Our Studio
everything you need to know!
Side Show Studios is an award winning tattoo studio, art gallery and frame shop located in Walnut Grove, California (formerly in Sacramento, CA).
When Side Show Studios opened in 2006, we made it our goal to create an atmosphere where art was the focus, and the customer felt truly involved in the design of their tattoo. Our artists come from a number of backgrounds and disciplines, and all started out as traditional artists before learning to tattoo – as a result, their work reflects their unique sense of style and design. Our collaborative environment fosters a degree of creativity in our artists that our clients appreciate.
Bird on a Wire Framing is located at Side Show Studios as well, and as a result we are able to not only offer high quality custom framing work but also a fully fledged gallery! Come visit us and purchase some of our gorgeous works sourced from a wide range of talented artists, or have some of the work that you own and love framed beautifully with love and care!
We are deeply honored to be recipients of the following awards:
KCRA 3 A-List 2015 finalist for “Best Tattoo and Piercing.”
KCRA 3 A-List 2014 finalist for “Best Tattoo and Piercing.”
The Sacramento News & Review’s 2012 second place award for “Best Place to Get inked.”
KCRA 3 A-List 2011 second place runner-up for “Best Place to Get Inked and Pierced”
The Sacramento News & Review’s 2010 award for “Best Tattoo Artist” (Char Hall).
The Sacramento News & Review’s 2009 awards for “Best Tattoo Parlor” and “Best Tattoo Artist” (Char Hall).
KCRA 3 A-List 2009 finalist for “Best Tattoo and Piercing.”
The Consumer Business Review’s 2009 award for “Custom Tattoo Studio of the Year.”
The Sacramento News & Review’s 2008 awards for “Best Tattoo Parlor,” “Best Place to Ink Up,” “Best Tattoo Artist” (Char Hall), and “Best Visual Artist” (Char Hall).
The Sacramento News & Review 2007 award for “Best Tattoo Artist” (Char Hall).