Deirdre Aikin has been a professional tattoo artist since the early ’90s, after apprenticing with acclaimed tattoo artist Anil Gupta in New York City. Aikin has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Parsons School of Design in New York and a master’s degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she focused on sculpture. Deirdre is the owner of Towson's Triple Crown Tattoo & Piercing.