Claudia Böse (born 1963 in

Nueremberg Nuremberg (, ; ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany. ...

) is an abstract painter and has been based in

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, since 2002. Böse graduated from the

Royal Academy of Arts The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its ...

in 1996 and is a member of the artists network Kunstnetz International. Her work has been exhibited in London (including eight times with the Royal Academy of Arts), Oxford, Birmingham, Manchester, Berlin, Neukölln, Freiburg, Valparaiso and Miami. Her work has been acquired by

Abbot Hall Art Gallery Abbot Hall Art Gallery is an art gallery in Kendal, England. Abbot Hall was built in 1759 by Colonel George Wilson, the second son of Daniel Wilson of Dallam Tower, a large house and country estate nearby. It was built on the site of the old A ...

, Hamburger Universität für Wirtschaft und Politik,

The Priseman Seabrook Collection The Priseman Seabrook Collection is a British-based private collection founded by the artist Robert Priseman and his wife Ally Seabrook. It is composed of three distinct categories: 21st Century British Painting, 20th and 21st Century British Work ...

and the

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

. Böse says of her work "My paintings are constructed through process. Most of my paintings reflect and reference the tiny things of our built environment, the minutiae of our surroundings, the surfaces and atmospheres which seem somehow to matter."

Selected solo exhibitions

* "Idiom Two" The Crypt,

St Marylebone Parish Church St Marylebone Parish Church is an Anglican church on the Marylebone Road in London. It was built to the designs of Thomas Hardwick in 1813–17. The present site is the third used by the parish for its church. The first was further south, near ...

, London (2013) * "Idiom" The Cut,

Halesworth Halesworth is a market town, civil parish and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies south-west of Lowestoft, on a tribut ...

(2013) * "Transition" The Benham Galleries, Colchester (2010) * "The Need To Know"

Endeavour House Endeavour House is a municipal building in Russell Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is the meeting place and offices of Suffolk County Council. The Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council also use the building for their ...

, Ipswich (2005) * "Close-Less"

Ipswich Museum Ipswich Museum is a registered museum of culture, history and natural heritage, located in a Grade II* listed building on High Street in Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk. It was historically the leading regional museum in Suffolk, housing ...

(2005) * "You Then, You Now" Highgate Gallery, London (2003) * "Pampered Favourites" Basement Gallery, London (2003) * "Brot und Spiele" Deutsche Bahn, Bergen, Ruegen, (2002) * "48 Stunden Neukölln, Kuturnetzwerk,

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

(2001) * "Cirus Zwei" Putbus, Germany, (2001) * "Atelier in Neukoelln" Berlin, (2000) * "Make Your Day"

Wolfson College, Oxford Wolfson College () is a Colleges of the University of Oxford, constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Wolfson is an all-graduate college, it prides itself on being one of the most international colleges at Oxford, with part ...

(1997) * "If you were me" Proud Galleries, London (1996) * "Growing Up On Four Wheels"

Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to simply as Mercedes and occasionally as Benz, is a German automotive brand that was founded in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz Group, established in 2019) is based in Stuttgart, ...

, London (1995)

Selected group exhibitions

* "Attend" Angelika Studios, High Wycombe, UK (2016) * "Summer Show" West Gallery, The Quay Arts, Isle of Wight, UK (2016) * "PING"

The Minories, Colchester The Minories is a Grade II listed building and gardens situated at the east end of High Street in Colchester, Essex, England, near Hollytrees Museum, Hollytrees, Gate House and Colchester Castle. It currently houses The Minories Galleries. Ea ...

(2016) * "Salon 8" The Old Lock Up Studio, Cromford, Derbyshire (2016) * "How soon is Now" Nottingham Society of Artists (2016) * "Chinese Whispers" Fischmuellers, Freiburg, Germany (2016) * "Contemporary British Watercolours" Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Bideford (2016) * "sad but true" Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich (2016) * "Contemporary British Watercolours" Maidstone (2015) * "Obscure Secure" Studio 1.1, London (2015) * "Contemporary British Abstraction" SE9 Container Gallery, London (2015) * "Contemporary British Painting" Huddersfield Art Gallery (2014) * "Obscure Secure"

Christchurch Mansion Christchurch Mansion is a substantial Tudor brick mansion house built in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, by Edmund Withypoll (also written "Withipoll") around 1548–1550. The Grade I listed building is located within Christchurch Park and sits b ...

(2014) * "Contemporary British Painting"

, Crypt, London (2014) * "About Painting" Castlefield Gallery, Manchester (2014) * "A Dream within a Dream" Bankley Studios & Gallery, Manchester (2014) * "Contemporary British Painting" St Marylebone Church, Crypt, London (2013) * "Summer Saloon Show" Art Britannia, Lion & Lamb,

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

(2013) * "Hey, Narcissus" studio 1.1, London (2013) * "This year's model" studio 1.1, London (2013) * "Royal Academy in East Anglia" Wingfield Barns, Suffolk (2012) * "Anonyme" Zeichner, Berlin (2006) * "Gracias" Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain (2005) * "20th Century Perspectives" Burlington Galleries, London (2004) * "Un-earth"

Sutton Hoo Sutton Hoo is the site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Archaeology, Archaeologists have been excavating the area since 1938, when an undisturbed ship burial containing a wea ...

National Trust The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the ...

, Woodbridge (2004) * "Art in Mental Health" Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (2004) * "Art in Mental Health"

Talbot Rice Gallery Talbot Rice Gallery is the public art gallery of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and part of Edinburgh College of Art. The building has three exhibition spaces, including a contemporary white cube gallery and a neoclassical space that w ...

(2004) * "Art in Mental Health"

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public university, public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City, London, White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design uni ...

, London (2004) * "Royal Academy Summer Exhibition" Royal Academy of Arts (2003) * "Drawings for All"

Gainsborough's House Gainsborough's House is the birthplace of the leading English painter Thomas Gainsborough. It is now a museum and gallery, located at 46 Gainsborough Street in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Some of the pictures o ...

, Sudbury (2002) * "Gleitflug" Passewaldscher Hof, Berlin (2002) * "Royal Academy Summer Exhibition" Royal Academy of Arts (2002) * "Ateliergemeinschaft" Neukoelln, Berlin (2000) * "Royal Academy Summer Exhibition" Royal Academy of Arts (1996) * "Premiums" Royal Academy of Arts, London (1995) * "Small objects of Desire"

City Gallery (Leicester) City Gallery was a contemporary art gallery in Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of Engl ...

(1995) * "Royal Academy Summer Exhibition" Royal Academy of Arts (1995) * "Making a Mark" Mall Galleries, London * "Genitals are Beauty" William Blake House, London (1994) * "Premiums" Royal Academy of Arts, London (1994) * "Royal Academy Summer Exhibition" Royal Academy of Arts (1993) * "Premiums" Royal Academy of Arts, London (1993)

Selected collections

* Hamburger Universität für Wirtschaft und Politik *

References

External links

* Claudia Bös

* Artslan

* Artfacts.ne

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bose, Claudia 1963 births 21st-century British painters Living people German abstract painters British abstract painters 21st-century British women artists