What helped Ryan rise to prominence was the making of the “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” VH1’s series in 2015. He hasn’t managed to do everything on his own, meeting people along the way who helped him after hearing his story – the biggest help came from his mentor, Miya Bailey who showed him tips and tricks about the job he’s doing.

He opened up his own tattoo shop called “9MAG” in 2013, in honor of his late sister Nova and that moment is considered to be the launch of his career.

Ryan was having a very hard time in dealing with the loss, however, he found comfort in art and has become one of the most popular tattoo artists in the US. His sister Nova and niece Ava were murdered by Nova’s ex-boyfriend Frederick Goings – Fred was a lawyer who was dating Nova for a while, but when they split he didn’t take it well and murdered Nova and her daughter Ava Nova’s son Noah was sadly there and witnessed the entire event. He grew up with his parents and his two sisters named Jillian Nicole Henry and Nova Henry – Nova was murdered by her boyfriend, an event which really shook the entire family.Īfter Ryan matriculated from Thornwood High School, he decided not to pursue a college degree, but to rather focus on his career of a tattoo artist.

Ryan hasn’t shared much about his early life or his background story with the public – his mother’s name is Yolan Henry-Corner but his father passed away a couple of years ago. A post shared by Ryan Henry on at 8:03pm PDT

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