Mike Bellamy

Denver, CO — 33 years - O.G. STATUS EXPERIENCE

Hours: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY 12-7 PM

Available: Appointment preferred. Walk-ins welcome. ACCEPTING CASH OR CARD. Please plan accordingly.

Instagram – @mikebellamytattoo , @michaelbellamyartist

Mike Bellamy specializes in large custom color tattoos. Big Japanese bodysuits, backpiece and sleeve designs influenced me instantly. I love doing my interpretations of traditional Japanese designs, color or black and grey. I have a lot of fun riffing off American traditional and what I lovingly call 90’s style tattoos. Big, bold and expressive!

I moved from Denver to New York in 1989 to attend Parsons School of Design for illustration.I began tattooing more than 30 years ago in the underground days of NYC, and the Tattoo Society meetings at CBGB’s Gallery.

“This was all before the shops of West 4th St., and the tattoo explosion nationwide. Long before before “Miami Ink” and other television shows. I have worked at Crooklyn’s Cave, Huggy Bear Tattoo in Brooklyn, Inkline Studio. Those were all considered “underground” since tattooing wasn’t legalized until 1997. Legitimately I worked at Sacred Tattoo in Manhattan. In 1998, I started Triple X Tattoo with Sean Vasquez and Richie Bulldog. Since then I’ve changed the name to Red Rocket Tattoo, changed partners, moved to the corner and have been going strong and steady ever since.”

Tattooing, Art, and Travel

Mike Bellamy has tattooed all over the world, including Austria, Germany, Spain, Poland, Japan, Mexico and throughout the United States. He has been featured in tattoo, fine art and popular magazines from around the world, and served as a liaison between the New York City Tattoo Convention and the New York Department of Health. Mike has curated and participated in over 30 gallery shows with paintings and drawings. Visit—www.michaelbellamy.com— to see more of his fine art work.

In addition to tattooing, Mike also travels the world for adventure and pleasure. He is an avid mountain climber and has reached the summit on four out of the Seven Summits: Kilimanjaro in Africa, Elbrus in Russia, Denali in Alaska and Vinson Massif in Antarctica. He has attempted Aconcagua in Argentina twice, but has yet to reach the summit. Mike began climbing in Colorado, and has impressively topped out on all 54 of the 14,000+ ft. peaks.