Cass Breen is a London based artist. Her work draws on a wide mix of ideas and materials informed by cultural background and personal history. 

Her most recent body of work flows from a winter residency at the Pouch Cove Foundation in Newfoundland, weaving memory with landscape in her observation of the rhythms of the wild Atlantic, its bleak, cold, furious winds and luminous shifting light. East-facing seas are a leitmotif in her personal history. This work is influenced by the lingering sense of loss she encountered after the collapse of the fishing industry and the ubiquitous presence of large fishing net structures in the landscape, as fishermen scrambled to find new ways of making a living from the sea. 

The nautical theme is extended through her fascination with the late 19C Blaschka glass models of marine invertebrates, expressed in a series of polymer etchings, featuring painting and chine collé. This is an ongoing project for 2026.

The sculptures, drawings and prints draw on an abstraction of mood and feeling. Her choice of materials guides the making process and is intrinsic to the interplay of form and idea.

She is involved in several art collectives including Sedici, Kennington, Fold and Threefold with whom she exhibits regularly. She was invited as a guest artist to show with the Critical Edge Collective in its Handbag Factory show in May 2025. 

Cass was born and raised in Dublin. She has lived in London for many years, having completed a fine art degree in the early years after she arrived. She has an MA in Fine Art with distinction from the City & Guilds of London Art School.

Cass was Head of Faculty for Visual Arts at City Lit in London for 10 years, leading the highly influential department that encompasses the fine and applied arts. She moved on to become Deputy Principal at Morley College in Waterloo before leaving to focus full time on her art practice. She works from her London studio. Her work is held in private collections in Britain and Ireland..