Phoebe Boswell
Phoebe Boswell's artistic practice, which is both figurative and interdisciplinary, is rooted in a restless diasporic consciousness. She skillfully combines traditional draftsmanship with digital technologies, fluidly transitioning between various media including drawing, painting, film, video, sound, and writing.
Phoebe Boswell was born in 1982 in Nairobi. She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, where she currently lives and works.
Her drawings, installations and video works have been exhibited internationally in venues like Gagosian, London, UK | Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, DE | Prospect 5, New Orleans, US | Drawing Biennial, London, UK | Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK | Somerset House, London, UK | British Film Institute, London, UK | Sundance, London | Constitution Hill, Johannesburg | Pinchuk Centre, Kiew | The Fine Art Society, London | Biennale of the Moving Image, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, CH | Xi’An Academy of Fine Arts, China | Gothenburg Biennale | Royal Festival Hall, London.
Works of hers are in the collection of the BFI National Archive, London, UK | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), US | RISD Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, US | The British Museum, London, UK | The Studio Museum, New York, US | UK Government Art Collection, London, UK.
She has been awarded the Lumière Award of the Royal Photographic Society (2021) | Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists (2020) | Bridget Riley Fellowship, British School at Rome (2019) | Ford Foundation Fellowship (2017) | Future Generation Art Prize, Kiev (2017).
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A Knowledge Becoming, 2023
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After the Burning, 2023
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All Possible Everything, 2023
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Bless the Boats, 2023
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Future Ancestors, 2023
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In Search of the Common Place, 2023
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The Present Juncture of Entanglement, 2023
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These New Shores, 2023
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To Know The Weather, 2023
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Drawing Mum, 2022
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Ocean, 2022
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Shadow Work, 2022
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Splash, 2022
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Universe, 2022
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20 Years – An Anniversary Show
WENTRUP, Berlin 13 Sep - 16 Nov 2024 Wentrup -
Phoebe Boswell – Liminal Beach
15 Sep - 21 Oct 2023 WentrupWentrup is pleased to present 'Liminal Beach', the first solo exhibition by London-based artist Phoebe Boswell in Germany.Read more -
PAPIER.SALON III – Feenteich Edition
21 Jan - 5 Feb 2023 Wentrup am FeenteichWentrup is excited to present Papiersalon in the gallery at Feenteich for the first time. On view are works by Phoebe Boswell, Jenny Brosinski, André Butzer, Axel Geis, Karl Haendel,...Read more -
New Forms of Portrait
27 Aug - 26 Nov 2022 Wentrup am FeenteichThe group exhibition 'New Forms of Portrait' showcases artists Shannon Bono, Phoebe Boswell, Mary Ramsden, and Zanele Muholi. These artists share a common approach: they capture the essence of their...Read more
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Wentrup at Art Basel Miami Beach
December 3, 2024WENTRUP is pleased to present a dialogue among four female artists: Nevin Aladağ, Phoebe Boswell, Desire Moheb-Zandi, and Anastasia Samoylova. Despite their unique perspectives and...Read more -
Soulscapes | Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
Group show featuring Phoebe Boswell 14 Feb – 2 Jun 2024A contemporary retelling of landscape by artists from the African Diaspora. Featuring more than 30 outstanding artworks, the exhibition includes large-scale pieces, a site-specific installation...Read more