| Profession: | Artists / Designers |
| Date of birth: | April 29, 1987 |
| Age: | 33 |
| Net assets: | |
| Birth place: | Pennsylvania |
| Height (m): | 1.73 |
| Religion: | Christianity |
| Relationship status: | In a relationship |
Ryan Ashley is a tattoo artist who has taken this artistic talent to a whole new level of brilliance full of creative sparks. Over the years, tattoos have been a way of expressing oneself. This is exactly what Ryan did with his black and gray tattoos. She has inked her entire body in beautiful works of art and showcases her creativity with these body arts.
Ashley found fame after taking part in a reality TV tattoo contest show called ‘Ink Master: Angels’. The show aired for the Paramount network and is a spin-off of the original Ink Master competition. For the original show, Ashley was able to win the title in her eighth season. Now let’s get to know the tattoo artist better.
RYAN ASHLEY: EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Ryan Ashley Malarkey was born on April 29, 1987. The Pennsylvania artist grew up with a dream of pursuing fashion. She was an artistic lady and had a passion for creating art. Ashley is of Caucasian ethnicity and is American.
For his education, Ryan enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology. After studying fashion design for a couple of years, she graduated in 2007 and was able to win the Critic’s Choice award from her class. Immediately upon graduation, Ashley was hired by a private clothing company. With them, Ryan worked as a stylist and artist for a few years.
RYAN ASHLEY: CAREER
After graduating, Ryan began to change his approach to art and started working as a tattoo artist. After deciding to pursue the field, Ryan returned home to Pennsylvania, where she took on the role of an apprentice at a private tattoo studio. During her time in the studio, she was able to learn the basics and then started working on her projects.
Likewise, after spending nearly a year in the studio, Ryan was growing as an entrepreneur. He now owns his own private tattoo studio in his home state. She is also co-owner of an e-commerce platform where she sells weird items like bath bombs and skulls.
Subsequently, Ashley announced her participation in the eighth season of the Ink Master Tattoo artist contest in 2016. She was able to win the competition and making her the first woman to do so. Immediately after winning, Ashley starred in an Ink Master spin-off show and it was called Ink Masters: Angels.
During the spin-off, Ashley traveled across the country and held tournaments and competitions in several cities. Additionally, they were on the hunt for new upcoming artists and Ryan continued this role for its second season in March 2018 as well.
RYAN ASHLEY: PERSONAL LIFE
As of today, Ryan is in a relationship with Josh Balz, who is a local keyboard player. After dating and being together for years, Ashley and Josh got engaged in 2016. Not much is known about their further plans, but we wish them all the joy of their life.
Currently, Ryan and Josh are co-owners of a ‘The Strange & Unusual Oddities Parlor’ store. They seem to be living a happy life in Black Mountain, Pensylvania with two amazing dogs, Toronto and Casper.
RYAN ASHLEY: TATTOOS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Goddess of ink, creative genius, tattoo artist, call her whatever, Ashley has done some of the most amazing work on her clients over the years. However, it is on herself that Ryan has done some of the finest work. Furthermore, her tattoos have symbolic meanings and are extremely diverse. Some of his famous tattoos are:
- an owl
- a fox
- retro pocket watch
- rat dressed as an orthodox bishop
- naked woman in jewelry.
Ryan Ashley is an active personality on social media platforms. She is famous on Instagram where she goes for the ryanashleymalarkey handle . On the platform, he has just over 946,000 followers, and the number continues to rise.