Biography
Since childhood, she has dedicated herself to the visual arts
She studied painting, graphic art, sculpture, and decorative arts in workshops connected to museums, and courses and masterclasses with artists such as Antonio Passa, Moreno Bondi, Giuseppe Menozzi e Zurab Tsereteli.
She studied at the liceo artistico di Ripetta specializing in painting and sculpture, from September 2018 to June 2023. Since October 2023, she has been pursuing her degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
Artistic Activity
Art critic Francesco Gallo Mazzeo, wrote about Anfissa:
“Anfissa Vassé’s pictorial imagination is largely shaped by a dreamlike vein, capable of merging aspects of the imaginary that arise from explorations in the world of visual psychology, with amplified expressions of her inner strength.”
Art critic and historian Gabriele Simongini referred to Anfissa Vassé's style as «Byzantine Pop Art» a synthesis of pop art and Byzantine iconography, in which golden backgrounds, symbolic two-dimensionality, and abstract images blend with the visual language of mass culture.
The main theme of her work is “love.” In the series “Baci” (“Kisses”), she depicts legendary couples — mythological, historical, and contemporary — such as Romeo and Juliet, Cupid and Psyche, Adam and Eve, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Marilyn Monroe.
Cultural Projects
- Selected by RCS Sport as the official painter of the Giro d’Italia 2025, she created a bodypainting version of the iconic Maglia Rosa 2025.[2][3][4][5]
- Painted 36 costumes for the dance company performing during the Giro d’Italia tour.[8][9][10]
- Created a live painting performance, reproducing official jerseys at the opening of the Giro d’Italia Women 2025. [11][12]
Major Exhibitions
• 2024, May — Art Global – Supporting Life, group exhibition against violence against women, Palazzo UNAR, Rome.
• 2024, July — Immersive Passion, group exhibition, Carpegna Palace, Rome. Press coverage: Il Messaggero, “Passion on Display, A Toast to Beauty,” print edition, 14 August 2024.
• 2024, October — Rome Art Week, Carpegna Palace, Rome.
• 2024, October — Synesthesia, group exhibition, Palazzo Colonna, Rome. Press coverage: Il Messaggero, “Synesthesia, The Art of Evoking Emotion,” print edition, 12 October 2024.
• 2024, November — Malamore, group exhibition against violence against women, Quadrarum Art Gallery, Rome.
• 2024, November — Art Global – Life in the Feminine, group exhibition against violence against women, Palazzo Valentini, Rome.
• 2024, November — Masters of Light, group exhibition, Scuderie Cardinalizie di Palazzo Altieri, Monterosi.
• 2024, December — Synesthesia, group exhibition, Palazzo Colonna, Rome. Press coverage: Il Messaggero, “The Celebration of Art is Solidarity,” print edition, December 2024. The artwork “Baci” featured on the cover of Il Messaggero – Oltre le Colonne and Info Oggi.
• 2025, February — ArtOne, group exhibition, Carpegna Palace, Rome.
• 2025, February–March — Women and Love, group exhibition, Carpegna Palace, Rome.
• 2025, March — Art and Poetry, group exhibition, Palazzo Colonna, Rome. Press coverage: Il Messaggero, “Art and Fashion at the Coffee House during the Weekend Dedicated to World Poetry Day,” 20 March 2025; Roma Today, “Art and Poetry at the Coffee House of Palazzo Colonna.” The artwork “Bacio” featured on the cover.
• 2025, 5 April — Seven Love Stories, solo exhibition, Palazzo Colonna, Rome. Press coverage: Roma Today, “Seven Love Stories, The Solo Exhibition of Anfissa Vassé Opens,” featuring the artwork “Bacio” on the cover. Interview for Corpo10.eu, 3 April 2025.
• 2025, May (Giro d’Italia 2025) — Selected by RCS Sport as the official painter of the Giro d’Italia 2025; creation of a body painting version of the 2025 Maglia Rosa.
• 2025, May (Giro d’Italia 2025) — Creation of 36 hand-painted dresses for the dance company of the Giro d’Italia Caravan.
• 2025, July (Giro d’Italia Women 2025) — Live body painting performance reproducing the official jerseys at the opening of Giro d’Italia Women 2025.
• 2025, 3 July — The Love Story, Villa della Banca Fineco, Rome, sponsored by Banca Fineco.
• 2025, 14 October — Notte Bianca di Via Margutta, live painting and solo exhibition “Kiss”, Via Margutta 9, Rome. Press coverage: Global Event Magazine, “Via Margutta Stops for a Kiss.” Interview for Extra TV.
• 2025, 20–25 October — Rome Art Week, solo exhibition “Love.” Interview for Terza Pagina Magazine.
• 2025, October — Vision – Roma ti Amo, group exhibition with Giuliano Grittini, Palazzo Colonna, Rome. Press coverage: Il Messaggero, “Vision – Roma Ti Amo is a Tribute to the Eternal City at Palazzo Colonna”; Il Messaggero – Fan Week, “The Exhibition Vision Opens.” The artwork “Bacio” featured on the cover; The Newyorkese, “Masters and Heart of Rome.”
• 2025, 29 October — Exhibition of the painting “Giustizia” at the headquarters of Romolo Reboa. Press coverage: Ius & Polis, AkaNews, Gente d’Italia, Consul Press. Event organized by Reboa Law Firm with professionals and artists connected from three continents, at the National Committee headquarters.
• 2025, 3 November — Official presentation of the painting “Giustizia” at Sala Convegni Montarozzo, Rome, organized by Romolo Reboa Law Firm for the National Committee. Interview for Canale 10 CV.
• 2025, 1 December — Exhibition of the painting “Giustizia”, curated by Romolo Reboa for the National Committee, Sala Convegni Montarozzo, Rome.
• 2025, December — Synesthesia – Christmas Edition, event “Violino diVino”: live painting and live body painting performance on actors’ bodies, and exhibition of the artworks “Baci”, Palazzo Colonna, RomePress coverage: Il Messaggero, “Magical Christmas – Coffee House at Palazzo Colonna” (cover featuring “Baci”); Styleconomy, “Violino diVino: A Synesthesia to Experience.” Interview for Extra TV with the art critic Francesco Gallo Mazzeo.
• 2026, February — The Love of Baci, solo exhibition, Strati d’Arte Gallery, Rome.
