• Recognition

Awards
& honors.

Results from the competition floor, and the pieces behind them.

International awards
4×

Denver Tattoo Arts Festival · Denver, Colorado

Denver Villain Arts 2025

3rd Place — Male: Small Color

  • Award-winning color tattoo of a blue horse in a red fur coat on the calf, with the Denver Tattoo Arts Festival 2025 plaque and trophy
  • Aleyna Erkoc Atesli with her client and the 3rd place award at the Denver Tattoo Arts Festival 2025

Cleveland Tattoo Arts Festival · Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Villain Arts 2026

Saturday

3rd Place — Small Black and Gray4th Place — Tattoo of the Day – Black & Gray, Saturday

  • Micro portrait of a girl in round goggles on the forearm, with two Cleveland Tattoo Arts Festival 2026 plaques and skull trophies
  • Aleyna Erkoc Atesli and her client with their awards in front of the Villain Arts stage in Cleveland
  • Close-up of the award-winning black and grey micro portrait of a girl in round goggles with a flower in her hair

Sunday

4th Place — Tattoo of the Day – Black & Gray, Sunday

  • Black and grey micro portrait of a crying jester in a bell hat on the upper arm
  • Aleyna Erkoc Atesli hugging her client and holding the Cleveland Tattoo Arts Festival 2026 plaque
  • The jester tattoo beside the 4th place Tattoo of the Day Black & Gray Sunday plaque and skull trophy

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