Ancient Art Tattoo Studio is Tidewater’s longest running, artist-owned, tattoo studio chain. Established in the mid 1970’s, Ancient Art opened the doors to its first tattoo parlor in Yorktown, Virginia in the early 1980’s. Decades later, after overturning several citywide tattoo bans, this ground-breaking chain still stands strong with four reputable tattoo shops located across the Hampton Roads area: Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Yorktown.