Halima Cassell

Halima Cassell FRSS (born 1975) is a British sculptor working in many materials. She was born in Pakistan and grew up in England.[1] Her work is described as having "strong geometric elements and recurrent patterns that are often inspired by the repetitive motifs found in Islamic architecture and North African surface design".[2]

Early life and education

Cassell was born in Kashmir, Pakistan, and moved to England with her family as a child. She has a BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design from Blackburn College (1994), a BA (hons) in 3D design (1997) and an MA in Design (2002) from University of Central Lancashire (1997), and a PDQ in Technology for Designer Makers (2003) from Manchester City College.[3]

Career

She had a major exhibition Halima Cassell: Eclectica–global inspirations at Manchester Art Gallery 2 February 2019– 5 January 2020.[4] She describes her work as "Combining strong geometric elements with recurrent patterns and architectural principles".[5]

Her works are held in many public collections in the UK[3] including the Victoria and Albert Museum (Dark Trivalve, 2008)[6] and the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Calliope, 2013, purchased with funding from the Art Fund).[7]

Her public art can be see in Blackburn, the Forest of Bowland, the Ribble Valley (six ceramic works in the Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail)[8][9], Leicester, Nottingham and Liverpool.[4][3]

In 2018 Cassell won the Sovereign Asian Art Prize for her bronze work Acapella.[2]

Cassell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors.[10]

Selected publications
  • Cassell, Halima (2004). Carved Earth. Shisha. ISBN 978-0954556341.

References
  1. "Halima Cassell". Académie Internationale de la Céramique. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. "Halima Cassell Wins 2018 Sovereign Asian Art Prize". Artforum. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. "Biography". Halima Cassell. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. "Halima Cassell: Eclectica–global inspirations". Manchester Art Gallery. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. "Artist and Sculptor". Halima Cassell. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. "Dark Trivalve". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  7. "Calliope". Art Fund. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  8. Jacobs, Bill (23 November 2018). "Revitalised Ribble Valley sculpture trail is back on track". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  9. "Sculpture Guide" (PDF). Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. "Halima Cassell". Royal Society of Sculptors. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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