VASSO was born in Nebraska, USA and grew up in Athens. In 1993 she studied gold- and silversmithing, creating her own jewelry series. Later on she attended the Athens School of Fine Arts where she graduated as a sculptor.
VASSO is a lover of the American and the European subcultures and lowbrow art. Her style is influenced by American traditional -oldschool tattoos. Since 2003 she is a professional tattoo artist.