This profile is in active compilation — some details are awaiting a cited source.

Windhorse Tattooing (operating as Windhorse Tattoo / Windhorse Tattooing and Art Gallery) is a custom tattoo studio and art gallery in Kansas City’s Tower District, founded by KC artist Mark Galloway in 2010. A semi-private, appointment-based shop known for large-scale Asiatic motifs, neo-traditional work, fine line, and dot work, it is a deeply local studio rooted in Galloway’s decades-long KC tattooing career. Tier 1.

Description

Windhorse Tattooing is a custom tattoo studio and art gallery in the Tower District (also referenced locally as Martini Corner / Tower East) of Kansas City, Missouri, at 901 E 31st St.12 It operates as a semi-private, appointment-based studio focused on custom work rather than walk-in flash.1 Founder and owner Mark Galloway specializes in large-scale Asiatic motifs, sacred geometry, and esoteric concepts, and the broader shop offers neo-traditional, Americana, illustrative, fine line, and dot work across its roster of artists.13 Beyond Galloway, the studio’s roster has included Georgy Galloway, Danni Parelman, Mitch Ashpaugh, Mikey Wheeler, and Megan MAC Wheeler.4 The space also functions as an art gallery and carries apparel, stickers, and gift cards on-site.1

Ownership and history

Windhorse was founded by Mark Galloway in 2010, originally in the Crossroads, and relocated to its current Tower District location at 901 E 31st St in 2017.12 Galloway has been tattooing since roughly 1999 (about 25 years as of mid-2020s) and is also a self-taught painter and sculptor who has shown work in galleries since 1998, giving the studio its art-gallery identity.12 Galloway maintains strong local ties and has built his reputation over decades in Kansas City’s tattoo community; his adult child Georgy Galloway also works as an artist at the studio.2

Galloway reportedly owns the building housing the studio. — the 901 E 31st St address is a multi-tenant building (also home to Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee and other tenants), and no source consulted directly confirms Galloway’s ownership of the property.5

Sources

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

  1. https://www.windhorserising.com/studio.html — asserts: studio name Windhorse Tattoo; address 901 East 31st Street, Kansas City, MO; founded 2010 by Mark Galloway; semi-private custom studio; appointment-only; on-site merchandise. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  2. https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2025-05-24/tattoo-studios-kansas-city-ink-artists — asserts: owner Mark Galloway; established ~15 years ago in the Crossroads, relocated to Tower District in 2017; address 901 E 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64109; ~25 years tattooing; neo-traditional specialty; Georgy works at the studio; strong KC roots. (KCUR / NPR, May 2025 — confirms currently operating.) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  3. https://windhorserising.com/artist-mark-galloway.html — asserts: Galloway tattooing since 1999; large-scale Asiatic motifs, sacred geometry, esoteric concepts; self-taught painter/sculptor showing in galleries since 1998. ↩

  4. https://windhorserising.com/artists-at-windhorse-tattoo.html — asserts: artist roster includes Mark Galloway, Georgy Galloway, Danni Parelman, Mitch Ashpaugh, Mikey Wheeler, Megan MAC Wheeler. ↩

  5. https://www.loopnet.com/property/901-e-31st-st-kansas-city-mo-64109/29095-29840020500000000/ — asserts: 901 E 31st St, Kansas City, MO 64109 (zip confirmation; multi-tenant property, APN 29-840-02-05-00-0-00-000). Sister Anne’s Records and Coffee and other tenants also at this address. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • _Tier1-Non-Service-Local-Businesses
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Tower District