Born Katherine von Drachenberg March 8, 1982 ,Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico Occupations Tattoo artist,television personality,entrepreneur,recording artist Spouses Oliver Peck ​ ​(m. 2003; div. 2007)​ Rafael Reyes ​(m. 2018) Katherine von Drachenberg(born March 8, 1982), known professionally as Kat Von D, is a Mexican-American tattoo artist, television personality, entrepreneur and recording artist. 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 August 7, 2007, and ran for four seasons. She is also known for being the former head of Kat Von D Beauty (renamed KVD Vegan Beauty). In May 2021, Kat Von D released her first single "Exorcism" from her album Love Made Me Do It.