Artist-In-Residence

Shivers offers a residency for artists (including tattoo artists) who seek short-term accommodation in Melbourne.

Successful applicants must propose a project, exhibition or offer guest work to either the Shivers Gallery program or Next Door Tattoos.

Submissions for 2025 are opening soon.

For more information send us an email here.

Nesrin Kara

Nesrin is a tattoo and visual artist from Mersin, Turkey and graduate of 9Eylul Fine Art University in Painting.

Nesrin brings a painter’s eye for colour and detail to her intricate tattoo designs.

She is currently living and working at Shivers & Next Door Tattoos.

Check out her work here.