Vyvyn Lazonga is a tattoo artist who began her career in Seattle in the early 1970s and was trained by Danny Danzl. She was the first woman to work for herself in the industry, not her husband or another male shop owner.
In the early 1970s, Vyvyn Lazonga started her tattoo career in Seattle and apprenticed with Danny Danzl. She became the first female artist to work independently, not as a partner or employee of her spouse or another male shop owner.