"Kiko", proudly a self taught painter and award-winning artist who enjoys creating art works based in black and gray or colorful realism. He was raised in Kodiak Island, Alaska til the age of 11 when he relocated to Anchorage, Alaska; where he now resides with his wife and two children. Kiko's fascination with art followed him through out his life through painting, then one day his wife, Elijah, gifted him his first tattoo machine, thus starting his journey of tattooing in 2010;

The Valla Gallery Tattoo was established by him and his family in 2015 and has been sponsored by numerous aftercare brands.

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