Hunt Slonem has mastered the art of repetition in his exuberant Neo-Expressionist paintings. Some of his favorite subjects are bunnies, butterflies and the tropical birds that live in the private aviary nestled within his 30,000-square-foot studio complex in Brooklyn, New York.
“I believe in repetition like a holy mantra or rosary,” Slonem told Introspective, referring to his artistic method. “I am slightly influenced by Pop art, like the repetition of soup cans, postage stamps and celebrities. It’s something I have been doing my whole life.”
Slonem’s depictions of birds — which are often rendered in thick, gestural brushstrokes and arranged in a loose grid — owe to a fascination with tropical avian life that he developed during a childhood spent in Hawaii and Nicaragua. Today, along with the aviary, his studio contains a personal garden, a collection of antiques and walls and walls of artworks.
“I am a collector of things. My primary focus is color and objects. I love to make them work in a space,” Slonem says. “Sometimes I define a space with color.”
Besides birds, Slonem has painted so many bunnies that they’ve become a signature. Limned in expressive, urgent strokes on flat, vibrantly colored backgrounds, these creatures fascinate through their subtle variations. “I have painted hundreds of rabbits, but each one is different,” the artist has explained. “Each has its own personality, and it just comes through me.”
The multitalented Slonem also sculpts, makes prints, creates installations and restores historic spaces. His work has achieved cult status among collectors and is represented in the permanent collections of such esteemed institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Slonem has even made an appearance on Real Housewives of New York.
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Hunt Slonem "Couple in Sun" Original oil painting of 2 bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Couple in Sun Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15.75" x 13.75" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso...
Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5...
Oil, Panel
Lories Bayou Castino
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil
$30,500
Hunt Slonem "Guardians New Year" Original butterflies oil painting on canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Guardians New Year Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 30" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 32" Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Oil
White Bunny's Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Butterflies in Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem is a renowned painter celebrated for his singular naturalistic works, often infused with a touch of mysticism. His art seamlessly blends the fantastical with the natural ...
Canvas, Oil
Butterflies and Guardians
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Butterflies and Guardians, 2020 Signed and Dated on Verso Oil on Canvas 182.9 x 243.8 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil pa...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Catelaya Purple" Original floral painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Purple Catelaya Series: Florals Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pale Wonders" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Pale Wonders Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edi...
Oil
Madison Flury, Butterfly Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed Verso, 24x20 in
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on canvas, 2025 Signed Verso Bunnies by Hunt Slonem When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning, he warms up by painting bunnie...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Purple Haze" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Purple Haze Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood with acrylic & diamond dust Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Si...
Oil, Mixed Media
$10,500
Deep Forest
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Lexington, KY
Mainly focusing on exotic birds, rabbits, and butterflies. Hunt focuses on color in his paintings and is not afraid to be vibrant in his works. He captures the color and form of his ...
Oil
Blue Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Grass Keets Blues" Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Grass Keets Blues Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
Oil
Tondo Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Tinsely" Black and Yellow Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Tinsely" Black and Yellow Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inch...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "St. Petersburg" painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: St. Petersburg Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 13.5" x 11.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso E...
Oil
$18,000
"Guardians" Contemporary Oil Monkey Eyes Post-Cubist Abstract Whimsical Animal
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
"Guardians" Contemporary Oil Monkey Eyes Post-Cubist Abstract Whimsical Animal Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951) "Guardians" 24 x 19 inches Oil on Canvas Signed, dated 1995, titled, and numbered "JEM0668" to verso. A Certificate of Authenticity from Hunt Slonem Studio attached. Unframed Provenance: From a New York City Collection. BIO Hunt Slonem was born in Kittery, Maine in 1951. His fascination with exotica imprinted during his childhood in Hawaii and experience as a foreign exchange student in Managua, Nicaragua. Slonem received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University of Louisiana and studied painting at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Since 1977, Slonem soloed in over one hundred fifty exhibitions at prestigious galleries. His work is exhibited globally, including in Madras, Quito, Venice, Gustavia, San Juan, Guatemala City, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Stockholm, Oslo, Cologne, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Over fifty museums internationally include his work in their collections, among them The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York. His work has been shown in thirty-one different museums. Corporate collections include American Telephone and Telegraph, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank, Continental Airlines, Goldman Sachs Co., IBM Corporation, Marriot Corporation, Paine Webber, Inc., Port Authority, and Readers Digest Inc. He won the 1991 National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting, and McDowell Fellowships in 1986, 1984 and 1983. Since 1973, Slonem has lived and worked in New York City in his legendary loft with his seventy pet birds. The birds are his models. So enmeshed and unique are his aviary, studio, lifestyle and painting, that Slonem has been featured on television a dozen times and in numerous articles. In his 1993 essay, the late Henry Geldzahler describes, "The visual field of Hunt Slonem's paintings is a continuum accented by ovals of varying shape and colors that it turns out are birds." The birds evolved from Slonem's early paintings of saints as well as inspiration from the pioneers of bird imagery in painting, including Fabritsius, Heade and Audubon. Audubon shot one hundred birds...
Canvas, Oil
Color Purple Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Double Bunny Diamond Dust" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Double Bunny Diamond Dust Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil & Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimens...
Mixed Media, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Mexican Red Head" Multicolor Amazon Parrot
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Mexican Red Head" Multicolor Amazon Parrot A single bird gestured in yellow, red and green on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches...
Oil, Panel
Framed Rosella Picul Oil Painting of Exotic Birds, Contemporary Art
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Rosella Picul” highlights Hunt Slonem’s enduring interest in exotic birds, interpreted through his signature textural technique. Layers of vibrant color are partially veiled by a rh...
Oil
Guardians Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 10x10, Signed 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Tulsa, OK
Guardians is a compelling 2025 original painting by world-renowned contemporary master Hunt Slonem. Measuring 10" x 10", this small-scale abstract canvas marks an important stylistic...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Pink Diamond Dust
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Pink Diamond Dust , 2018 Signed and dated on verso Oil and Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Canvas 152.4 x 228.6 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge N...
Oil, Acrylic
Pocahontas Pillow, Pop Art Serigraph by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Pocahontas Pillow Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Size: 26 x 29 inches
Screen
Untitled Butterflies Oil Painting on Canvas, Neo-Expressionist, 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Tulsa, OK
Listing Description: A premier investment piece for a sophisticated contemporary collection, Untitled Butterflies is a 2025 original oil painting by celebrated American Neo-Expressio...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Hombre" Colorful Bunny Painting, Oil and Acrylic on Wood, Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem bunny oil painting 'Hombre' 2022. Oil and Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Wood , 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 15 x 13 in. Signed, dated, and titled on verso. This painting features...
Oil, Acrylic, Wood
Manassas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem is a celebrated American artist known for his neo-expressionist paintings of bunnies, birds, and butterflies—motifs that reflect his deep connection to nature, spirituali...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Slidel" Black and Red Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Slidel" Black and Red Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a red background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Pai...
Oil, Panel
Double Rose
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Framed size 14,25 x 12,25 inches Two bunnies stand side by side, their long ears rising in four tall loops against a rich rose-red ground. This is the motif Hunt Slonem has made his...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Daisy Chain" Floral
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Daisy Chain Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edit...
Oil
Totem Winter Flurry
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil
$8,000
"Viola" Outline Bunny on Gradient Red & Purple Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a bunny on an ombre red and purple resin and diamond dust background...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Two Chairs, Pop Art Screenprint by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Two Chairs Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 24 x 24 inches Size: 27 in. x 2...
Screen
$22,000
Bayou Teche
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Bayou Teche, 2025 Oil on Wood 22 x 34 in (55.88 x 86.36 cm) Framed: 26 x 38 in
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Tri Metals" Unique oil painting of butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Ascension Tri Metals Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 50" x 60" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique Hunt Slo...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "2 Tulips" Florals
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: 2 Tulips Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: U...
Oil
Guardians Garden
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Guardians Garden , 2013 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 152.4 x 177.8 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil paintings ...
Canvas, Oil
Tribute, Pop Art Serigraph by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hunt Slonem, American (1951 - ) Title: Tribute Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 22 x 25 inches Size: 26 in. x 29....
Screen
Hunt Slonem "Winter" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Winter Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slone...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Manfred" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Manfred Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
Oil
$22,000
Hunt Slonem Colorful Butterfly Painting 'Guardians & Morning Glory' Oil on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem butterfly oil painting 'Gaurdians & Morning Glory' 2024. Oil on Wood , 28.5 x 24.5 in. / Frame: 32 x 28 in. Signed, dated, and titled on verso. This painting features S...
Wood, Oil
$12,000
Orange Abe
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hunt Slonem Orange Abe, 2021 Oil on Wood18 x 14 in (45.72 x 35.56 cm) Framed 19.5 x 15.5 in
Oil
Whydahs Summer Tails
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Untitled" Pink Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Untitled" Pink Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light pink background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches...
Oil, Panel
$10,950
Tom & Jane
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Wisteria" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Wisteria Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: ...
Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Maxim" Single Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Maxim" Single Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 13.5 x 11.5 ...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Doubles" Original oil painting of 2 bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Doubles Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 14" x 18" Framed Dimensions: 18.5" x 22.5" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Mason" Original oil painting of a bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Mason Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15.75" x 13.75" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
Oil
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Emerald" White and Green Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Emerald" White and Green Bunny A single rabbit gestured in white on a green "diamond dust" background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14...
Oil, Panel, Glass, Resin
New York Diamond District
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem New York Diamond District , 2021 Signed and dated on verso Oil with Acrylic 184.2 x 213.4 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oi...
Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Noon II" Original bunny painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Noon II Series: Bunnies Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 13" x 11" Signature: Signed by Artist on V...
Oil
2 Duet, Oil Painting of Black Bunnies on Yellow Background, Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of two black bunnies on a yellow background with thick use of paint. ...
Wood, Oil
Hombre in Pink Annapolis
By Hunt Slonem
Located in London, GB
Hunt Slonem Hombre in Pink Annapolis, 2021 Signed and dated on verso Oil on Canvas 182.9 x 213.4 cm Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil pai...
Oil, Canvas
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Happy Camper" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Happy Camper" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white and grey background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5...
Oil, Panel
$28,000
Hunt Slonem "Chenesis", 30x36 Contemporary Multicolor Circle Bunny Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Chenesis" 30x36 oil painting on canvas of black and white contemporary abstract bunnies. Bright round swatches of color in orange, yellow, blue, green,...
Canvas, Oil
$2,320Sale Price|20% Off
Hunt Slonem "White Bunnies IV" Lithograph (print)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: White Bunnies IV Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 29" x 22" x 1.25" Signatu...
Lithograph
Hunt Slonem "Lilly" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lilly Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 15" x 13" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uniq...
Oil
Picul Hong Kong Oil Painting, Contemporary, Framed, 2010s, 13.5x12.5
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“Picul Hong Kong” reflects Hunt Slonem’s signature approach to his avian subjects, combining vibrant color with a distinctive textural overlay. The composition reveals a grouping of ...
Oil