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01 - Cassandra & My Country
Cassius Hawke, Senior Thesis
Slow Dry Acrylic Paint, 30x40 
& Found Fabric, Thread, Acrylic Paint, Micron ~35x50
Massachusettes College of Art and Design, 2025
02 - Penelope & The Sea
Cassius Hawke, Senior Thesis
Slow Dry Acrylic Paint, 30x40
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025
03 - Josephina & The Forest
Cassius Hawke, Senior Thesis
Slow Dry Acrylic Paint, 30x40
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025
04 - Home
Cassius Hawke, Senior Thesis
Slow Dry Acrylic Paint,  38x48
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2025
Watcher
Cassius Hawke, Sophomore Painting Studio with Christopher Chippendale
Oil Paint 18x24
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2023
Escape
Handel + Hadyn Compitition Winner
Cassius Hawke, Junior Illustration with John Rego
Oil Paint, 9x12 
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2025
Live Figure
Cassius Hawke, Sophomore Painting Studio with Christopher Chippendale
Oil Paint 32x40
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2023
Time Over Kennedy
Cassius Hawke, Sophomore Painting Studio with Christopher Chippendale
Oil Paint 36x38
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2023
James Baldwin
Cassius Hawke, Advanced Figure Character Design with Abe Tena
Acrylic Paint, Ink, Charcoal, Torn Paper, Digital Collage 8.5x11 Black Ink RISO Print
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2025
Dad & I
Cassius Hawke, Human Figure in Illustration with Yogi Howse
Black Watercolor, Micron 11x17
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2024

Dream Studio
Cassius Hawke, Technical Illustration with Nicholas Edlund
Ink & Dip Pen, Digital Color 8.5x11 Kelly Green & Black Ink RISO Print
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2025
Boston Public Library
Cassius Hawke, Technical Illustration with Nicholas Edlund
Ink & Dip Pen, Digital Color 8.5x11 Blue, Orchid, & Black Ink RISO Print
Massachusetts College of Art and Design 2025



Cassius is a painter and illustrator from Waltham Massachusetts. He graduated from MassArt in 2026 and currently lives in Jamaica Plain.

He specailizes in human figure and landscape for commercial, gallery, and editorial applications. His practice is informed by a passion for activism, community engagement, and art historical analysis.

Please reach out with any questions or inquries.

Cassius Hawke
(he/they/she)
bycassiushawke@gmail.com

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EDUCATION

BFA in Illustration from Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2026




CURATION

Lead Curator
Haystack Student Gallery & Live Show
2025

Assistant Curator
Haystack Student Gallery
2023  
   


ART EXHIBITS

Senior Thesis Show, 
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2026

Haystack Student Show, 
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2025

Zine and Riso Showcase, 
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2025

Handel + Haydn,
Boston Symphony Hall
2025






PAINTINGS