Graciela Cassel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and currently resides in New York City. Cassel holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York (2014), a Master of Arts in Studio Art from New York University (2012), a Master in Education from Yeshiva University in New York (1998), and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Buenos Aires (1980).

Graciela Cassel has been recognized for her work through several awards and fellowships including the 2022 NYFA Work Award, Altamira Museum Fellowship in 2022,  Anklave Fellowship in 2021, and New York Historical Society Fellowship in 2020,  Additionally, she was a Queens Council Grantee in both 2019 and 2016.

Casel's work has been displayed at various institutions and galleries such as the Museo de la Naturaleza in Cantabria, Spain 2023, She also had a solo show at NYLAAT Governors Island in 2023 and showcased her work at the Lilac Museum ship in 2022. In 2023, her work was selected by the City of Paris to be screened during Nuit Blanche Paris. Urban Glass Gallery in Brooklyn in 2020, and the Museo del Barrio in 2016.   Weather the Weather, Hall of Science, New York in 2019

Cassel's art is represented in the collections of the Schunck Museum in the Netherlands, Museo Sivori in Buenos Aires, and Citibank in New York. Her work is also in private collections in Buenos Aires, Brazil, Colombia and New York.

Cassel is the founder and director of Transborder Art, which has already released 47 episodes. The mission of Transborder Art, founded in 2014, is to bring art conversations to the general public. The concept behind this TV broadcast is to provide access to contemporary artists and their discussions on interesting topics, creating an archive of contemporary art through these conversations.