Ryan Ashley DiCristina, known as Ryan Ashley, is an American tattoo artist known for her appearances on the television shows Ink Master and its spin-offs.
17 Facts About Ryan Ashley
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Ryan Ashley was raised in Dallas, a small borough in northeast Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley.
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Ryan Ashley's mother, who was an artist, taught her how to draw.
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Ryan Ashley graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology in 2007 and spent five years as a fashion designer in New York City at a private label, where she designed beadwork, lace details, embroidery, and appliques for garments.
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Ryan Ashley's experience working at a street shop convinced her to only work by appointment.
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Ryan Ashley tattooed from the back of the shop while the front featured their collection of taxidermy, objects, and restored antiques for sale.
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Ryan Ashley's clients have included rock musicians Maria Brink and Ash Costello.
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In late 2016, Ryan Ashley appeared on Ink Master, a reality competition television series in which tattoo artists participate in artistic challenges to outlast other competitors and receive the season's title and monetary prize.
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Ryan Ashley was the eighth season's champion, the first woman to win the title.
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Ryan Ashley entered the show to develop new areas of tattooing expertise and test herself.
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Ryan Ashley had been approached to participate in previous seasons of the show, but declined for scheduling conflicts.
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Ryan Ashley is featured in the two seasons of Ink Master: Angels, a spin-off from Ink Master in which Ryan Ashley and several co-competitors from the main series' eighth season traveled across the United States to face off against local tattoo artists.
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Ryan Ashley later served as a judge in another spin-off, Ink Master: Grudge Match.
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Ryan Ashley owns Elysium Studios, a tattoo parlor in a restored church in Grand Junction, Colorado, with her husband.
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Ryan Ashley was formerly engaged to Josh Balz, former keyboardist in the metal band Motionless in White.
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Ryan Ashley announced both her relationship with DiCristina and her pregnancy on covers of Inked magazine.
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Ryan Ashley posted to her Instagram account on May 30,2024, that she was going through a divorce.