West End Gallery

All of the good stuff that is Ventura you find here. Jamie and Katie are original artists both with a passion to tattoo. They are anything but typical. Both care about the client and strive to make all of them happy. Jamie is a staple and hallmark of Ventura so just go ask around about her awesome. Katie is a east coast transplant with a creative flow that will boggle your mind. The girl is an encyclopedia of chit chat so you sure won’t be feeling left out. She brings a hard lined deep rich color style to the area that really is all her own. These two make the tattoo time memorable and enjoyable. Also they are not scared to stand behind their work so if you don’t take care for your art piece or something is off just call and they will address it.
West end gallery home of quality consistency and originality my favorite for sure

Jamie is amazing! I had her add magnolias to two butterflies I already had. She is super professional, impeccably clean, and the final result was a truly gorgeous piece of art. I’m super stoked on my new ink! Love Jamie and West End Gallery!

I’ve gotten a few tattoos done here by Jamie and I absolutely love them all. Not only is she one of the sweetest people, but her shop is amazing! I love that the environment feels more like an art gallery than a grungy tattoo shop. Jamie and everyone working at West End are always super nice and easy to talk to. I’ve definitely found my tattoo shop and would recommend it to anyone!

I came into West End to get my first tattoo done & I was so happy with the end result! Jamie, the owner, tattooed me & walked me through the whole process. From walking in to set up an appointment & her help with finalizing my design, tweaking it over & over until she got it exactly how I wanted it, to explaining everything she was doing to prep for the actual tattoo, everything she did was always professional & you could tell she really cares about the work she does as well as my being content with the work.
Although my design was small & I knew it wouldn’t take more than a few minutes, I was freaking myself out about the pain aspect since I didn’t know what it would feel like. Jamie calmed me down & answered all the questions I had & advised me to breath as she layed the first few strokes of ink into my skin. A couple minutes later & I was done! It came out EXACTLY how I wanted it & I could not have asked for a better experience, especially for my first tattoo. She gave me aftercare instructions & I left the shop smiling! I will definitely be coming back here for any future work I get done. Thanks Jamie!

Got my first tattoo here by Danielle few years ago and I love my tattoo I’m definitely a fan of this studio, Really recommend

A friend of mine recommended Jamie, the owner, to me and my friends when we were looking for someone to do a memorial tattoo for a friend of ours that died tragically. We each brought in our ideas, some art and Jamie worked with each one of us with a lot of care and consideration. We all left completely satisfied with our tattoos and would recommend her to anyone. The shop is super clean, Jamie is super cool, and I can’t wait to get more work done by her.

I got a piece done here by Jamie. I love the work, my only problem is when I needed to reschedule I never got phone calls returned. If she didn’t answer I never got a reply back.

Got two tattoos done by Bree. Apparently she’s new because she hasn’t been reviewed on Unilocal and none of her work is online. I am extremely disappointed in her work. The lines in my tattoos that are supposed to be straight and symmetrical are crooked and uneven. Not to mention the shading. That’s another thing that she did a terrible job on. It just looks blotchy. In no way are they completely shaded in. I want to emphasize how disappointed I am in this work because these tattoos mean a lot to me and having them done so lazily and sloppy really ruined the experience. For any of you reading this review unless you want a lopsided uneven crooked tattoo if you go to West End Gallery I wouldn’t let Bree tattoo you.

I had a couple tattoos done here at once at West End tattoo and they said they could do these handprint and footprint of my daughters and it ends up it’s crap work and looks terrible my wife has been sick to her stomach and crying ever since I got them. They look like burnt and swollen and pussing feet and nothing like the handprint and footprint that I showed them. Now I scheduled a cover up tattoo for these handprints that I’m supposed to cherish because they’re my children but I have to cover them up and my wife is distraught. On top of that it took six and a half hours to do for Little prints and then charge full price for crappy work.

I got a tattoo from Jamie and she was so amazing! It was my first tattoo and she was so sweet and very helpful:)! Loved the finished product definitely would come back! Once i get money

I loving getting tattooed at West End! Very clean and aesthetically pleasing environment. Even during my first visit to the shop in 2012, I felt welcome and enjoyed interacting with tattoo artists and other clients.
Jamie Thompson does my work, and I couldn’t be happier. Her calm and friendly demeanor make the tattoo process a more pleasant experience. She has a keen eye for detail and profound understanding of art and tattooing. I feel comfortable trusting her, and I love that she approaches tattoos as a collaborative project by the tattoo artist and client.

I decided to spontaneously get my first tattoo while in Ventura. I was looking at different reviews for tattoo places on Unilocal and I stumbled upon this gem. I showed up on a Saturday around 6 without an appointment and they were able to fit me in for 8. The space is incredibly well kept and clean and the staff was helpful and friendly. I also really appreciated the fact that the space was female friendly, with it being run by female staff. The artist was incredibly helpful as well, and I felt at ease even though I was kind of nervous. All in all, I would definitely go back again. I gave it only 4 stars because I only got a simple piece, so I have yet to see how well bigger pieces would be.

Love Love Love… I only trust Jamie (owner) to do my work now, I had some douche in SF carelessly start a piece on my side and way overworked it causing scaring, but Jamie fixed it for me. She’s clean, totally reasonable pricing, professional, awesome, and an absolute natural, most of the time she doesn’t even need a stencil. My cousin has some amazing work done by Jamie and that’s what made me want to go to her, and anyone I know or who I’ve sent to go see her has nothing but great things to say about their experience and artwork done by her or her shop! :)

I have been a client of this shop since its inception. The quality of the work is only surpassed by the quality conversation. I look forward to every opportunity to go visit Jamie, and would highly recommend West End to anyone. I have recommended it to friends and family, and both are now also loyal clients. Do yourself a favor and stop in.

I have been getting tattooed here for years. My friend recommended Jamie. She has done most of my work at this point and done them to perfection. I get asked constantly who did my tattoos. I’ve never met a person more passionate about what they do than her. Wonderful shop, wonderful people, clean and welcomong environment. I’ve been to a majority of the other shops in Ventura… This one is my home.

Can’t wait to see my finish product. Thanks Sandra for tackling my sleeve. It’s going to be EPIC!

GO SEE JESSY!!! After a botched attempt from a previous «artist» in the Valley I was referred to Jessy from my client (I’m a hairdresser in Chatsworth). She got me an appointment as soon as she had an opening. She took the time to really hear what I wanted, made her suggestions and It came out EXACTLY as I had hoped for. The shop is super clean, and I loved the atmosphere and vibe from the second I walked in the door. I will make the hour drive now for the rest of my work.

Amazing shop! Love the girls and the environment. It’s always fun, service is amazing, and extremely clean. Jaime is my favorite and I am so happy with the work she has done for me.

I went to West End gallery on the advice from a friend and it was well worth it. Ashley was my artist, and an amazing one too! I highly recommend this shop to anyone who wants a great tattoo at an affordable price. Everyone is super friendly. I will going to West End for all my tattoos from now on.

I came in expecting to meet with a specific artist and they said the artist was not in so I got another artist who was available and I loved her work. Came in ⁵⁄₁₆ and wanted 2 tattoos, one large one medium. Was quoted 100/​hr. Work was done ⁵⁄₃₁.
I had a lot of trouble getting ahold of people at the shop at first, I mean a lot more than really is reasonable so if you can deal with all that maybe you will enjoy the experience more, Im too impatient to deal with tracking people down when I have to pay that much cash so I got stressed.
I got half my large tattoo design done and none of the medium, mainly there wasn’t time in the shop’s schedule and my own. Its crowded both in amount of room for work stations and in the amount of time to get an appointment. It takes a lot of time from conception of art to tattoo for larger pieces so be ready for that.
The work I had done was great, but really be ready for the whole process I described.
Also I dont know why the shop has a massive waiting room with no one in it then 2 rooms with like 4 artists to a room crammed in all doing clients at the same time. I would just convert the bottom floor into artist workspace and spread everyone out. Makes more sense to let the artists do their magic with plenty of space.
If you want a small quick script or tattoo of something tiny they can knock it out, but if you want huge pieces make sure your artist can give you appointments upfront, and can complete the entire piece by the day you both agree on before paying anything. I got confused and half my design was the result of miscommunication and not setting dates upfront.
All in all its a good shop and I would recommend,