Born in 1975 in Pakistan, brought up in Lancashire, England, and now living in Shropshire, England, Halima Cassell’s varied, multicultural background is tangibly present in her work. Recognized as one of the most distinguished, dynamic sculptural ceramicists in the United Kingdom, Halima won the Brookfield and Crafts Council award at Collect (2024), in recognition of her significant contribution to the national story of contemporary craft. She was also awarded an M.B.E. in 2022 for her outstanding achievement in services to the arts. Her recent publication, “Halima Cassell 25,” documents her twenty-five-year journey and development as an artist up to the present time. Halima has been represented at Collect and in the United States by Joanna Bird for twelve years, during which time her work has been acquired by numerous national museums.