March 2026

Jennifer Hauser and Charlene Moy

Keep Out of the Water by Charlene Moy (Left) and Killer Bees by Jennifer Hauser (Right)

The Leslie Wolfe Gallery is proud to present works by Jennifer Hauser and Charlene Moy!

Jennifer Hauser’s Artist Statement:

Think of a finely manicured lawn that somehow has a singular weed blooming proudly in the center. It looks like something went wrong, but upon closer inspection the blooming weed is a home and the yard is a neighborhood with a robust group of characters, the ladybug, the ant, a squirrel and a rabbit. It is the child’s eye that inspects the broken patterns of our surroundings with a fanciful gaze and explores the possibilities behind the organized chaos. Escape to a childlike vision for a moment and imagine secret worlds with unlikely friends.

About Jennifer Hauser:

Jennifer Hauser is a Chicago area ink and colored pencil artist. She grew up in northern Wisconsin as an avid doodler and moved to Chicago after high school to pursue a music degree in trumpet performance at DePaul University. After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Music, she stayed in Chicago and later enrolled in the University of Illinois at Chicago Master of Architecture program. Today she is an architect by day and an artist by night. Although she followed music and architecture, she never stopped drawing and creating. Those early doodles were the genesis of her drawings today.

Charlene Moy’s Artist Statement:

I am drawn to the fleeting splendor of nature, capturing its transient beauty while addressing the damage that we are creating in our ecological landscape. In my artistic practice, I employ an intuitive and playful approach utilizing materials, destined for landfills or contaminating our waters, into compelling visual narratives. These would be discarded items become the foundation for a diverse array of textures, patterns, and colors. By repurposing these materials, I endeavor to challenge our perceptions of waste and value, fostering a dialogue on sustainability and ecological stewardship.

About Charlene Moy:

At SAIC, Charlene painted vivid portraits that explored personality and emotions. She later shifted to jewelry & functional art. In her return to painting, nature and our environment became her inspiration. Learning watercolor, she amassed many experiments that she utilized in collages. As her awareness of plastic pollution and the failures of recycling increased, Charlene began saving her plastic and single use items. By integrating them with her watercolors, she seeks ways to transform the unremarkable into vibrant, multi layered images.

Leslie Wolfe Gallery – 1763 N North Park Avenue – Chicago
312.337.1938
Reception: March 15 from 2-4 PM 
On view: March 7 – April 2