Oakwood Tattoo

Oakwood Tattoo is a tattoo shop in Decatur, IL, located on S Oakland Ave in the city's Historical West End. The shop has served the area since opening in April of 2015 and works with a group of award-winning artists who tattoo in all styles, taking both appointments and walk-ins. The shop draws guest artists from around the country and serves everyone from seasoned collectors to first-time clients. It holds a rating of 4.90.

The shop is owned by artist Chris Stonecipher, whose fellow artists include Aaron Moses, Ty Rodgers, Tea Landsverk, and Chris Ayalin. Beyond custom tattoo work, the shop runs an online store offering merchandise along with paintings and prints. Oakwood Tattoo is active in the local community and takes part in area events and charitable initiatives, most notably its Annual Toys for Tats event. Hours run Tuesday through Saturday from 11am to 7ish, and the shop can be reached by call or text at (217) 706-5110 or by email at [email protected].

The shop sits on S Oakland Ave in Decatur's west end, roughly a fifth of a mile from both the Abraham Lincoln Monument and Millikin University. The Kirkland Fine Arts Center and the Griswold Physical Education Center, both part of the university, are also nearby.

With its stable of resident and visiting artists and its decade serving Decatur's west end, Oakwood Tattoo has built a strong local reputation as a destination tattoo shop in central Illinois.