| Tattoos for All
| Woman-Owned
| Queer-Owned
| AAPI-Owned
| POC-Owned
| !WALK-INS WELCOME!
| Tattoos for All | Woman-Owned | Queer-Owned | AAPI-Owned | POC-Owned | !WALK-INS WELCOME!
Thank you for voting us Best Tattoo Shop & Best Tattoo Artist (Lauren!) in San Diego Magazine’s 2026 Reader’s Pick issue !
We are so grateful to everyone who voted and who’s come through the shop! Thank you, we love you!!!
• Lucky Cat Tattoo •
• Woman, Queer & POC owned tattoo shop • North Park, San Diego • Walk-ins Welcome! •
• About Us •
Welcome to our shop!
Lucky Cat Tattoo is a woman owned, Queer owned, and POC owned tattoo shop located in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego, California. We’re proudly co-owned and operated by tattoo artists Kristine Tran, Emily Paul & Lauren Skinker. In 2026 we happily welcomed our first resident artist, Ceb, to our team!
We’re so happy to have created a welcoming space that reflects our shared vision of inclusivity, creativity, and pride. Our studio specializes in a variety of styles, including cute/kawaii, animation, traditional and black and grey realism tattoos. We offer a wide range of tattoo flash and custom work.
As a woman owned tattoo shop we strive to offer a space where clients can feel comfortable and confident while getting high-quality tattoos from our team of tattoo artists. Lucky Cat Tattoo is dedicated to creating beautiful tattoos for every body.
If leaving a message on our answering machine please make sure your call back number is super clear :)
Click the above image for Kristine’s Work
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2936 Lincoln Avenue San Diego, CA 92104
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Meet the Lucky Cats!
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Kristine Tran | She/Her
Co-owner/Artist
Kristine specializes in all things cute and colorful. She offers Fineline & loves both intricate color work and simple small projects.Kristine loves her dog Lola more than anything. She enjoys anything fantasy, horror & comic book related. She’s a sucker for a good ghost story :)
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Em Paul | She/They
Co-owner/Artist
Em specializes in Black and Grey Realism, Geo, Ornamental & large scale pieces.Em enjoys spending time with their animals and training for their next ultramarathon!
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Lauren Skinker
Co-owner/Artist
Lauren was voted Best Tattoo Artist in San Diego 2026 🏆 featured in San Diego Magazine’s August 2026 Issue!Lauren specializes in bold, beautiful traditional tattoos with a cutie twist. She welcomes all tattoos and is up for any project big or small!
Lauren loves vegan pizza, spending time with all her fur babies and taking care of her pet shrimps!
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Ceb | They/Them
Resident Artist
Ceb is a multidisciplinary artist in San Diego, they specialize in color, black and grey and traditional designs with a unique twist. Ceb is practiced in stylized color or black and grey realism, full body pinups & graphic illustration style designs!
