Wao aka Lionel Wyss was born in 1973 in Neuchatel, Switzerland. Wao was amongst the first graffiti artists in Switzerland to develop
his own style character at a time (1985) when it was still pretty
much underground.
After graduating from the Art School of La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland)
in 1995, Wao started his own company: Wao Graphic Design and Communication. Since then, he has-been doing graphic design, websites and promotion for various artists. Such customers have rock music & clubs, music labels & musicians & he has even done work with the Swiss National Radio. During this time, he has also freelanced for Headbanger.ch &
several other top graphic design companies.
Wao has always kept his passion for graffiti art and has-been from of several "crews", including and 296 tns. He dispatches his stuff in Tokyo, San Diego, Los Angeles, Arizona, Pasadena, NYC, Seattle, Hong Kong, Seoul, Amsterdam, Milan and Switzerland. WaoToyz are always in demand due to their unique and unorthodox style and their no compromise approach.
