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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$14,500
“Faces, Butterflies, and Birds" 1999 by Hunt Slonem Large Neo-Expressionist Oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “Faces, Butterflies, and Birds, 1999” by Hunt Slonem (b. 1951). This fantastic, monumental painting by Slonem brings together some of his most recognizable motifs i...
Oil, Canvas
Yellow Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
Blue Face
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
$8,000
Nick
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself. Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...
Wood, Oil
Morning Flight, Oil Painting on Wood, Framed, Butterflies, Signed, 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on wood white, yellow, purple, blue, green, red, orange butterflies on a scored gold background, framed. 2025 Painting is framed, as ...
Wood, Oil
Blue Diamond Dust Tuesday
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Signed, titled and dated on the back. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct n...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Totem Bunny, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed, 10x8 in, framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed Please note that Hunt Slonem paintings with frames may show signs of...
Wood, 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
2 Butterflies, Oil Painting on Wood, Framed, Signed, Post-Modern
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on Wood Framed size: 14.5 x 12.5 inches Painting is framed, as seen in the images. Signed Verso, titled and dated. Please note that...
Wood, Oil
Mottled Sky, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed, 10x8 in, framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed Please note that Hunt Slonem paintings with frames may show signs of...
Wood, Oil
Sharon &Richard, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed, 10x8 in, framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed, 15.5 x 13.5 inches When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning,...
Oil, Wood
2 Score, Bunnies 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
Bourbon, Oil on Wood, Painting, Signed, 10x8 in, framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning, he warms up by pain...
Oil, Wood
Ascension To The Heights Oil Painting on Canvas, Post-Modern, Signed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Not only bunnies: in this canvas Hunt Slonem portrays butterflies. The artist’s technique is immediately recognizable, as is his preference for vivid colors and assertive silhouettes...
Canvas, Oil
Madagascar Swallowtail, Oil Painting on Wood, Framed, Signed, 22x18 in
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on Wood Framed size: 31 x 27 inches Painting is framed, as seen in the images. Signed Verso, titled and dated. Please note that Hun...
Wood, Oil
$12,500
Pair Play
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Oil, Wood
$8,000
Tommy
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
Color Score II, Oil on Canvas Painting of Bunnies, Signed, 24x20 Inches
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on canvas. Oil on canvas Signed verso, titled and dated When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning, he warms up by paintin...
Oil, Canvas
Lawn Party
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
$8,000
Max
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
Tangerine
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Since 1977, Hunt Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 250 museums include his work in their permanent co...
Wood, Oil
Angel, Oil on Wood Painting, Signed, Framed 22 x 28 Inches, Modern
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed: 22 x 28 inches When Hunt Slonem enters his studio each morning, he ...
Wood, Oil
Bayou La Fouche Madewood, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 30 x 40 Inches
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on canvas. Oil on Canvas Signed verso, titled and dated Framed: 38 x 48 inches
Oil, Canvas
Blue Diamond Dust Painting, Oil & Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Wood, 2026
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
An original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem in oil on wood. Oil & Acrylic with Diamond Dust on Wood Signed verso, titled and dated Framed: 24 x 19.5 inches When Hunt Slonem e...
Wood, Oil
$15,000
Hunt Slonem - Watercolor painting (Hand Signed 3x to an Andy Warhol muse) Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Superb provenance: gifted by Hunt Slonem to Andy Warhol muse Monique Van Vooren. A unique work with a unique, personal inscription and historic provenance - hand signed three times. ...
Watercolor
$18,000
Hunt Slonem IO Moths, Unique, Signed painting created for literary publication
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem IO Moths, 2009 Oil paint on canvas painting Hand Signed, titled and dated on the back; also bears artists original label Unique work Provenance: Created by Hunt Slonem e...
Oil, Board
"J.F.K" Portrait of President Kennedy Ultramarine Blue Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of John F. Kennedy. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint, d...
Oil, Wood Panel
Mixed Lories Bayou Casino St Marys, Oil on Wood, Framed, Signed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on Wood Framed size: 26.5 x 22.5 inches Painting is framed, as seen in the images. Signed Verso, titled and dated. Please note that...
Wood, Oil
Petunia, Pink Bunny Painting, Oil on Wood, Framed, Post-Modern, 2025
By Hunt Slonem
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique artwork by Hunt Slonem. Oil on wood, pink bunny. Painting is framed, as seen in the images. Dimensions of the artwork with the frame: 14.5 x 12.5 inches I 40,64 ...
Wood, Oil
$30,000
Siddahs
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Fairfield, CT
Hunt Slonem is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings of butterflies, bunnies, and his tropical birds, often based on a p...
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Hunt Slonem, Multi-colored Bird Oil painting, 'Finches'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
'Finches' by Hunt Slonem, 2022. Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 in. This painting features Slonem's signature finches in white, red, blue, and green on a white background. Considered one of the great colorists of his time, Slonem’s neo-expressionist paintings feature an exuberant and bold, fauvist palette to emphasize his beloved menagerie of animals. Through the application of lavish, lush colors, Slonem’s painterly style continues to be fresh and innovative bordering on Pop Art aesthetics. Depicting his signature motifs of repeating whimsical animal imagery, the artist’s devotion to nature and its inhabitants are apparent. Born in Kittery, Maine in 1951, Hunt Slonem graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Painting and Art History from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Slonem later attended the prestigious Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, where he was exposed to influential artists from the New York area including Alex Katz, Alice Neel, Richard Estes, Jack Levine, Louise Nevelson and Al Held. This exposure played a pivotal role in Slonem’s artistic career, as it aided in his decision to move to New York in 1973. Since 1977, Slonem has had over 250 solo exhibitions at prestigious galleries. Museums, both domestic and international, have collected his work, among them Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation, and the New Orleans Museum of Art. His work has been exhibited globally, including in Madras, Quito, Venice, Gustavia, San Juan, Guatemala City, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Stockholm, Oslo, Cologne, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. His work has been shown in thirty-one different museums including the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1981; the Museo Diocesano d'arte sacra Sant'Apollonia in Venice, Italy, in 1986; the Albany Museum of Art in Albany, Georgia, in 2007; the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2007; Museo de Arte de El Salvador in San Salvador...
Canvas, Oil