Selina Cassidy

"Dogs have been used as symbols and devices in art for many centuries and in Selina Cassidy’s collection of paintings “Chien Couture”, they are the protagonists. But these aren’t any ordinary paintings of dogs, her dogs occupy centre stage in a fashionable and luxurious tableau, where the narrative isn’t quite as cut and dried as it at first appears." Artist Interview - Bow-Wow-Arts Blog

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Selina Cassidy is a British Artist and Masters graduate of Central St Martins. Her work is inspired by familiar objects and interiors, which subtly suggest a human presence. A world where inanimate objects have a nascent life and animals anthropomorphise.

Selina’s canine centred collection ‘Chien Couture’ draws from the world of high fashion, opulent interiors and time living on the French Riviera. Her paintings are held in private collections internationally including that of world famous band ‘Kings Of Leon’ and recently featured in luxury interior magazine, World Of Interiors. She has been commissioned by The New York Times, The Illustrated Ape, American publication Meat Paper and British clothing brand Jigsaw.

Selina works closely with talented photographers, fine art printers and bespoke framers, all based in Devon, to create exq...

MA Communication Design, Distinction, Central St Martins - London

BA (Hons) Illustration, First Class and 'Best In Show' Award, Bath School of Art & Design

Winchester School Of Art, Art Foundation

The Affordable Art Fair - Battersea Park, London, October 2019, STAND 16

'SEAT' - Echale Guindas Gallery - Madrid

British Craft Trade Fair - Harrogate

The Other Art Fair London - 'Not 30%' Sky Arts - Kate Bryan curated highlight

Mall Galleries - London

The Old Truman Brewery - London

St Barbes Museum, Annual Exhibition - Hampshire

Royal Lymington Yacht Club, Annual Open - Hampshire