Nana Vetta was born in Thessaloniki and studied Graphic Design at the Doxiadis School of Design in Athens and at the London School of Printing (Elephant & Castle – Diploma in Book and Periodical Production, 1976). She had a career as a graphic designer and in 1996 started studying painting at the School of Fine Arts in Athens under professors Chronis Botsoglou and Tassos Christakis.