About Travis King

Like most people I had art through elementary school and junior high. When I got to high school, I took one semester of art and dropped out because the art teacher was a prick. He was later forced to resign for being an alcoholic (no, I'm not bitter!). I decided to... expand my mind... and go to college. I attended Purdue University (for those of you who have never heard of that school, it's in Indiana... need I say more?), where I majored in Mathematics. After one semester I realized college sucks, so I dropped out.

I went on to odd jobs such as, radio sales, dish washer, broiler cook, server, gas station attendant, and gas station manager. I went through all of these jobs within a period of a year.

During this time I taught myself to airbrush. In 1992, I became a professional airbrush artist. I traveled flea markets and festivals until 1993 when I began to work in the mall. In 1996 I decided to start my own airbrush business, which was known as King Air Airbrushing. Later that year, I came to the conclusion that I was too lazy to own my own business and joined forces with a shop called Razz-matazz in Clarksville, IN.

Finally, in 1997, I left airbrushing to apprentice at a Southern Indiana shop. A bit over two years later I changed locations and started working at a shop in Louisville, Kentucky, by the name of Body Art Emporium.

Current Schedule

Mon: OFF
Tues: 12PM-8PM
Wed: 12PM-8PM
Thurs: 12PM-8PM
Fri: 12PM-10PM
Sat: 12PM-10PM
Sun: OFF


Contact Information

Email: travisking [at] bodyartemporium.com
You can also reach Travis at the shop on his workdays at 502.452.1485