Diving Swallow Tattoo

04/29/2025

Regular guest artist will be with us starting in May! Contact Rose directly for your next piece. ***r

04/28/2025

Our crew at in downtown Oakland, California. 🔥💯 We are a collection of artists dedicated to creating high caliber art for your bodies in a beautiful and safe environment. 🌈 Contact tattooers directly for your next piece. Summer is almost here! ☀️.heart_ ❤️
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04/19/2025

“For now it applies only to the named Plaintiffs that "do not currently possess passports with s*x markers that correspond to their gender identities and expressions, and they will not be able to obtain such passports absent an injunction" and not to the one Plaintiff that is facing a soon to expire passport. The ACLU is moving to certify a class and will seek to expand this to all people that fit the above. Huge news.”

BOSTON – A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction today after finding that an executive order by President Trump and a State Department policy...

04/15/2025

Panel Discussion this Thursday from 5-7pm at Diving Swallow Tattoo ! Attorneys Julien Swanson and Eric Bass from Austin Swanson Law will be speaking about identity documents following the s*x and gender executive order and its implementation. Please bring with you all questions and a mask to wear.

Also, this event will be ASL interpreted and we will be trying to live stream as well!

http://Www.austinswansonlaw.com

Please email Cedre at [email protected] to RSVP to the event on Thursday from 5-7pm so we know how
many people to accommodate. Also email your
questions ahead of time to better direct Julien and
Eric in their panel. See you soon!

04/14/2025

Panel Discussion this Thursday from 5-7pm at Diving Swallow Tattoo ! Attorneys Julien Swanson and Eric Bass from Austin Swanson Law will be speaking about identity documents following the s*x and gender executive order and its implementation. Please bring with you all questions and a mask to wear.

Also, this event will be ASL interpreted!

http://Www.austinswansonlaw.com

03/10/2025

Guest artist will be with us in April!

02/19/2025

Hello! We are happy to announce coming on as a resident artist beginning in March! Check out her work and book with her now while she still has openings! Below is a little bio:
Anna is a visual artist in the Bay Area. She graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Fine Arts. Outside of tattooing, she loves painting, reading, watching anime, and hiking with her dogs, Bertha and Luna. Her main areas of interest in tattooing are animals, botanicals, stonework, bold lines, and stippling, though she is very open to custom ideas and designs. She is always down to chat about Guatemalan cooking and any book you are currently reading!

Booking Email: [email protected]
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01/05/2025

Our dear friend will be coming down from Portland at the end of this month! On Jan 24/25!! Contact him directly for your next tattoo! Link in story for what he is offering!
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11/24/2024

So happy to announce that will be joint our team over at . Context her directly for your piece. The subject matter she is most interested in taking on is:
- insects
- plants (florals, herbs, trees/branches, other botanicals)
- fruit
- sea creatures
- animals
- small creatures (frogs, snails, lizards, salamanders, etc)
- other fine line illustrative work

11/21/2024

Coming up on December 6th from 6-9pm will be showcasing new paintings by Leslie Mah’s , rendered in tattoo ink! Her band will be performing outside, and will be selling yummy tacos! Bring your good cheer and your masks (required inside) to welcome Leslie’s work in, as well as celebrate the shop turning 20 years old!! Happy anniversary to us!

11/03/2024

Diving Swallow Tattoo is looking to hire full or part time Tattoo Artists! Send your letter of interest and Instagram handle to [email protected]. Guest spots are always available, with the possibility of hiring. Feel free to repost and tell your friends! ❤️❤️

10/29/2024

is doing a Halloween special on 10/31 and has a couple slots available! Designs start at $150. Black and grey. Arms and legs only.