Cold River Body Arts was founded in 2018 by Gene Gowen. Gene is not only our Studio Owner, but our Piercer as well. He has a decade of experience in the craft of Professional Body Piercing, with formal training and education. Gene is a proud Mikael joined our staff within late 2023, He is our Business Administrator. Graduating with a Business Administration degree with a Concentration in Management, Leadership and Human Resources. Mikael manages our bookings, emails, calls, social media, managing our website...etc. Althea Rose is a first year tattooer from Albany. She specializes in most tattoo styles, but especially enjoys small color, traditional, and blackwork. We have many more special Guest Tattoo Artists and Piercers that travel to work with us - keep an eye out on our Guests Page for their announcements!