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From high-profile national retrospectives and boundary-pushing multimedia installations to independent community showcases, the visual arts scene across Leeds is delivering a packed calendar this November.
Whether you are stepping into major cultural institutions like Leeds Art Gallery and the Henry Moore Institute or exploring independent creative hubs across Armley, Farsley, Mabgate, and the Corn Exchange, there is a rich variety of painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography on display throughout the month.
Here are 15 outstanding art exhibitions, displays, and showcases to check out across Leeds in November.
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7. Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir (until January 10 2027)
The artist's first solo UK museum show, featuring monumental felted wool and natural fibre sculptures that explore organic forms and tactile abstraction. 🎨 Henry Moore Institute | Henry Moore Institute
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8. Word and Motion: Poetry and Material Experimentation post 1965 (until January 9 2027)
A research library display examining the intersection of concrete poetry, wordplay, and material experimentation in sculpture from the mid-1960s onwards. 🎨 Henry Moore Institute | Henry Moore Institute
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9. Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi (until January 10)
An intimate study gallery exhibition showcasing delicate hand-painted and torn paper structures by artist Yoko Terauchi. 🎨 Henry Moore Institute | Henry Moore Institute
10. FUAM 2026: The Friends of University Art and Music Graduate Art Prize (until December 19)
An annual showcase discovering and celebrating the freshest emerging artistic talent graduating from Leeds higher education. 🎨 The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds | National World Resell
11. Quite Shameless: Cultural Reflections on the Vampire (until May 29 2027)
An archival display exploring the rich, unsettling, and enduring cultural legacy of the vampire in literature and art. 🎨 Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, University of Leeds
12. Where Time Loosens (November 19 - 22 2026)
A solo ceramics exhibition by Elise Argent (Liquid Void) featuring experimental stained porcelain, space-age forms, and fluid pop-art aesthetics. 🎨 Assembly House, Armley | Benjamin Jackson