Known for his exuberant Neo-Expressionist oil paintings, Hunt Slonem has created a world that is bright, expressive, and filled with color.His lavishly colored canvases are populated with rows of birds rendered with thick brushstrokes. “I was influenced by Warhol’s repetition of soup cans and Marilyn,” Slonem says. “But I'm more interested in doing it in the sense of prayer, with repetition... It's really a form of worship.” Besides the birds, Slonem is celebrated for his paintings of flowers, bunnies, butterflies, as well as portraits, particularly of Abraham Lincoln, almost rendering him into a pop icon.

His 40-year career has resulted his inclusion in over 250 museums around the world, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Whitney.

 "I love the simple, assertive brushstrokes that give way to such joyful expression. His commitment to painting this way allows him to instinctively create each piece with a minimum amount of perfectly placed brushstrokes,” says L’Anne Gilman owner of Gilman Contemporary.