About Poppy-Lee

Poppy-Lee is a multi-disciplinary artist and creative director from Leeds, West Yorkshire. She studied her BA and MA in English Literature at Cardiff University, and has spent the past five years developing her creative practice while launching a digital print studio, curating independent exhibitions, and running creative projects and events in Leeds.

Alongside her art and illustration practice, she was the Director of Leeds Poetry Festival, and teaches various art mediums and writing classes online and at Leeds-based venues.

@poppyleejennings

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b. 1996 Leeds, UK

2017 BA English Literature, Cardiff University

2020 MA English Literature, Cardiff University


Solo Exhibitions

2024 Fleeting Seasons, Left Bank, Leeds, UK


Group Exhibitions

2025 Open 2025, Royal Cambrian Academy of Art, Conwy, Wales

2024 We Are Hyde Park, Left Bank, Leeds, UK

2024 Community Exhibition, Left Bank, Leeds, UK

2023 International Women’s Day Exhibition, Left Bank, Leeds, UK

2022 ART SHOW, Corn Exchange, Leeds, UK

Shortlists & Awards

2025 Shortlisted, HSFK Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery