Tasya van Ree

In addition to photography, van Ree makes short films and works in other visual media, including painting and pencil drawings. In her drawings, she finds inspiration in her dreams, and has undertaken drawing as an attempt to give the images of her dreams tangibility. This dream-drawing, according to Van Ree, also creates a sense of familiarity with her waking life. She also has designed text-based T-shirts, which she calls "DieWilder" and wears herself in public appearances. In August 2015, Van Ree contributed a poem to the "A Letter to My Younger Self" series on the blog for the fashion and home decor online store, The Dreslyn.

In the 2014 exhibit A State of Mind & Affairs of its Games, van Ree displayed a contrast in both subject matter and medium for her photography. The photos exhibited portrayed toys and popular objects, and were printed in full color.

She was in a relationship with actress Amber Heard until 2012. She still has a tattoo of Heard's name on her arm, a detail revealed during an interview with StyleLikeU in 2013. In 2016, Van Ree was in a relationship with model Caroline Vreeland, great-granddaughter of Diana Vreeland.

Van Ree is of Japanese-Dutch descent. She was raised in Mililani, Hawaii and was a surfer. She took a photography course in high school and became serious about the craft in her senior year. In 1994, van Ree moved to Los Angeles to attend college, but she eventually dropped out.

Tasya van Ree (born April 30, 1976) is an American painter and photographer. She is noted for her work in photography and for her multifaceted interests in mixed media and visual presentation, particularly in fashion and its relation to identity and for dating actress Amber Heard.