Victoria is an Artist based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK
Artist Statement
Victoria Boam
Artist, Image-Maker & Storyteller
Victoria Boam is an award-winning visual artist and creative powerhouse whose work spans photography, fine art, and special effects. With roots in Stamford and a bold vision shaped by a Foundation Degree from De Montfort University and a BA (Hons) in Visual Communication from Wolverhampton, her work blends raw emotion, surreal beauty, and a love for visual storytelling. She also holds a diploma in Artistic Makeup and Wig-making from Stamford College, adding a theatrical edge to her artistic lens.
Her creative journey has taken her everywhere from gallery walls to behind the scenes of celebrity shoots. Victoria has worked as both a makeup artist and photographer for actors, athletes, and public figures, balancing high-end glamour with soul-led creativity. Alongside her partner Ed, she co-runs Lovely Creatures, an award-winning wedding photography studio known for its emotive, unscripted style — and proud winners of Wedding Photography Company of the Year (TWIA East Midlands, 2019).
Victoria was named one of the Top 20 International Portrait Photographers by Inspirational Photographers and won a prestigious Golden Lens Award. Her fine art work has been exhibited widely, including at The Holy Art Gallery and Boomer Gallery in London, Leicester’s New Walk Museum, Rugby Art Gallery, and Wolverhampton’s Lighthouse. She was a finalist in the Attenborough Prize and The British Art Prize, with her work showcased at London’s OXO Gallery.
You’ll also find her on instagram @victoriaboam, where she continues to create pieces that are bold, emotionally charged, and unapologetically her.
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Artist Statement
Fine artist working in abstract and expressionist painting, creating bold, atmospheric canvases defined by vibrant colour and rich textural layers. My work explores human emotion, mood, and psychological space through intuitive mark-making and dynamic composition. Dedicated to producing impactful, thought-provoking original art thatbridges abstract concepts with raw emotional resonance, my practice continues to evolve through deliberate experimentation with paint, medium, and printmaking techniques
Exhibitions & Selected Projects
Solo & Long-Term Exhibitions
2025 Hinckley Artist Window Gallery, UK 6-month feature exhibiting over 50 abstract expressionist paintings
Group Exhibitions
2025 The People's Exhibition, Leicester, UK — Abstract expressionist painting
2024 Boomer Gallery, London, UK — Group Exhibition (2 paintings)
2023 Boomer Gallery, London, UK — Group Exhibition (2 abstract expressionist paintings selected by Anthony Fawcett)
2022 The British Art Prize, The Oxo Tower Gallery, London, UK — Top 50 Artists exhibition (Abstract expressionist painting)
2022 Boomer Gallery, London, UK — Group Exhibition (2 paintings)
2022 The Life of a Woman Exhibition, Shoreditch, London, UK — 9 conceptual photography & text artworks in collaboration with Collective Individuals London
2022 Tebbs Contemporary Art Gallery, Time Project, London, UK — Mixed media / painted artwork & printed brochure feature
2022 Tebbs Contemporary Art Gallery, Spirituality, London, UK — 6 conceptual photography & text artworks
Virtual Exhibitions
2023 The Holy Art Gallery, Aura Virtual Gallery, London, UK — Abstract expressionist painting & 4 conceptual photography works
2022 The Holy Art Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, London, UK — 5 conceptual photography & text artworks
2021 The Holy Art Gallery, Eternity Virtual Exhibition, London, UK — 5 conceptual photography & text artworks
2021 The Holy Art Gallery, Fragmented Virtual Exhibition, London, UK — 3 conceptual photography & text artworks
Earlier Selected Exhibitions
— Rugby Art Gallery Open Exhibition, Rugby, UK — Woodcut prints
— The People's Exhibition, Leicester, UK — Woodcut print
— Ten Two Gallery, Hinckley, UK — Woodcut prints
— Wolverhampton Light Bar Gallery, Wolverhampton, UK — Illustration
— Wolverhampton University Final Show, Wolverhampton, UK — Illustration
Press & Publications
2026 2022 Artego Magazine, Issue 1459 — 8-page feature on conceptual text and projection work
Tebbs Contemporary Art Gallery, Time Project Printed Artist Catalogue
Commercial Commissions
2010 - Fullers & Smith Brewery x20 Paintings and Prints
Awards & Honors
2022 Top 50 Artist Finalist, The British Art Prize (Exhibited at Oxo Gallery, London)
2022 Top 20 Inspirational Portrait Photographers, Inspiration Photography International
2022 International Revelation of the Year Nominee, Golden Lens Awards
2005 Master of Photography (MPA), Master Photographers Association
Education & Formal Training
1991 1994 2003 Foundation Diploma in Art & Design (Distinction), De Montfort University, Leicester
BA (Hons) Illustration & Visual Communications (2:1), University of Wolverhampton
Diploma in Artistic Makeup, SFX & Wigmaking (Distinction), Stamford College
Related Creative Practice
Present Co-Owner & Creative Director, Lovely Creatures (www.lovelycreatures.co.uk) Multi-award-winning creative practice. Overseeing business strategy, client relations, studio management, editorial art direction, and fine art print production in partnership with photography partner Ed.
Contact
hi@victoriaboam.com
(+44) 7825131608
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