Anja Yamaji was born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. In 2003, she moved to Los Angeles, then jumped to New York in 2004 to grow as an artist on both coasts. She set up her Dallas art studio in 2006 to focus on growing the versatility of her portfolio in a serene atmosphere. She has exhibited her resin artwork and prints in collections such as LuminArte Fine Art Gallery in Dallas, TX, and Roche Bobois in Dallas, TX, and Atlanta, GA.

After attending the Academy of Freelance Makeup and working at New York Couture Fashion Week in 2011, Anja was selected to fly to London Fashion week in 2012 to work backstage with show designers such as KTZ, Jean-Pierre Braganza, Fyodor Golan and Lucas Nascimento as a makeup artist. Later that year, she returned to New York Fashion Week to continue her work in the fast-paced world of runway artistry. Since then, Anja has worked extensively across the beauty and production industries, contributing her expertise to countless projects for iconic brands such as Gold's Gym, The Container Store, and Toyota, and many more. With her keen eye for detail and a talent for highlighting each person's unique essence, Anja’s work continues to elevate and inspire across diverse industries.

In 2011 Anja fell in love with body art, after finding out just how healing it can be for a human canvas; to bring beauty out on a vulnerable body could truly connect a person with his or her worth in this world. At the 2016 NYC Bodypaint Day, Anja showcased her talent as the featured artist for taff, a German TV show, and in 2017, Anja was the featured body paint artist on Lifetime's reality TV show Little Women: Dallas, Season 2, Episode 3. She was primed to win third place as a solo artist at the Texas Bodypaint Competition in 2016, third place with Breanna Cooke at Living Art America in 2017, first place as a solo artist at the Texas Bodypaint Competition in 2017, first place assisting Breanna Cooke at the Texas Bodypaint Competition in 2018, and third place at the Jan Tana Bodypainting Revolution in Columbus, OH, in 2019.

Today, Anja hosts workshops in her Dallas studio and across the country, offering resin art, acrylic pouring, mandala art, beauty makeup, headdress design, and bodypainting experiences for all skill levels. From 2016 to 2021, she instructed at CMC Makeup School and taught her unique workshops at the Creative Arts Center of Dallas from 2021 to 2025. In 2024, Anja partnered with the Air Force Community Programming to bring her workshops nationwide to selected Air Force bases, providing unforgettable art experiences to Airmen, Guardians, and their families.

In 2020, Anja launched her online art school, making her workshops more accessible and affordable to a wider audience. Her headdresses walked the runway at the 2022 DIFFA gala and were showcased on many occasions at local events. She launched her first handmade jewelry collection of timeless design in 2022.

Anja is a certified Chromatologist and incorporates the healing powers of color in all of her artwork.