Hunt Slonem

Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct Neo-Expressionist style. He is best known for his series of rabbits, butterflies, and tropical birds, as well as his large-scale sculptures and restorations of forgotten historic houses. Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums worldwide, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation, and the New Orleans Museum of Art.

Since his first solo exhibition at the Fischbach Gallery in 1977, Slonem’s work has been shown hundreds of times worldwide, most recently at the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2017 and 2018, he will be featured at the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Gallery of Bulgaria, and countless galleries in the United States, Germany, and Dubai.

His flair and admiration for far-flung destinations have been a staple of his life since childhood. Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, Maine, and his father’s position as a naval officer meant the family moved frequently during Hunt’s formative years, including extended stays in Hawaii, California, and Connecticut. He would continue to seek out travel opportunities throughout his younger years, studying abroad in Nicaragua and Mexico; these eye-opening experiences imbued him with an appreciation for tropical landscapes that would influence his unique style.