

Studio Update
Katia has been tattooing since 2006. After her apprenticeship finished, she took a business course and opened a tattoo studio called Rainfire Tattoo in 2012. For many years the studio was a busy, yet calm and beautiful place to get a tattoo in the heart of East Vancouver, as well as a home to resident artists and guest artists from all over the world. At the end of 2022, Katia decided to close the business and is currently working out of a private studio in East Vancouver, BC, Canada.
"Katia is not just an artist. She is a spiritual being who deciphers the intricate geometry of existence and channels it into art that resonates deeply with the soul." -Allan Maurice Brault
To contact Katia with any questions, feel free to send her an email to tattoosbykatia@gmail.com

Tattoo Lineage
Katia's lineage can be traced back over a century ago to legendary tattooists, Bert Grimm and his apprentice Don Deaton, founder and owner of Sea Tramp Tattoo, which is now the oldest existing tattoo shop in Portland, OR.
Bert Grimm 1915 - Don Deaton 1972 - Amanda Myers 1990 - Peter Archer 1995 - Rowan Kimsey 2003 - Katia Somerville 2006

