Jo Boddy Printmaker


2m tall starboard lateral marker buoy saying 'Welcome' in languages spoken in the countries where Clifford Chance has offices.

5 x 2.5m collage of prints depicting the River Thames meander around the Isle of Dogs with a tower crane made of wood on either side.

Detail showing prints collaged with stitch.

2m tall starboard lateral marker buoy saying 'Welcome' in languages spoken in the countries where Clifford Chance has offices.
I am a printmaker capturing quiet encounters and moments of connection with the natural world. In an age of near-constant transaction, where time, attention, and value are continually exchanged, I am interested in how we experience places where nothing is asked beyond being present. My work reflects a need to step outside of productivity and consumption and to reconnect with a slower, more reciprocal relationship to the land. As you gaze at the landscape, it begins, in turn, to gaze back, inviting reflection on how we see, inhabit, and understand the world around us and our impact, throughout history, upon it.
I use a range of printmaking techniques, the physicality of carving, etching, inking and pressing mirrors the act of walking and observing; both require time, patience and sustained attention. Through repetition and subtle variation, printmaking allows me to distil these quiet encounters, creating images that hold stillness and invite the viewer into a more considered way of looking, exploring their own feelings of connection with their landscape.​​
You can watch a 5 minute film about my practice.
This was made for the final unit of MA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins in spring 2024.
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I featured in the March 2026 Handprinted 'Meet the Maker' blog.

Awards
​2025
UAL/Clifford ​Chance Sculpture Award 2025 Winner
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2024
One of UAL's 'Future 50 Founders and Freelancers' 2024
UAL Graduate Award Nominee - Post Graduate Show, Central Saint Martins
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2021
Lucie Green Printmakers Prize - Southbank Printmakers Mini Print Competition, London
Testimonials
"The print perfectly captures what it feels like in the forest"
Darren
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"You can tell you love that forest as much as I do!"
Heather
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​"I love that Jo's work is like having the forest that I love so much on my walls as well as on my doorstep"
Claire
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"Once again you have captured the soul of Swinley"
Dan​​
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