Derek Dufresne

Derek Dufresne is a highly acclaimed artist and a co-founder of Space Tiger Tattoos in New Orleans, LA. With a professional tattooing career spanning since 1999, he brings extensive experience to his craft. Derek is an internationally published and multi-award-winning artist, specializing in neo-Japanese, skulls, realism, and horror tattoos. Before establishing Space Tiger Tattoos, he owned the award-winning Fleshworks Custom Tattoo Studio in Victoria, BC, Canada, for 14 years. His impressive portfolio has been featured in dozens of magazines, hundreds of international tattoo publications, television, books, and newspapers. Beyond tattooing, Derek is also the creator of multiple tattoo design stamp and brush sets for Procreate on iPad, along with various tattoo books, flash, and artwork available through tattoocreate.com.