British artist Boo Saville (B.1980, Norwich) is known for making large-scale abstract paintings alongside small-scale figurative works.
Saville grew up in Somerset until she moved to London where she studied at the Slade School of Fine Art (2000-2004)
Known for her multifaceted practice, Saville’s abstract paintings reflect a deep commitment to colour as a contemplative and perceptual experience. Built through multiple layers of oil paint, the interactions and composition of this colour, explore how surface and colour can tell a story.
In contrast, Saville adopts a non-narrative approach to figurative painting. Sourced from online materials, these works arise as quiet reflections. Filtered and detached, they explore fleeting thoughts that surface during the process of making abstract paintings.
Saville’s practice investigates the phenomenology of memory and perception. Through the surface of painting, she explores the stories we tell ourselves, and the ones we inherit.
Saville’s work has been featured in Frieze, Time Out, The Art Newspaper, and Vogue and was recently included in the 3rd edition of The Anomie Review of Contemporary British Painting. Her work is held in significant public and private collections worldwide. She has published five print editions, the latest being Palindrome (2024) with Manifold Editions, London.
She lives and works in Kent, UK.