Bid the Gap

Introducing Naomi Boiko-Stapleton

Naomi presents an intimate iconography using recurring symbols to reconciles her experience of loss inviting ever-evolving reinterpretations of a personal mythology. Ambiguous cropped scenes hint at possible narratives. These images often depict a dual nature, embodying multiple meanings. 

The titles and images are mediated from her memories and conversations she shares with her younger sister as a collaborative process. Naomi uses the medium of watercolour on stretched cotton, its sensitivity allows the work to hint at a forms perceptible outline without reducing it to a fixed image. The space embodies an unearthly presence, appearing and disappearing simultaneously. This evokes an unrepresentable nature and hopes to give physicality to the nuances of depicting a personal relationship with loss and intangibility.

Accolades:

Education

2022   BA (hons) Fine art painting, University of Brighton, First class

2019   Level 3 diploma fine art (UAL awarding body), Bedford College, Distinction

Upcoming Exhibitions

2023 Pilgrims contemporary, Group show, 28th June - 4th July, Keswick

2023 Delphian Gallery, Works on paper group show , 23rd September, Charente France

2023 Goodbye Project, Spring and summer residents group show, September 2023, Bethnal Green, London

2023 Arc Padstow, group show curated by Anna Woodward, September 2023 - May 2024, North Cornwall

Group Exhibitions

2023 ‘Floating’ Pilgrims contemporary, Keswick

2023 ‘End of residency show’ Good Eye Project, London

2023 ‘Art on postcard for war child’ Soho Revue, London

2023 ‘Spring exhibition’ Gallerie V, Cambridge

2023 ‘Yourself in my shoes’ Tube culture hall, Milan

2022. ‘Night flowers’ The flower gallery, Bedford

2022 ‘Night flowers’ The flower gallery, Bedford

2022 ‘Juice box’ RuptureXIBIT, London

2022 ‘Accessible art show’ Black white gallery, London

2022 ‘Autumn exhibition’ Gallerie V, Cambridge

2022 ‘LSM art award’ LSM offices, London

2022 ‘Relationship with the self’ Take courage gallery, London

2022   ‘Dot to dot’ Coachwerks Gallery, Brighton

2022   ‘Shapes and things’ Open Ealing art studio, London

2022   ‘Brighton degree show’, Grand parade, Brighton

2022   ‘It’s my life’ House of Smalls, Online

2022   ‘Winter exhibition’, Woburn art gallery, Woburn

2021   ‘Summer exhibition’, Woburn art gallery, Woburn  

2021   'Kenopsia' University of Brighton, Online

2020   'Now we are six' Red fish art, Brighton

2019   'Dream within a dream' The flower gallery, Bedford

2019   ‘End of Year exhibition’, Bedford College, Bedford

2019   ‘Voices’, Bedford Corn exchange, Bedford

Residencies

2023 Good Eye Projects, Spring residency, London

Publications/interviews

The butterfly publication 
https://loveinpassingpress.com/love-in-passing-publication/an-interview-with-naomi-boiko

Gwak! magazine Portraiture Panel

Collections

Private collection United Kingdom

Private collection United States of America

Private collection Netherlands

Soho house collection

Good Eye Projects collection

 Awards

LSM Art Award 2022

Nominated for Nagoya Arts award 2022