Boudicca Collins

Boudicca Paloma was born in South London. She received her BA from The Slade School of Fine Art and completed the Turps Studio Programme in 2025.

Alongside a studio practice she is also a scenic artist, mural painter and Tutor in Scenic Painting.

She is a current recipient of the Clyde Hopkins Award at A.P.T and was selected as an Artist in Residence for Brighton Festival 2023.

Boudicca’s practice explores the complexities of identity, illusion, culture and belonging in a world of constant movement and change offering a space for reflection and meditation.

The paintings reference a range of historical and contemporary sources including the Renaissance, mythology, Indian miniature paintings, science fiction, and pop culture.

A recent focus of her work has been responding to faux fur, examining its dual role as both a fetish object and a symbol of power and worship throughout history. This exploration also draws attention to the current degradation of nature, with the synthetic nature of faux fur acting as a metaphor for the destruction of the natural world. The neon colours and vibrant hues in her paintings riff off 90s rave aesthetics, punk and pop psychedelia.