A memorial plaque has been erected in Odessa to honor Boris Edwards, and a street has been renamed in his memory in the Kyiv region.

He was born on May 27, 1860, in Odessa to a British father and a Ukrainian mother. He received his early artistic education at the Odessa School of Arts, studying under a notable professor.

In 1885, he organized his first solo sculpture exhibition in Odessa before moving to Paris for further studies. In France, he attended the Académie Julian and worked on a portrait of Louis Pasteur.

Critics noted, “Edwards is one of the few artists who fearlessly represents the human form with love.”

In 1899, he held a significant exhibition celebrating 15 years of his artistic career at the Vorontsov Palace. His works were also displayed at the World's Fair in Paris and other major exhibitions.

Edwards established Ukraine's first bronze foundry and co-founded the Odessa Literary-Artistic Society and the Museum of Fine Arts.

His ancestry is diverse: British, Ukrainian, Irish, Spanish, and Turkish. Edwards had the opportunity to inherit land in Manhattan but chose the path of art instead.

In 1918, he became the director of the Odessa Art School, helping to transform it into a higher education institution. That same year, he held his final exhibition, summarizing 35 years of artistic work.

He emigrated to Malta in 1919, where he created a memorial honoring fallen Maltese heroes. He passed away on February 12, 1924, and is buried in Malta.