Kassandra Bossell
Visual Artist | Sculptor | Public Artist | Educator

Marrickville, NSW
0418 457 013
kassandra.bossell@gmail.com
www.kassandrabossell.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Award-winning multidisciplinary artist, sculptor and educator with more than 25 years’ experience delivering major public art commissions, exhibitions, film production, theatre, community arts and tertiary teaching. Experienced in large-scale sculpture, installation, puppetry, mould making, public engagement and collaborative creative projects.

Recognised for creating ambitious artworks exploring ecology, multispecies relationships and environmental sustainability while working across galleries, festivals, museums, councils, cultural institutions and commercial clients throughout Australia.

CORE SKILLS
* Public Art & Creative Placemaking
* Sculpture & Installation
* Community Engagement
* Project Management
* Public Speaking
* Exhibition Development
* Arts Education
* Creative Direction
* Mould Making & Casting
* Puppetry
* Scenic Construction
* Film & Television Production
* Workshop Facilitation
* Arts Research
* Environmental Art Practice
* Grant-funded Projects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visual Artist & Sculptor
Independent Practice | 1990–Present

Develop and deliver contemporary sculpture, installations and public artworks across galleries, museums, councils, festivals and commercial commissions.

Highlights include:

* More than 30 years of professional arts practice
* Major public art commissions for councils across NSW
* Permanent public artworks and installations
* Large-scale sculpture and environmental artworks
* Extensive collaborative practice with architects, designers and performers
* Community consultation and participatory art projects
* International exhibitions and residencies
* Creative leadership from concept through fabrication and installation

Public Art Commissions

Selected clients include:
* City of Sydney
* Sydney Opera House
* Georges River Council
* Inner West Council
* Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability
* Wollondilly Council
* Hurstville Council
* National Museum of Australia
* Museum of Sydney
* Powerhouse Museum
* Historic Houses Trust
* Melbourne Museum

Projects include permanent sculpture, interactive installations, environmental artworks, festivals and civic commissions.

Film, Television & Theatre

Worked within sculpture, props, prosthetics and art departments on major productions including:
* Alien Covenant
* Gods of Egypt
* The Water Diviner
* The Matrix
* The Matrix Revolutions
* Star Wars
* House of Wax
* Stealth

Collaborated with:
* Opera Australia
* Sydney Theatre Company
* ERTH
* FOX Studios Australia
* Warner Bros.
* ABC Television

Arts Education

Waverley Art School

Sculpture, Ceramics & Life Drawing Tutor
2024–Present

Teaching sculpture, ceramics and drawing across adult education programs.

Sydney Community College

Arts Tutor
1995–2019

Delivered long-running programs in:

* Sculpture
* Mould Making
* Figure Sculpture
* Drawing
* Mixed Media
* Mask Making
* Body Casting
* Lantern Construction

Also taught at:
* Art Est
* National Art School
* Macquarie University
* Casula Powerhouse
* Chatswood Evening College
* Pine Street Creative Arts Centre

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts (Research)
UNSW Art & Design
2018

Research Thesis:
Humans Inside Nature: Co-agency in Multi-species Art

Bachelor of Visual Arts
Sydney College of the Arts

Major:
Sculpture, Performance & Installation

Bachelor of Arts
University of Sydney

English Literature
Psychology
Philosophy
German

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025 – So Many Ways to Die, Sheffer Gallery

2019 – Mutual Kin, Alpha Gallery

2018 – I Am Phytoplankton, UNSW

2014 – Carbon Cycle

2013 – Be-longing

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Recent exhibitions include:
* Greenway Art Prize (2025)
* Other Environmental Art Prize (2024)
* Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk (2024)
* Arboreal Narratives (2021–2023)
* Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize (2021)
* Sculpture on the Farm
* Hidden
* Sculpture in the Vineyards
* Eco Arts
* Stockholm Supermarket Art Fair

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Over two decades designing and facilitating community workshops including:
* Refugee communities
* Indigenous art centres
* Local councils
* Sustainability organisations
* Schools
* Festivals

Specialising in:
* Sculpture
* Lantern making
* Environmental art
* Public participation
* Creative collaboration

SELECTED CLIENTS
* Sydney Opera House
* City of Sydney
* Inner West Council
* Georges River Council
* ABC Television
* Greenpeace
* Opera Australia
* National Museum of Australia
* Museum of Sydney
* Powerhouse Museum
* Warner Bros.
* FOX Studios Australia
* Blizzard Entertainment
* Event Cinemas

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
* Public art delivery
* Stakeholder engagement
* Creative leadership
* Sculpture fabrication
* Budget and project management
* Workshop facilitation
* Cross-disciplinary collaboration
* Environmental sustainability
* Research-led creative practice

REFEREES
Available upon request.