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Person with tattoos on back, including a large ram with a spiral horn design and a skull with aviator goggles on the shoulder. Wearing brown pants.
Person with a detailed bird tattoo on their back
Person with long hair and a jellyfish tattoo on their back, wearing blue jeans, standing in an art-filled room.
A floral tattoo on a person's torso, depicting an intricate flower design extending along the ribs.
Tattoo of an angel with wings holding a person, surrounded by light, on a person's side.
Forearm tattoo of a dragon with a curved tail on a person's arm.
Spider web tattoo on knee
Tattoo on person's arm depicting two women embracing, wearing vintage clothing.
Close-up of a person's shoulder and arm with floral tattoos, wearing a beige top and a chain necklace.
Row of Sphynx cat sculptures with tattoos on a dark display table.

FLASH CATS

EXHIBITION ON NOW!

Mar 8 2025 - Jul 27 2025

Venue
DOWSE ART MUSEUM

What happens when you give ten tattoo artists from around Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and Te Awakairangi each a tattooable sphynx cat made of silicone? The result is Flash Cats, an exhibition and snapshot of tattoo practices around the region. But rather than working on skin, the artists have been tasked with using a life-like cat as their blank canvas.

ARTISTS INVOLVED | R.ATBAG, Rose Hu at Buttercat, Ludo Mortuus at Saturnia Tattoos, Miss Crude at Enchanted Realm, Doc Hospo at Dr Morse, Jade Te Whaea at Union Tattoo, Kaitlin Howe at Chimera Studios, Brad McIver at Stained Inc, Dan Hickson at Imperial Inc and Kyle Dyhrberg at Sinatras.

Tattoo of a floral design on a person's side, depicting a detailed orchid.

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