Eduardo Cossio : Associate Artist
Photo: Stirling Kain
Eduardo Cossio (b. 1982) is a Peruvian-Australian musician and
visual artist. Based in Perth/Boorloo since 2005, he has led his
own bands and written music film, dance, and inter disciplinary
productions. His work spans songwriting, notated chamber pieces,
experimental composition, and sound improvisation.
Originally self-taught guitarist and multi-instrumentalist,
Eduardo graduated with an Honours in Composition & Music
Technology at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
in 2017. He has since developed a distinctive electro-acoustic
practice using zithers, vocals, harmonica, electronics. This
approach is best exemplified in his solo album, Citadels (Tone
List, 2025).
Eduardo maintains collaborations with leading West Australian
musicians such as Ross Bolleter, Josten Myburgh, and Sage Pbbbt.
He has also collaborated closely with national and international
artists including Annette Krebs, Axel Dörner, Mattias Müller,
Emilio Gordoa, Sabine Vogel, Alice Hui Shen Chang, Gabriella
Smart, Laura Altman, Tina Stefanou, and Jim Denley. Eduardo has
performed widely across Australia, Europe, Taiwan and
Singapore.
He is a prolific organiser, broadcaster, and writer in the Perth
community. He runs Outcome Unknown an experimental music series;
presents Difficult Listening on RTRFM92.1; and his writing has
appeared on local and national art magazines including
UnMagazine, SeeSaw Mag, RealTime Arts, ADSR and Resonate
Magazine. He has received the West Australian Music Industry
Award for experimental music on several occasions, and was
nominated Industry Representative of the Year in 2018.
As a visual artist, Eduardo works across photography, video, performance, and social practice projects. His work has been the subject of three solo exhibitions and has commissioned by the Geraldton Regional Art Galleries, State Library of WA, DADAA Inc, Tone List, and the Perth Centre for Photography.
Biography provided by the composer — current to August 2025