About

Jess Leonard is a Sydney based emerging artist whose practice investigates the life and death of birds and animals, arousing morbid curiosities whilst exploring the beauty in what has passed on. Jess graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Sydney Collage of Arts at Sydney University majoring in photomedia and received the Deans Award for her year. Since then Jess has continued to work in the arts industry, simultaneously evolving her own art practice. Jess has also made the finals of Art Prizes and Awards. 


Works are also available from traffic jam galleries ! 
 
 
 
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2023 Home Group Exhibition, Saywell Gallery, Marickville
2023 Highly Commended Mullins Conceptual Photographic Award, Muswellbrooke Regional Gallery
2022 Finalist Du Rietz Art Award, Queensland
2022 Finalist Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award, Queensland
2022 Finalist The Percival Photographic Portrait Prize, Townsville
2021 Finalist Prospect Portrait Prize, Adelaide
2021 Finalist Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbeltown
2021 Finalist Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Awards, Manly
2021 Finalist Ravenswood Australian Womens Art Prize, emerging artist, Sydney
2021 Highly Commended Lethbridge Landscape Prize, Brisbane
2021 Finalist Reimagine Art Prize, Hornsby
2021 The Birds, Group Exhibition traffic jam galleries
2020 Finalist in the Tony White Memorial Art Prize, Arts in the Valley Kangaroo Valley
2020 Finalist The Little Things Art Prize, Saint Cloche gallery, Sydney
2020 Finalist Stanthorpe Art Prize, Queensland
2020 Finalist Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award, Queensland
2020 Untitled. 2020 Group Exhibition, traffic jam galleries Sydney
2019 Finalist Pro Hart Outback Art Prize, Broken Hill
2019 Finalist Banyule Works on Paper, emerging artist, Victoria
2019 Brunswick Small Works, Brunswick Street Gallery, Victoria
2019 Finalist Lethbridge 20,000 Small Scale Art Award
2019 Highly Commended in the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize – Emerging
2018 Finalist Kangaroo Valley Arts Prize
2016 University of Sydney Deans Award Winner SCA 2016