ContemporaryHeritage · Samoa · AotearoaRegion · Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Steve Ma Ching
Founder, Western Tattoo Studio · New Lynn, Auckland
- Style
- Contemporary Samoan / Pasifika
- Regions served
- Aotearoa (New Zealand)
- Tradition
- Samoa · Aotearoa tradition →
About Ching’s work
Auckland-based tattooist of Chinese-Samoan descent who runs Western Tattoo Studio in New Lynn. Recognised as a senior artist by Creative New Zealand at the Arts Pasifika Awards, he is credited with tattooing many of Aotearoa's best-known Pasifika sports stars.
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Sources & citations
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- NZ Herald — Twelve Questions: Steve Ma Ching ↗nzherald.co.nz
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