Paul founded Leopold Gallery in 1991. As an art consultant his clients include Marvel Studios, the Kansas City Chiefs, the City of Boston, the Dallas Arboretum, Miami Freedom Park and 1000s of private collectors. Working with a wide range of artists, he designs art programs for corporations, hospitals and stadiums. His projects have won national praise for their innovative approach and impact. Paul also founded the Leopold Gallery Educational Foundation in 2006 to provide opportunities for teenage artists from the inner city. He is the author of the acclaimed guidebook for artists, Living the Artist’s Life, and in 2025 was elected Art Patron of the Year by the Kansas Arts Commission.
Paul and his wife, Annie, raised their sons in Kansas City, where he was a youth baseball coach. He has spent decades roaming America by motorcycle. Paul has lived in Alaska, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Italy, and England. He loves surfing, mountain-biking, and hiking. Check out his Survivor Audition.
Hilary Cole
Gallery Director / Art Consultant
Hilary graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 2012 with a BFA in Sculpture and is particularly knowledgeable about the major movements in European and American art. She is currently finishing up an M.A. in Art History at UMKC. Hilary manages day to day gallery operations, assists with art consulting projects, and oversees marketing, inventory, social media, website and SEO optimization. She is also an active member of P.E.O., a women's international philanthropic organization. In her spare time Hilary loves to travel the globe and visit new places, read novels, practice yoga, paint, and take walks with her Beagle/Basset mix, Millie.
Adam Small
Gallery Manager / Art Consultant
Adam attended Emporia State University and the University of Kansas. He has been working with Leopold Gallery talent since 2006, assisting on massive installations for H&R Block Headquarters, University of Kansas Health System, and Saint Luke’s Health System, among scores of others. He assists with art consulting projects, oversees graphics and design, social media, gallery appearance and is our primary installer. His passions include music, spoiling his dogs Gracie and Zeke, true crime, traveling, great food and better wine.
Susan Munson
Business Manager
Susan Munson is in charge of accounting, inventory, web maintenance, and research and development. She has over 30 years of business experience, including working for MMGY Global for several years. Outside of the gallery she has one daughter, enjoys cooking, traveling with her family, hanging out with her two torti cats, and redecorating her antebellum home in Westin, Missouri.
Gallery Pups
Ambassadors of Joy
From left to right: Stella, Gracie, and Millie.
Stella was rescued by Paul when she was two. She had been kept in a cage as a breeder then dumped in the country, severely underweight. Love and proper diet changed everything. She likes going for walks, talking naps in the gallery, and going to design meetings with Paul. Stella's also quite knowledgeable about contemporary art.
Gracie was adopted by Adam at a young age and has been spoiled her entire life. She enjoys eating, stealing treats from the other gallery pups, taking naps, and greeting everyone that comes to the gallery. Her favorite painter is Wayne Thiebaud, but we’re pretty sure she only likes the dessert paintings.
Millie was rescued by Hilary four years ago from an abusive caged breeding situation, and they’ve been inseparable ever since. Now that Millie is free and healthy, she loves sunbathing, finding interesting smells on her walks, taking long naps on the bed behind the front desk of the gallery, watching animal documentaries, indulging in treats, and hitting the road with Mom.