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Crimson Tattoo is a walk-in-friendly custom tattoo studio on Westport Road in Kansas City, Missouri, owned by tattoo artist Matthew Crim with his wife Wendy Crim. Crim has been tattooing since the 1990s and is known for Japanese-style and full-body work — sharp lines, dragons, cherry blossoms — alongside traditional and black-and-grey styles. Tier 2.

Description

Crimson Tattoo is a custom tattoo studio in Kansas City’s Westport neighborhood, at 1414 Westport Road.12 The shop welcomes walk-ins and also runs by appointment; lead artist and owner Matthew Crim is typically booked out about a month in advance.1 Crim specializes in Japanese-style tattoos, including large full-body pieces, a style he describes as having sharp lines and often featuring flowers, dragons, or cherry blossoms; he also works in traditional and black-and-grey styles.1 He values the long-form relationship tattooing builds with clients: “You spend so much time with a client that you get to know them, their kids, their lives.”1 The studio can be reached at 816-982-9283 or crimsontattookc@gmail.com and maintains an active Instagram presence (@crimsontattookc).23

Ownership and history

Crimson Tattoo is owned by Matthew Crim together with his wife Wendy Crim.12 Matthew Crim began tattooing in the 1990s and, before opening Crimson, worked at the Kansas City studio Windhorse.1 He continues to tattoo at Crimson today, focused on Japanese-style and full-body work.1 Crim also maintains a personal artist presence under the handle @matthewcrimtattoos.4

The studio’s exact founding year is not confirmed by any source consulted. — a “Crimson Tattoo Inc” business entity is listed for Kansas City, MO, but the registration date and registered agent were behind a paywall and could not be corroborated.5

Sources

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

  1. https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2025-05-24/tattoo-studios-kansas-city-ink-artists — asserts: Matthew Crim owns Crimson Tattoo on Westport Road with his wife Wendy; address 1414 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111; began tattooing in the 1990s; previously worked at Windhorse; specializes in Japanese-style and full-body tattoos (sharp lines, flowers, dragons, cherry blossoms), plus traditional and black-and-grey; welcomes walk-ins; booked ~1 month out; quote on artist-client connection. (KCUR / NPR, May 2025 — confirms currently operating.) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. https://www.yelp.com/biz/crimson-tattoo-kansas-city — asserts: business name “Crimson Tattoo,” 1414 Westport Rd, Kansas City, Missouri; tattoo studio; active listing updated August 2025; phone 816-982-9283. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. https://www.instagram.com/crimsontattookc/ — asserts: active studio Instagram account (@crimsontattookc), Kansas City; email crimsontattookc@gmail.com. ↩

  4. https://www.instagram.com/matthewcrimtattoos/ — asserts: Matthew Crim’s personal artist Instagram (@matthewcrimtattoos). ↩

  5. https://www.bizapedia.com/mo/crimson-tattoo-inc.html — asserts: a “Crimson Tattoo Inc” entity is listed in Kansas City, MO. (Registration date/registered agent paywalled; not corroborated — founding year remains.) ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Kansas City–owned
  • Westport