John Kautz

Our Senior Artist, John, has been honing his craft since 2001, making him the most experienced tattoo artist at The Silver Key. You'll immediately see his expertise in action through his masterful color theory, composition, and exceptional customer service. John particularly enjoys creating neo-traditional, traditional, surrealism, floral designs, animal portraits, new school, and Japanese-style tattoos. His passion and skill shine through in every piece he creates!

UPDATE ON 5/1/2025:
John is currently not taking on new clients and his books are closed. If you would like a tattoo from John and are willing to wait, please sign up for our emails at the bottom right of our website, so you can get notified when his books reopen. For more information about our scheduling process, please visit our website here.

If you are interested in being put on John's cancellation list, please click here. Please understand this is not a guaranteed way of getting in and only depends on us getting a cancellation.