Dee Whitcomb is currently residing and working between CT and Long Island, NY. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1967 and raised in southeastern Connecticut. Whitcomb first attended Norwich regional Vocational Tech School where he learned printing and lithography and then graduated from Griswold High School in Jewett City, Connecticut.

Although Indian by birth, his works cannot be classified in one genre as he does not only create Indian art. When Dee Whitcomb creates Indian art it generally has a political or social theme associated with the plight of the American Indian. However his abilities and themes range from contemporary works to surrealism, abstract, classic nudes, pop art and erotic , with an emphasis on photorealism and modern pinup art. It is only natural as Dee Whitcomb is not only a painter but also a sculptor, musician, photographer, and tattoo artist. All works are hand painted and are not computer generated.

Educated mostly by the school of life Whitcomb spent many of his years as a professional musician before discovering the art of tattoo. As a tattoo artist he equally excelled becoming an internationally recognized award winning artist within the first 3 years at conventions worldwide. Between these two occupations it afforded him the luxury of non-stop travel for work and pleasure supplying Whitcomb with the creative energy that drives him. Travel landed Dee in Frankfurt, Germany which he had called home since 1998. In the summer of 2005 he attended a course taught by world renown hyper-realistic artist Dru Blair escalating himself to a level respected by professional artists worldwide. Due to larger opportunities back in America, 2011 has marked Whitcomb’s return to his homestate of CT.

Dee Whitcomb has appeared in over 40 publications worldwide including national and international publications in the United States, Canada, England and the U.K., Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, and Russia as well as a book published in Japan. In addition Whitcomb has also created commissioned pieces for numerous internationally known celebrities, musicians, supermodels, professional sports figures and aristocracy.

AWARDS AND REFERENCES

1995 2nd Hamburg Tattoo Convention
3rd place – Best of show

1995 3rd Frankfurt Tattoo Convention
1st place – Best of show

1998 6th Frankfurt Tattoo Convention
3rd place – Best of show (womens)

Multiple Awards at numerous bike rallys, poker runs, and private competitions.
(available upon request)

1995 Co-founder and Co-organizer for the 1st South Florida Tattoo Expo

1996 Owner and Founder of Twisted Heart Tattoo and Gallery, Hollywood, FL

2001 Co-Owner of Stahlwerk Tattoo und Piercing, Ashaffenburg Germany

2004 One man art exhibition for one month at the prestigeous Gallery la Luna
Wiesbaden, Germany

2005 Appeared in the motion picture and DVD Waking up Dead

2007 3rd place –Art Scene International’s ARNO Award- Best Illustrator Germany

2008 Art Fusion Camp, 1st London Tattoo Convention. Performed in the artfusion
live onstage.

2009 Bugatti/Kapraun/Offset- Released limited addition Dee Whitcomb Jacket line
which was featured at Europe’s Brot und Butter fashion show in Berlin alongside
the top Designers in the world

2009 Featured Guest on Visionary row- 1st Visionary Tattoo Expo, Miami, FL

2012 Solo show Schonheit at Spirit Gallery, New London CT

2013 3rd place, catagory rib piece – United Ink Tattoo convention, New York

2013 2nd place catagory biomechanical – United Ink Tattoo convention, New York

Works currently on display in multiple galleries around the globe including but not limited to, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Weisbaden, Amsterdam, London, Northern Ireland, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles.

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