Halima Cassell Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1975 -

Halima Cassell FRSS (born 1975) is a British sculptor working in many materials. She was born in Pakistan and grew up in England. 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".

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.


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

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

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

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

Cassell is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors.