Artist Statement
Poppy Lennox's paintings and sculptures look to the structures of the universe and nature's intricate systems to make visible the interconnectivity of life. Working in a variety of mediums — wood, plaster, paint, earth, metal powders, beeswax, raw silk and thread — she explores the human desire to seek pattern as a way of understanding the vastness and complexities of existence, and how we, as part of this system, perceive and place ourselves within its intricate web. Her work reveals pattern reminiscent of both mycelial and cosmic networks.
Tethered forms of thread go beyond the woven mark to connect the microcosm and macrocosm, reflecting on the energetic and vibrational forces that surround every aspect of life.
Poppy's practice is both an artistic inquiry and an act of grounding. As the parent of a child with a rare neurological condition, her work is shaped by the complexities of this experience. The slow, meditative act of weaving and stitching becomes a quiet ritual of anchoring. Repetitive gestures accumulate into form, echoing the vibrational patterns of life and the fragility of personal experience. There is a palpable tension held within these marks — repetition verging on compulsion — as if the act of making is not only meditative, but a way of navigating that which feels fragmented.
The Transcendentalist belief in the divinity of nature and the importance of our connection to it runs through much of Poppy's work. The titles of recent bodies of work — Collective Sentience, All That There Is To Be Known, Echoes of the Land, Energy Lines — speak to a pursuit of ascension, self-liberation, or perhaps refuge.
Spirituality is woven into the structure of the work itself and Poppy is deeply engaged in a process of making that seeks connection with something larger; linking her own energy with that of her materials and, through them, with the wider forces of existence.
Since transitioning from a career as a project manager for museums, curators and artists, Poppy's work has been shown in several exhibitions, art fairs and auctions including Kindred Gallery, London (2026), Ruup & Form, London (2025), London Art Fair (2025), Crypt Gallery, Norwich Cathedral (2023), 99 Projects, London (2022), Home House, London (2022) and Christie's (2022). She has sold to collectors in the UK, US, Singapore and the Middle East, and has work in the collection of renowned London wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd, for whom she created a limited-edition artists' label (2021). Poppy has worked with arts mental health charities Hospital Rooms (2022) and A Space Between (2022), and volunteered with ActionSpace (2024) to support artists with disabilities. Her series Echoes of the Land featured in Stephen Ellcock's publication Common People (October 2025).
Education
1999-2003 BA (Hons) Fine Art, Newcastle University
Exhibition History
2026 ‘Materiality’, The Handbag Factory, London, group exhibition
2026 ‘Web of Life’, Kindred Gallery, London, group exhibition
2026 ‘A Room of One’s Own’, Gallery 66, Folkestone, group exhibition
2026 OPEN06, Excelsior Studios, London, group exhibition
2026 ‘In Between’, Kindred Gallery, London, group exhibition
2025 ‘In Company of the Unexpected’, Ruup & Form, London, group exhibition
2025 ‘Serene’, 99 Projects, London, group exhibition
2025 Park Royal Craft Festival, London Craft Week, London
2025 ‘International Women’s Day Auction’, London, Art on a Postcard
2025 ‘Today for You, Tomorrow for Me’, London Art Fair, curated by Becca Pelly-Fry
2024 OPEN05, Park Royal Gallery, London, group exhibition
2024 ‘The Art Studio Pop-Up’, London, group exhibition
2024 ‘You are the Circle’, Excelsior Studios, London Design Festival, group exhibition
2024 ‘Just Playing’, Gorst Road Studios, London Design Festival, group exhibition
2024 ‘OPEN24’, Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington, group exhibition
2024 ‘Dark Materials Tell Stories’, J/M Gallery, London, group exhibition
2024 'The Spirit of Boudica’, Norwich Cathedral, group exhibition
2023 ‘Re-Block’ pop-up as part of the ‘LONDON re made’ programme, group exhibition
2023 OPEN04, Excelsior Studios, London Design Festival, group exhibition
2023 ‘Synergism’, Gorst Road Studios, London Design Festival, group exhibition
2023 Art For Charity Collective Summer Exhibition
2023 ‘International Women’s Day Auction’, Art on a Postcard, curated by Lee Sharrock
2023 ‘International Women’s Day Auction’, Art For Charity Collective
2022 ‘Arms Around the Child’, charity art auction, Christie’s Auction House, London
2022 ‘Poppy Lennox + Dawn Beckles: Life Still’, 99 Projects, London
2022 Home House, London, group exhibition
2022 ‘Expressions of Abstraction’, The Savoy, London, group exhibition
2022 ‘Rebirth’, 99 Projects, London, group exhibition curated by Lee Sharrock
2022 ‘Supernature’, Paxton + Glew Gallery, Brighton, group exhibition
2022 ‘SHE/HER/HERS’, Oakland Gallery, New Brighton, group exhibition
Art Fairs
2025 London Art Fair, London
2024 East Art Fair, London
2022 The Other Art Fair, London
2021 The Other Art Fair, London
Residencies
2025 ‘Lessons in Listening’, Land Art Collective, Devon
Talks
2026 ‘Materiality in Practice’, Kindred Studios, London
2026 Land Art Collective Members Talk, online
Workshops, Courses and Development Programmes
2023 Foundation Course in Esoteric Numerology
2022 Artist In Residence with in-person workshops, A Space Between, London
2022 Digital workshop, Hospital Rooms, London
2021 London Creative Network / Space Studios Professional Development Programme
Publications
“Common People: A Folk History of Land Rights, Enclosure and Resistance” by Leah Gordon, Stephen Ellcock and Annabel Edwards, October 2025
Collaborations
2020 Limited edition artists’ label for Berry Bros & Rudd’s ‘Good Ordinary Claret’, London
Press
“7 Artists Exploring Humanity’s Interaction With Nature At London Art Fair”, Forbes, January 2025
Interview with London Art Fair Platform Curator Becca Pelly-Fry, FAD Magazine, January 2025
Interview with Culturalee, January 2024
“The Upcoming: Poppy Lennox”, FAD Magazine, London, January 2022
“Rebirth: A 99 Projects Exhibition curated by Lee Sharrock”, ArtPlugged, London, 2022
“Meet the artist: Poppy Lennox”, Berry Bros & Rudd interview, 2021