Boo Saville (b. 1980, Norwich) is a British painter working between large-scale abstraction
and smaller figurative works. Known for her multifaceted practice, Saville’s abstract paintings reflect a deep commitment to colour and abstraction 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 register time.
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 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.
Notable exhibitions include True Colours at Newport Street Gallery 2018 and Ma at T J Boulting London in 2023. She is currently working on her first public commission for Hospital Rooms, a charity who collaborate with artists to create contemporary art in NHS mental healthcare units. She lives and works in Kent, UK.