Jenny Webbe was born in Hull, Yorkshire. After a Foundation Course at Tameside College, Ashton-under-Lyne, she completed a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University, followed later by an MA in Art & Design at Sheffield Hallam University. She lectured in Fine Art at Tameside College from 1985 to 2003, when she moved to Cornwall. Alongside her painting practice, she has in recent years turned her talents to ceramics.