Katherine Von Drachenberg, known as Kat Von D is a Mexican-American tattoo artist, model, musician, author, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is best known for her work as a tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show LA Ink, which premiered in the United States on the 7th. August 2007, and ran for four seasons. She is also known for being the former head of Kat Von D Beauty (now KVD Vegan Beauty). Her Seventh-day Adventist Church missionary parents, father René and mother Sylv ...