Ryan Ashley Malarkey
Ryan Ashley Malarkey
Ryan Ashley Malarkey on the cover of Inked Magazine
Ryan Ashley Malarkey (born April 29, 1987) is a Black and Gray tattoo artist resides out of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She is best known as one of the stars on the reality television tattoo competition show Ink Master: Angels on Paramount Network which is a spin off of Ink Master. She recently won season 8 of Ink Master in 2016.
Early Life
Ryan Ashley Malarkey was born in northeast Pennsylvania. From Childhood, she has always been interested in art.
Personal Life
Ryan Ashley Malarkey presently lives in the Back Mountain, Pennsylvania with her boyfriend Joshua Balz and their two dogs Toronto and Casper.
Education
Ryan Ashley Malarkey graduated with a degree in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2007 as the Critic's Choice award winner of her class.
Career
Ryan Ashley Malarky and her co-star Nikki Simpson
After graduation, Ryan Ashley Malarkey first worked as a fashion designer and artist for a private label clothing Company until 2011. In 2011, Malarkey went back to Pennsylvania to pursue the art of tattooing. She apprenticed for one year in a private tattoo studio and has been developing her unique design style since.
Ryan Ashley Malarkey is currently co-owns and operates her oddities parlor The Strange and Unusual in Kingston, Pennsylvania, where she has a private and appointment only tattoo studio. Some of the items in her store include baboon busts, preserved bug collections or occult trappings like tarot cards, crystals, skulls, bones and articulations
In 2016, Ryan Ashley Malarkey won Season 8 of the reality television tattoo artist competition Ink Master on Paramount Network formerly Spike. She was the first female winner in the shows history.
After winning Ink Master, Ryan Ashley Malarkey became one of the stars of the spin-off show Ink Master: Angels that premiered on October, 3, 2017.
The show stars Malarkey and three other competitors from Season 8 of Ink Master, Kelly Doty, Nikki Simpson and Gia Rose.
The foursome tour the country holding tattoo artistry competitions in different cities allowing local tattoo artists to showcase their skills.
The winner of the local competition then get to challenge one of the hosts.
The contestants are also competing for a spot on the next season of Ink Master.
Ink Master: Angels second season premiered on March 27, 2018 with Ryan Ashley Malarkey returning as a host once again.
Features
Ryan Ashley Malarky was featured in Inked Magazine for their June/July 2015 issue. She was also featured in Freshly Inked June/July 2015.
Awards
Atlantic City Tattoo Expo 2016 awards:
2nd place large black and grey
2nd place medium black and grey
Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention 2016 awards:
2nd place XL black and grey
3rd place XL black and grey
Pagoda City Tattoo Festival 2016 awards:
Best small black and gray
Best large black and gray
Skindustry Allentown Expo 2015 awards:
1st place large black and grey
1st place medium black and grey
3rd place large black and grey
3rd place medium black and grey
NEPA Tattoo Arts Fest 2015
1st place large black and gray
1st place small black and gray
2nd place hand or foot
2nd place best sleeve
Philadelphia Tattoo Convention 2015 awards:
1st place male large black and gray
2nd place male medium black and gray
3rd place male XL black and gray
United Ink 2014 NY Tattoo expo:
3rd place male large black and gray
Meeting of the Marked 2014 Pittsburg Convention:
1st place large black and gray
2nd place large black and gray
Skindustry Allentown expo 2014:
1st place large black and gray
1st place medium black and gray
2nd place large black and gray
3rd place medium black and gray
NEPA Tattoo Arts Fest 2014
1st place large black and gray
1st place small black and gray
2nd place large black and gray
3rd place large black and gray