About · Panama City

The Studio

Tattoo shop and art gallery in Obarrio

Subleink is a tattoo studio and a working art gallery in the same room, in Obarrio, Panama City. Five resident artists and one guest artist, each with their own hand and one standard: nothing leaves this studio that we would not wear ourselves.

Macabreink tattooing at Subleink Tattoo Shop Art Gallery, Panama City

Two things at once

Neither one turned down.

Subleink works by appointment only, and at the same time as an active gallery. The walls rotate with original art, work in progress and reference pieces. It is not a waiting room with decoration on it — it is part of the visit. Clients sit surrounded by the same hands that are about to tattoo them.

The studio opened in 2026, but it did not start from zero. Its founder, Macabreink, has been tattooing for over ten years and built the house signature long before the doors opened: large-scale dark abstract lettering and blackout, worked freehand — the design resolved directly on the body, reading anatomy, curve and movement before the machine ever touches skin. No stencil, no repeated design, no piece that exists twice.

That is the house lane, not the only one. Every resident artist works from their own hand and their own references: fine line and botanical, illustrative colour and anime, cybersigilism and gothic lettering, colour realism. Big projects and small pieces are both welcome — the studio is not built for bodysuits only.

How We Work

The same for everyone, whichever artist you book.

Freehand first
Large-scale pieces are drawn directly on the body, not printed from a stencil.
One design, one person
Original work. Nothing is copied from another artist and nothing is repeated.
Minimum age
18+. No exceptions, with or without a guardian.
Touch-up
Rarely needed — a blackout is finished in a single pass. The exceptions are fingers and sometimes elbows, where skin behaves differently; we look at those together once the piece has healed. Aftercare →
Typical session
One sitting: a full arm in around 3 hours, a full leg in up to 7. Small pieces are much shorter.
Deposit
Non-refundable, set per project, and deducted from the final price.

Visit

Obarrio, Panama City.

Address
Downtown Panamá, Calle 55 Este, Panama City
Hours
Every day · 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM

The Artists

Five residents and one guest artist. Each one books directly.