Kippi Leonard is a multidisciplinary artist working from her studio in Cathedral City, California. Known for her textured, emotionally resonant paintings, Leonard blends oil, cold wax, desert sand, and mixed media on raw linen, canvas, and birch panels. Her work explores structure, memory, and abstraction—often drawing from architectural forms and the stark beauty of the desert.

A former interior designer, Leonard brings a refined eye for composition and materiality to her practice. Her process is intuitive and iterative, often involving excavation, layering, and mark-making to reveal what’s beneath the surface—both literally and metaphorically. She also creates monotypes that echo her painting language, known for their ethereal quality and multidimensional depth.

Leonard’s work has been exhibited nationally and is part of private collections across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. She is represented by J. Rinehart Gallery (Seattle), Samuel Owen Gallery (Greenwich), and Costello Gallery (Scottsdale), and is the founder of Kippi Leonard Gallery | Studio in the Perez Art District.