Tasya van Ree is a Hawaiian

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

 artist and photographer based in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

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Artistic career

Tasya is known for her black and white photographs of celebrities, including Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez

Mayte Michelle Rodríguez , known professionally as Michelle Rodriguez, is an American actress. Following on from her breakthrough role in 2000's Girlfight, she is best known for playing tough-girl roles and starring in Hollywood blockbusters such as The Fast and the Furious, Resident Evil,...

, Katherine Moennig

Katherine Moennig

Katherine Sian Moennig is an American actress known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on The L Word, as well as Jake Pratt on Young Americans. In 2009, she starred as Dr. Miranda Foster on CBS Three Rivers.- Personal life :Moennig was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Broadway dancer Mary Zahn...

 and Matt Dallas

Matt Dallas

Matthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas is an American actor, best known for playing the titular character on the ABC Family series, Kyle XY.-Personal life:Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Arizona School for the Arts...

. In several interviews she refers to the actress Amber Heard

Amber Heard

Amber Laura Heard is an American actress and model. She played the lead and title character in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. Heard's first starring role came in 2007 on the CW television show Hidden Palms...

 as her main muse.

Her work has been exhibited in several cities and magazines.

In addition to the work of photography, van Ree makes short films and does painting jobs.

Exhibits

• September, 2011- A Solo Photography Exhibition – EVFA, Los Angeles
• June, 2011- Distorted Delicacies. New York
• August, 2010- Untitled Project. L.A.'s Celebrity Vault

Personal life

In December 2010, Amber Heard

Amber Heard

Amber Laura Heard is an American actress and model. She played the lead and title character in All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. Heard's first starring role came in 2007 on the CW television show Hidden Palms...

came out at GLAAD's 25th anniversary event. Amber went to the event with Tasya, whom she had been dating since 2008.