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Drawing by Shani Nizan

About Shani Nizan

​Shani Nizan is an Israeli tattoo artist and illustrator based in New York. She is renowned for her unique blend of human and animal forms, which showcases her exceptional illustrative abilities in her tattoo work. Shani gained international success after guesting at some of Europe’s most renowned tattoo shops. Her artistry is also displayed in prestigious New York galleries, such as Philippe Labaune Gallery in Chelsea and Dacia Gallery in the East Village.

 

She began her career in tattooing after serving as an educational NCO in the Israeli military's 601st Battalion of Combat Engineering, where her pen drawings on her arm gained attention online. In 2017, she trained under tattoo artist Anat Hetzrony.

In 2018, Nizan joined Julia Rehme’s art studio in Berlin and collaborated with various European tattoo studios, including Puro Milano, De l'Art ou Du Cochon in Paris, Through My Third Eye in London, and Dots to Lines.

After two years in Berlin, she relocated to New York City. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she temporarily returned to Israel, where she held a solo exhibition titled "I Didn't Like Jazz" at Beit Haamudim in Tel Aviv in September 2020. In 2021, Nizan founded "Drinking and Drawing NYC" and became a resident artist at Inked NYC, a tattoo studio and gallery in Manhattan.

In 2022, she held a solo exhibition, "Fitting In," in New York City, and followed with "Dogs of New York" in 2024. Nizan is currently a resident artist at Atelier Eva, a tattoo atelier in Brooklyn.

Professional Experience

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2024    - Exhibition at Philippe Labaune Gallery, New York​, NY.

               - Solo Exhibition "Dogs of New York" at Moshava Gallery, New York. 

2023    - Solo exhibition at Dacia Gallery, East Village, New York
              - Residency at Atelier Eva, Williamsburg, New York. 
2022    - "Fitting In": Solo exhibition at Inked, New York City. 
2021    - Residency at Inked NYC. 

- Founder and Instructor of "Drinking and Drawing NYC"

- Solo exhibition at Beit Haamudim, Tel Aviv 

2020   - Solo exhibition at “Drivin Jazz Tel Aviv”

2019    - Featured artist at Framed Berlin, drawing masterclass. 

- Founder and Instructor of "Drinking and Drawing Berlin"
- Guest-spot at Ink and Water, Toronto

- Guest-spot at No Regrets studio, London

- Guest-spot at Puro, Milano
- Guest-spot at Dots to Lines, Berlin 

- Guest-spot at Through my third eye, London

2018-2019 -  Residency at NOIA founded by Julia Rehme 

2018  - Tattoo artist at "DYO Tattoo" - boutique studio in Tel Aviv.

2017  - Tattoo artist at “Big Boy” studio in Ramat Gan.

2016 - "Music Room" established and managed, Music and Art Center In Kibbutz Afek.

2009 - 2013 - Children's activity guide at the “Omanya” Center for leather art. 

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