Hunt Slonem 2018 Exhibition - Quidley & Company, Nantucket

HUNT SLONEM

exhibition of new works Summer 2018 Nantucket

Hunt Slonem Solo Artist Exhibition of New Works Quidley & Company - Nantucket, MA Opening July 27, 2018 Quidley & Company gallery is pleased to present a new collection of paintings by renowned artist Hunt Slonem. He is internationally known for his colorful impastoed works of everything from birds, to bunnies, to butterflies, to Abraham Lincoln.

Globally, more than 100 museums include his work in their collections, among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.

About the Artist Hunt Slonem was born in Maine in 1951. He studied at Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine; Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN; and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University in Louisiana. In 1973 he moved to New York City, and since 2011 has been living and working in a 25,000 square foot studio in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.

His studio, filled with mid-19th century antiques acquired at antique fairs and flea markets, is a veritable museum. These objects both satisfy his hunger for collecting and serve as a source of inspiration for his own work.

Slonem’s work has long been influenced by his travels to such exotic locales as Hawaii, Nicaragua, Mexico and India. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionistic paintings of animals, butterflies, and birds in particular, all of which act as a sort of leitmotif. Canvases are filled with these objects, which are reproduced over and over in an act of repetition that has been prominent in his work for over 30 years now. His paintings are layered with thick brushstrokes of vivid color, often cut into in a cross-hatched pattern that adds texture to the overall surface of the painting.

Slonem has had a long, illustrious and varied career. He has been commissioned to paint largescale murals and has collaborated on product design with major retailers, including a stoneware collection for Tiffany & Co. and a custom–painted A5 sedan for Audi. Since 1977, the artist has had more than 350 exhibitions at prestigious galleries and museums internationally. Globally, more than 100 museums include his work in their collections, among them the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Hunt Slonem divides his time between New York City and Louisiana, where he owns two plantation homes on the historic register.

Yellow Finches

oil on panel, 28 x 30 inches

Aquamarine

oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches

Pink Ascension

oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches

Swing Time

oil on canvas, 50 x 60 inches

Paris Peace Agreement oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

Blue Flight

oil on panel, 32 x 21 inches

Abe Lincoln

oil on panel, 29 x 22 inches

Abe Lincoln

oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches

Duet

oil on panel, 14 x 12 inches

individual ‘Bunnies’

new and always changing, inquire to see available bunnies at the moment

A Pair

oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches

My Amazon

oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches

Witness Terrace 4

oil on canvas, 53 x 48 inches

Family Time

oil on panel, 30 x 42 inches

Magazine St.

oil on canvas, 60 x 60 inches

Blue Lincoln

oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches

Cuddles

oil on panel, 20 x 16 inches

Catalayas and Orioles oil on canvas, 72 x 84 inches

Many Mystic Jays

oil on canvas, 48 x 72 inches

Abraham

oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches

Nickle and Dime

oil on panel, 30 x 22 inches

Gabriella

oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches

Red Butterflies

oil on canvas, 44 x 70 inches

Stary Eve

oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches

Abraham’s Peace Plan oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches

Peaches and Cream

oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches

Rabbit Run

oil on panel, 20 x 48 inches

Memorial Day

oil on canvas, 50 x 72 inches

New Species

oil on canvas, 55 x 59 inches

Yellow Flight

oil on panel, 32 x 26 inches

Orbs

oil on canvas, 42 x 72 inches

Clockwork Orange

oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches