Constance Volk Exhibits New Work Alongside Samuel Leopold at Leslie Wolfe Gallery

An opening reception with the artists will be held on Sunday, February 8, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and is open to the public. Volk’s paintings are created using a self-developed technique she calls “Channeling.” Beginning with a clay and cotton cord foundation on canvas, Volk forms raised pathways that allow liquid reactive oil to flow and marble over a multi-day curing process. The resulting compositions invite viewers to explore each painting as a landscape, revealing intricate, organic patterns that echo natural systems and environmental rhythms. Samuel Leopold’s work is inspired by architectural concepts and spatial experimentation. Working primarily in oils, Leopold blends landscape, surrealism, and abstraction to create fictional skylines and imagined structures. His paintings often include architectural forms that exist only as concepts, paired with symbolic elements and heightened color. A painted cutout integrated into many of his works has become a developing trademark, reinforcing his belief that each piece should function as a complete composition. Together, Volk and Leopold offer complementary approaches to navigating space—one rooted in organic flow and material process, the other in constructed form and conceptual architecture. Exhibition Details Leslie Wolfe Gallery at the Old Town Triangle Center 1763 N. North Park Ave., Chicago Exhibition Dates: February 8 – March 2 Gallery Hours: Monday–Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Live sound installations by Constance Volk will take place on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. during the exhibition. Opening Reception Sunday, February 8 | 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. About Constance Volk Constance Volk is a Chicago–based painter and musician whose visual work explores motion and interactivity through vivid, textured imagery. Her paintings and illustrations invite visual play, often drawing from natural forms and patterns. Her work has been exhibited at Bridgeport Art Center, ARC Gallery, and the Old Town Art Fair, with solo exhibitions at the Oak Park Public Library, Saint Xavier University, and the Miller Beach Arts and Creative District. Alongside her visual practice, Volk is a musician with a distinguished career in contemporary performance. She is a member of Ensemble Dal Niente, the Grossman Ensemble, and the Chicago Wind Project. Volk was featured on Aguas da Amazônia by Philip Glass with Third Coast Percussion and toured internationally with Third Coast Percussion and Twyla Tharp Dance for Tharp’s Diamond Jubilee, culminating in a performance at the Venice Biennale. About Samuel Leopold Samuel Leopold is a painter whose work explores architectural ideas, spatial concepts, and symbolic environments through oil painting. His practice blends landscape, surreal, and abstract genres, often incorporating painted cutouts as an integral element of each composition.

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