoos.com/nix. Single day admission is $25 and a weekend pass is $60. A limited number of VIP passes are available on the website http://tattoos.com/.
Religious tattoos create ‘billboards for Christ’ By Evan Boudreau TORONTO - While getting a tattoo may not be considered the holiest practice, it shouldn’t always be perceived as devilish. “Religious tattoos are a sign of faith,” said Jason Gennaro, creator of religioustattoos.net. “Those who tattoo themselves with Christian symbols of faith are displaying a belief that many try to subjugate and hide.” A father of five, devoted husband and faithful Catholic, Gennaro currently has 18 tattoos, 14 of which directly link to his faith. The other four need a little explanation to expose the religious relevance which Gennaro insists exists. “My tattoo choices are the result of prayer,” said Gennaro. “I will be struck by something I read in a book or see in a church. I take those items to prayer and let my conversations with God guide me.” He admits that tattooing is not for everyone but does provide an opportunity for those interested to “become a billboard for Christ.”
But like everything, there are at least two sides to the story regarding God’s position on tattoos. Gennaro occasionally receives criticism from strict Scripture followers who claim tattoos are
prohibited, citing a single passage from the Old Testament. “You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh on account of the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord,” reads Leviticus 19:28. On his web site, Gennaro addresses this criticism by noting Leviticus is discussing God’s prohibitions against adopting pagan practices. He writes pagans frequently marked their bodies with symbols of idols following a death with the intention of securing a favourable afterlife. “Many who read the Bible will not take into account historical considerations or the full context of Leviticus 19:28.” “Usually, these people operate with less charity than a Christian should,” Gennaro said about those who judge him on his body art. Even memorializing a lost loved one by permanently inking a symbol of faith onto one’s body shouldn’t be considered sinful — it’s actually helpful. That’s the position of Shawn Legrow, owner of Sakred Skinz Tattoo Studio in Bolton, Ont. “Almost every other person comes in and gets a religious tattoo. Usually their family members that passed on were religious and they feel that because they didn’t go to church that they should have that piece on them,” said Legrow during the recent 14th annual Northern Ink Xposure Tattoo Show in Toronto. “A lot of them, when they get those pieces put on them, have gone to church after.” At least 50 per cent of the tattoos done in his shop since opening nine months ago, about five per day between two artists, have been a religious-themed memorial. said Legrow. Although he doesn’t practise a faith himself, Legrow said doing a religious tattoo is still very special. “I put my heart and soul into every tattoo (but) when it comes to something like that, a religious tattoo, it’s a little more of a step up because it’s important to that person,” said Legrow, who admits to often getting emotional when he sees a client’s reaction. He said he is morally committed to only tattooing images which have a deep rooted symbolic meaning and has often talked younger people out of getting “bad tattoos” — those selected solely because they look cool
Northern Ink Xposure – Міжнародний фестиваль татуювань Опубліковано 12.06.2012
Час проведення: 15 – 17 червня 2012 Місце проведення:Downtown Hilton (145 Richmond St. W.) Міжнародний фестиваль, присвячений такому мистецтву, як нанесення татуювань. Беруть участь провідні художники цього жанру.
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Global 14th Annual Northern Ink Xposure Art Show
MuchMore / Oxygen’s newest reality series – Best Ink – will have two of its stars launch the 2012 edition of Toronto’s internationally-renowned Northern Ink Xposure Art Show. Head judge Joe Capobianco, owner of an eponymous global tattoo brand, and his colleague, judge/pin-up model Sabina Kelley, are just two body-art Alisters on the roster at NIX, which takes place June 15 -17 at the Hilton, 145 Richmond St. W. Dan Smith, of TLC’s L.A. Ink, and Billy Decola of its spin-off series N.Y. Ink will join top tattooists from Asia, Europe, North America for a weekend of tattooing, mentoring and meeting with collectors, aficionados and fans. Over its 14-year history, Northern Ink Xposure has become a boisterous cultural celebration. Each June, the world’s elite body artists interact with thousands of dedicated fans hoping to become human canvases for their work. As well, the event is a showcase for tattoo-culture fashion labels like the “Sullen Collective” and “Steadfast Clothing,” a catwalk element that adds yet more spice the four-day celebration of the culture. On the technological front, industry professionals will exchange the latest advances in the science of the art. Top portrait artists like Bob Tyrrell, will host seminars of advanced techniques. Artists will also be avail themselves of a course in cross-contamination and blood-borne pathogens, paving the way to a worry free environment for clients. The theme of this year’s Northern Ink Xposure Art Show is ‘Work Hard, Play Harder.’ Complementing the theme is “Tattoo End of Days 2012,” a collaborative painting project by dozens of artists that will kick off the NIX opening party on Thursday, June 14th at the Toronto Hilton. The show will be open to the public from 2pm –11pm on Friday June 15th at the Toronto Hilton’s Convention th Level, on Saturday, June 16 from noon to 11 pm and Sunday June 17th from noon to 7 pm. Convention tickets and event details are available online at www.tattoos.com/nix. Single day admission is $25 and a weekend pass is $60. A limited number of VIP passes are available on the website http://tattoos.com/.
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