BIO & CV
“My practice is a conversation with the natural world ~ a sustained inquiry into its intricate connections that inform my material and conceptual language.” Cassandra Scott-Finn is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist based on Bundjalung Country (Byron Bay, Australia). Working across photography, sculpture, performance, installation, and analogue moving image, she explores biophilia, ecosexuality, climate consciousness, and the interdependence between people and place. Highly Commended in Sculpture at Scenic World and a finalist in the Bowness Photographic Prize, National Photographic Portrait Prize, Olive Cotton Award, and Galah Regional Photography Prize, Scott-Finn has been commissioned by the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), with works held in public and private collections. Influenced by ecological thought, contemplative practice, and the ecosexual movement, her work explores the relationships between body, landscape, perception, and belonging, inviting audiences to slow down and reconnect with the living world.
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¡™∞ª have fun doing what you love.
2012 Highly Commended Award, ‘Infinity?’, Sculptures at Scenic World, Blue Mountains, NSW.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2024
Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina, NSW
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2026
Lone Goat Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
The Forest Pavilion, Byron Bay, NSW
Ninbella Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
2025
Art Alchemy, Byron Bay, NSW
Byron Writers Festival, Byron Bay, NSW
Byron School of Art, Byron Bay, NSW
2023
Impact Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
2019
BAM Pop-Up Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD
Awards & Prizes:
2024
Finalist, Australian Life Photography Prize, Sydney, NSW
2023
Finalist, Bowness Photography Prize, Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh), Melbourne, VIC
Highly Commended, Galah Regional Photography Prize, Murwillumbah, NSW
Finalist, Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture, Tweed Regional Gallery, NSW
Finalist, National Photographic Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, ACT
Semi-Finalist, Head On Photo Awards, Sydney, NSW
2022
Finalist, Small Sculpture Prize, Mullumbimby, NSW
Semi-Finalist, Head On Photo Awards, Sydney, NSW
2021
Winner, SOMA Art Prize, Byron Bay, NSW
2012
Highly Commended, Infinity, Sculpture at Scenic World, Blue Mountains, NSW
2009
Finalist, Australians in New York Fashion Foundation
Grants:
2020
Arts U Grant, Regional Arts Development Grant, NSW
COMMISSIONs:
2015
Commissioned Installation, Depravity of Man, A Monument of Truth, Dark Mofo, MONA, Hobart, TAS
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:
2025
Creative Producer, Production, Costume & Creative Consultant, WALK ABOUT, Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, QLD
2024
Creative Producer, Production, Costume & Creative Consultant, Individuation, Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, QLD
2023
Creative Producer, Production, Costume & Creative Consultant, FAKE, Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, QLD
2022
Creative Producer, Production, Costume & Creative Consultant, Enculturation, Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, QLD
Photographer, Climate Council, Northern Rivers Flood Disaster, NSW
2021
Creative Producer, Production, Costume & Creative Consultant, Natures Mortes, Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, QLD
2020
Creative Producer, Production, Costume & Creative Consultant, Livin’ The Dream, Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, QLD
Photographer & Art Director, Byron Arts Magazine cover featuring Otis Hope Carey, NSW
2017
Producer, Costume Designer & Creative Consultant, Object, Michael Cook, Jan Murphy Gallery, QLD
2015
Director & Production Designer, The Sound, music video by Sophia Brous
2013
Costume Designer, “90s Music” music video by Kimbra
2010
Costume Designer, ARIA Award-nominated Bird on a Wire music video by Sarah Blasko, directed by KROZM
Costume Designer, Muscle Car feature film, directed by Dwayne Labbé
ARTIST MENTORSHIP:
2026-Present
Artist Mentor- Marchéline Vernétte (ongoing)
Education:
2020
Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science, New York
Film & Television, SAE Creative Media Institute, Byron Bay, NSW
2015
Sculpture and Spatial Practice, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC
2011
Costume, Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), Sydney, NSW
2010
Costume for Film & Television, TAFE NSW