Early life

Phoebe Boswell was born in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, the daughter of Timothy, a pilot, and Joyce, a teacher. They moved to Oman when she was two years old, and then Bahrain three years later. She studied for her GCSEs at St. Christopher's School

St. Christopher's School

St. Christopher's School is the name of several schools around the world, including:*St. Christopher's School, Bahrain*St. Christopher's School, Richmond, Virginia, USA*St. Christopher's School, Metairie, Louisiana, USA...

 in Isa Town, Bahrain. She was then offered an Arts Scholarship at Hurtwood House

Hurtwood House

Hurtwood House is a private, residential, co-educational sixth-form college near Dorking, Surrey, England. Founded in 1970 by Richard Jackson, the main house is an Edwardian mansion set in in the Surrey Hills...

 where she studied English, Art and Theatre Studies.

After her A-Levels, Phoebe moved to London to do an Arts Foundation course at Central St. Martins, University of the Arts London

University of the Arts London

The University of the Arts London, formerly known as the London Institute, is a collegiate university comprising six internationally recognised art, design, fashion and media colleges in London, England...

 and was subsequently accepted to the Fine Arts degree at the Slade School of Art at the University of London

University of London

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. She then worked as an artist in London and Bahrain, before returning to Central St. Martins where she received a Post-Graduate Diploma with Distinction in Animation

Animation

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

.

Career

After finishing her degree at the Slade, Phoebe moved back to Bahrain to make sense of her expatriate childhood. She drew 60 portraits of people in Bahrain, and recorded their conversations which were then published in a coffee table book, Bahrainona, which was launched at the National Museum in Bahrain. She also co-founded the arts society, Elham.

On returning to London, Phoebe continued with artistic commissions and studied animation. Her graduate film The Girl With Stories in Her Hair was nominated for a number of awards, including Best Film at the British Animation Awards Public Choice, Best Student film at the Bradford Animation Festival, and Best Animation in Rushes Soho

Soho

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 Shorts.

She has since worked with renowned animation studios honing her technique within the medium while independently developing her own practice.

Filmography

• Sorry To Hear You Impaled Yourself on the Roof of Edinburgh College of Art commissioned and produced by 12foot6, directed and animated by Phoebe Boswell, story told by Andrew Morgan. (2010)
• The Girl With Stories In Her Hair, commissioned by the National Gallery, produced by Central St Martins College of Art, written, directed, performed and animated by Phoebe Boswell, music composed by Andres Franco Medina-Mora. (2009)
• Bunty, written, directed, and animated by Phoebe Boswell(2009)

Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010

• Curiouser and Curiouser, curated by Rita Parente, Old Vic Tunnels {www.submit2gravity.com}

2009

• Moot, C4RD, Centre For Recent Drawing, London [www.c4rd.org.uk}
• Kunskog, curated by Stuart Pearson Wright, Five Hundred Dollars Gallery, London {www.kunskog.com}

2007

• Imagining Ourselves, International Museum of Women, LA

2005

• Bright Young Things, The Marquee Club, London
• Inspired Art Fair, The Bridge, London
• Young Collectors Party - Exhibit 05, Bonhams Bond Street, London
• Never Ever Land, The Residence, London
• Make It or Break It, The Residence, London
• Royal Academy Summer Show, Royal Academy, London
• Slade Summer Show, University College, London

2004

• TEN, Adhoc Gallery, London
• Paint London, Candid Arts Trust, London

2003

• Studio/Show, Hunter Studios, New York

Solo Exhibitions

2007

• REPRESENT, Al Riwaq Gallery, Bahrain www.alriwaqartspace.com
• Bahrainona, Bahrain National Museum, Bahrain

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3807910/
• http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/learning/inspired-by-the-collection/2d-animation/*/chooseMedia/15/
• http://www.phoebeboswell.com
• Best of Herd, Nick Bradshaw's review of the British Animation Awards Public Choice, BFI Sight & Sound http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/exclusive/british_animation_awards_preview.php
• Flash CS5 for Designers, by Tom Green and Tiago Dias, published by Friends of ED, http://www.friendsofed.com
• Feeling Inspired? Emer Grant's review of the Inspired Art Fair, NY Arts Magazine http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?Itemid=703&id=4205&option=com_content&task=view
• http://www.bahrainembassy.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=document.home&id=38
• http://gulfweeklyworldwide.com/Articles.aspx?articleid=20542