bestiary is an appointment-only tattoo studio in Avondale, Chicago owned by Christina Daniel (pronouns: they/them/she/her.) Christina began tattooing in the Fall of 2019, and got their start opening Dwelling Tattoo with their shop mates and tattooing there from 2020-2023.

Opened Fall of ‘24, bestiary tattoo provides a small but well lit gallery space for solo and group art shows aside from being a functional shop. If you have any inquiries - or are a tattooer or visual artist with an idea for an art show, please email daggerfingers at gmail.com.

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