Leelee Kimmel was born in New York, New York in 1983. She attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Kimmel's recent solo and group exhibitions include “The Wilds and the Shore” at Almine Rech in New York, New York (2024); The Journal Gallery in Los Angeles, California (2024); “A Study in Form (Chapter One)” at James Fuentes in New York, New York (2023); “Reflections: Partly Fiction” at WOAW Gallery in Central, Hong Kong (2022); “Night Ride” at Almine Rech in Shanghai, China (2022); “Crossing” at Kotaro Nukaga inTokyo, Japan (2022); Tennis Elbow at The Journal Gallery in New York, New York (2021); “100 Sculptures” at Anonymous Gallery in New York, New York (2021); ”Leelee Kimmel” at Almine Rech in Paris, France (2019); ”Wormhole” at Simon Lee Gallery in London, United Kingdom (2018); "Channels" at The Journal Gallery in Brooklyn, New York (2018); ”100 Sculptures” at Anonymous Gallery in Mexico City, Mexico (2018); and ”Feedback” at Marlborough Contemporary in New York, New York (2017).

Leelee Kimmel lives and works in New York, New York.