Co-Owner & Tattoo Artist
J.D. Markwardt
Colorado native, 20+ years tattooing, co-owner of Solana. Founded the shop to be art-forward and artist-run, named after his favorite California beach.
Bio
JD is a Colorado native with more than 20 years of tattooing experience. He co-owns Solana Tattoo Company with his wife Aimee, and previously opened four successful studios across the state.
He founded Solana — named after his favorite California beach — to create a place that reflects his vision of an art-forward, artist-run shop where creativity and respect for the craft come first. He's known for a distinctive approach to American traditional and signature drawings of women inspired by the important women in his life. His daughter Betty is the studio's staff photographer.
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