Born and raised in Sydney, Tessa is now based in Collingwood, Melbourne. Her current practice is in a state of constant evolution and experimentation. Working predominantly with sculpture and three-dimensional forms, stemming from a Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design at the Design Centre Enmore in Sydney. Recently graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Culture) at Curtin University, Tessa has commenced working with photography, collage, and painting. Themes in her work centre on femininity, intimacy, and luminosity. She has shown at Brunswick Street Gallery in Melbourne, Dank Street Depot, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre, and The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.