Paul King
Paul King has been a professional body piercer since 1991. He has lectured on body modification since 1993. He apprenticed for 18 months under Elayne Angel, master piercer and author of The Piercing Bible. He worked in all three former Gauntlet locations, managed LA and NYC and was awarded the title of Master Piercer. He has a UC Berkeley B.A. degree in Anthropology. In 1999, Paul King partnered with Grant Dempsey to create Cold Steel in San Francisco. In 2007, he received the APP’s President’s Award for contributions to the Piercing Industry. He has served as a board-appointed treasurer of the APP since 2008. In 2022, he published his book Alan Oversby: Documentary Evidence, edited interviews about UK’s iconic piercer and tattoo artist, Mr. Sebastian. In 2014, with the support of the APP board elect, Paul King founded the Body Piercing Archive: www.bodypiercingarchive.org
In 1991, Paul King began a 1 1/2 year apprenticeship under Elayne Angel. He worked in all three former Gauntlet locations, managed LA and NYC and was awarded the title of Master Piercer by Jim Ward in 1996. He has a UC Berkeley B.A. degree in Anthropology. He has lectured on body modification since 1993. In 1999, Paul King partnered with Grant Dempsey to create Cold Steel in San Francisco. He has served as a board-appointed treasurer of the APP since 2008. In 2014, with the support of the APP board, Paul King founded the Body Piercing Archive.
Classes 2024:
- Tattoo Samy and the European Piercing Underground
- Exposing: Tattoo Samy, the erotic side of a body modification Pioneer
- Ethel and William Granger: A Complicated Love Story That Changed The Piercing World