June Leaf: ‘Shooting From the Heart’: The Grey Art Museum Honors a Lifetime of Uncompromising Creation

Abigael Sidi | The Science Survey | 17th November 2025

Leaf had a long career but never enjoyed sustained acclaim. Perhaps she was overshadowed by her famous photographer husband. More simply, perhaps her art also was too difficult. In the 1950’s when abstraction was all the rage, she not only stuck with figuration but produced work in “every art medium imaginable”. One renowned painting left the writer “equally captivated and confused, sure of its brilliance but unsure of its message … constantly layering ideas on top of each other”.