Kyle Zimmerman

Hey, I’m Kyle! I’m a tattoo artist at Aurora with a background in graphic design and a lifelong love for collecting things that inspire me.

I love turning ideas, memories, characters, and weird little obsessions into tattoos that feel personal and have some personality. My work is rooted in American traditional, neo-traditional, and illustrative tattooing, with a focus on bold shapes, strong composition, and expressive imagery.
You don’t need to have the perfect idea figured out. Bring me the story, the character you love, or the random collection of pictures in your camera roll, and we can figure out the rest together.

Outside the studio, I’m usually watching hockey, digging through record and thrift stores, playing board games, or getting lost in fantasy worlds like Lord of the Rings and Elden Ring.

You bring the idea. I’ll bring the creativity and design experience. Together, we’ll make something uniquely yours.

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A person with glasses, tattoos, and a Ford Bronco shirt is tattooing a person lying down, in a dimly lit tattoo studio.
Close-up of a tattoo on skin featuring a stylized human figure playing basketball, with additional floral and line designs.
Black tattoo of a woman's face in profile with flowing hair on person's arm.
A tattoo of a thank-you message with a smiley face on a person's upper arm.
Tattoo of a shark's fin and tail on a person's arm.
Tattoo with a snake, flowers, and a Bible verse
A close-up of a tattoo on skin featuring a detailed black outline of multiple flowers, including a large flower at the top with several leaves.
Tattoo of a lion's face with a stylized, anthropomorphic design on a person's skin.
Black outline tattoo of a scorpion on skin.
Tattoo of a cartoon-style ghost with black oval eyes and a tattered sheet covering its body, outlined in black ink on a person's forearm.
A person's forearm with a tattoo of a pumpkin skull with a flower growing out of the top, drawn with black outline.
Two hands with tattoos. The left hand has the words 'asleep and dead' tattooed on the wrist, while the right hand has a tattoo of a cross, mountain landscape, and a red flower with green leaves. The right hand also has the words 'awake & unafraid' ta
Tattoo of a simple outline of a photo file icon with the text 'gpt.tattoo' underneath, on a person's leg.
A person's arm with two tattoos: one of a tiger with a beard and earrings, and another of a cartoon character Snoopy hugging a small Woodstock bird.
A small tattoo of a cartoon ghost wearing a cap on a person's upper thigh.
Tattoo of a stylized pizza slice on person's upper arm.
Tattoo of a stylized skull and flame design on a person's upper arm.
Tattoo of a skull with a flower, plant, and sun on a person's ankle.
A tattoo on a person's forearm featuring a mouth with teeth, a cloud with rain drops, and a lightning bolt.
A tattoo of a sailing ship with waves and birds above it on someone's shoulder, with text saying 'Seafood & Smoke, No Seas Don't Make, Good Sailors'.
A tattoo of a medieval-style dagger with ornate details on the blade and hilt, inked on a person's lower leg.
Close-up of a tattoo on skin that depicts a stylized, minimalistic fish with an abstract pattern and a fish hook intertwined with the fish.
A tattoo of Daffy Duck on a person's leg.
Tattoo of a stylized ice cream cone and partially visible text on a person's forearm.
Black line tattoo of a torch with flames on the forearm of a person.
A tattoo of a butterfly on a person's arm.
Tattoo of a detailed black outline of a snake on skin.
Close-up of a tattoo on a person's arm featuring two red flowers with green leaves, and a black and gray abstract design above the flowers.
A smiling man with glasses holding a framed certificate from the Minnesota Department of Health. The man has tattoos and is in an indoor setting with dark blue walls decorated with various artworks and animal mounts.