LOVE,Hunt


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APRIL 9 - MAY 24, 2026
An immersive and transportive experience, Love, Hunt invites viewers deeper into the vivid, expressive universe of Hunt Slonem, imagined through the lens of devotion, repetition, and emotional abundance. Building on the momentum of back to back highly acclaimed presentations, this exhibition expands into a more intimate and enveloping environment, where over 118 new works across diverse media, including mosaic, expressive oil paintings, and sculptural glass, coalesce into a living, breathing world.
Love, Hunt positions maximalism not as excess, but as sanctuary. Walls bloom with pattern and color, inviting viewers to slow down, linger, and surrender to the experience of looking. In this space, repetition becomes reverence and pattern becomes emotional language. The familiar transforms into the transcendent.
Slonem’s iconic motifs of bunnies, tropical birds, and butterflies transcend subject to become a language of feeling. Repeated in rhythmic succession, they function as both visual mantra and emotional architecture. Love, Hunt unfolds as a meditation on beauty as a practice: a quiet, persistent act of attention, accumulation, and care. Each canvas, frame, and sculpture contributes to a larger atmosphere, one that is indulgent, saturated, and intentionally generous.
Midway through the exhibition, the introduction of a new body of work by Ash Almonte offers a compelling counterpoint, an emerging voice in dialogue with Slonem’s legacy. Almonte’s presence punctuates the exhibition with a fresh perspective, expanding the conversation around romanticism in contemporary culture and the evolving role of beauty in visual art today.
Love, Hunt is not simply an exhibition to be viewed; it is one to be felt. A space to be held in color, to be softened by repetition, and to be reminded that beauty, when it fully surrounds us, has the power to restore, to enchant and to stay with us long after.


American, b. 1983
Ash Almonte seamlessly integrates abstract expressionism with figurative elements in her mixed media artworks, creating pieces that radiate optimism and energy. Drawing inspiration from vibrant color palettes, captivating music, and bold fashion, Almonte’s work is a reflection of her diverse influences and artistic vision. Her love for fashion has led to collaborations with celebrity stylists, where she has designed outfits for a prominent billboard artist and contributed to the wardrobe featured by renowned designer Sherri Hill during New York Fashion Week.
Almonte’s art is distinguished by its vibrant, inviting energy, designed to bring vitality and joy into the spaces of her collectors. Employing thick brushstrokes, bold hues, and a signature technique that incorporates resin and varnish, she adds a luminous quality to each piece. Her works are part of private collections worldwide and have been featured in major motion pictures, as well as on HGTV’s Bargain Mansions. Almonte’s creations continue to be showcased in exhibitions across the globe, further solidifying her reputation as a dynamic and impactful contemporary artist.
A committed philanthropist, Almonte uses her art to support charitable causes, particularly through her nonprofit organization, Hopefully Sow. Dedicated to supporting teens in foster care, Hopefully Sow strives to harness the transformative power of creativity. Almonte donates 10% of all sales to further this mission and to help provide essential resources for vulnerable youth.


Darkness Cannot Drive out Darkness, Only Light Can Do That, Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate, Only Love Can Do That, 2026
and resin on canvas

Ash Almonte
Allow Wonderful Things to Happen, 2026
Mixed media, acrylic, gold leaf, and resin on canvas
60" x 48"
$13,000



is My New Obsession, 2024
gold leaf, resin, and diamond dust on canvas

Almonte In A Gentle Way You Can Shake the World, 2026

Ash Almonte





Ash Almonte
Be Still and Know I Am God, 2026
collaged, goldleaf, resin diamond dust on canvas

Ash Almonte
It All Starts as an Idea, 2026
Mixed media and acrylic on canvas

Back to the Basics, 2026
Mixed media and acrylic on canvas



Every Flower Blooms in its Own Time, 2026
and collage on canvas

Don't Wait the Time Will Never Be Just Right, 2026
, collage, gold leaf, and resin on canvas


Ash Almonte
Wherever You Go, Go With All Your Heart - Confucius, 2026
Acrylic, resin, and diamond dust on canvas
































HUNT SLONEM
American, b. 1954
Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil paintings populated with rows of birds, bunnies, and butterflies, which he renders in thick, lavishly colored brushstrokes. With a career spanning over four decades, Slonem has become a leading figure in American art, celebrated for his unique visual language, exuberant use of color, and exploration of symbolism. Taking his cues from Andy Warhol’s Pop art seriality, Slonem uses repetition as a form of creative meditation that unlocks subconscious sentiment.
Slonem honed his craft at Tulane University in New Orleans and, later, at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, where he was exposed to artists including Alice Neel and Alex Katz. Today, having garnered international acclaim, Slonem’s work belongs in over 250 esteemed collections around the world, including major institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Würth Museum. His works are collected by U.S. Presidents and notable celebrities such as Sharon Stone, Brooke Shields, Kylie Jenner, and Jennifer Lopez. Slonem's distinctive style and prolific body of work continue to inspire collectors and art enthusiasts worldwide, solidifying his place as one of the leading contemporary artists of his generation.
















October, 2018






















Valentine Day, 2024
and acrylic with diamond dust on wood


Powder, 2024* 9.5" x 8.5"
$8,000

Deep Forest, 2023* 12" x 10"
$9,500

Untitled, 2014* 10" x 8"
$9,600

Untitled, 2017* 10" x 8"
$9,200
*Oil on wood


Untitled, 2021
Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood 10" x 8"
$8,000
Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood 10" x 8"
$8,000





*Oil on wood


$8,000


$8,000
*Oil on wood

10" x 8"
$8,000

12" x 10"
$9,500

2019* 10" x 8"
$9,200

Untitled, 2014* 10" x 14"
$9,600
*Oil on wood

10" x 8"
$8,000

10" x 8"
$8,000

10" x 8"
$8,000

Mist, 2026** 10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood
**Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood

Move, 2023* 10" x 8"
$8,000

, 2025** 10" x 8"
$8,000

Mist, 2021* 10" x 8"
$8,000

, 2018** 10" x 8"
$9,200
*Oil on wood
**Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood

8"
$8,000

10"
$10,925

2025* 10" x 8"
$8,000

8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood
**Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood

Profile, 2025*
10" x 8"
$8,000

, 2025*
10" x 8"
$8,000

LAte, 2024* 10" x 8"
$8,000

UNTITLED, 2025*
10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood

10" x 8"
$8,000

10" x 8"
$8,000

2023* 10" x 8"
$8,000

2024* 10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood

Sea
, 2026**
10" x 8"
$8,000

10" x 8"
$8,000

Room, 2025**
10" x 8"
$8,000

, 2026** 10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood
**Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood

Yard, 2025** 10" x 8"
$8,000


Spring, 2025** 10" x 8" $8,000

Grow, 2025** 10" x 8"
$8,000

Pumpkin Patch, 2024** 10" x 8"
$8,000
**Oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood

12" x 10"
$9,500

x 8"
$8,000

8"
$8,000

Lee, 2026* 10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood
**Oil and diamond dust on wood

Diamond Dust, 2025**
10" x 8"
$8,000

Dream, 2025* 10" x 8"
$8,000

Dusk, 2026** 10" x 8"
$8,000

Night Life, 2025** 10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood

TY, 2025*
10" x 8"
$8,000

Right, 2023*
11.5" x 9.5"
$9,000

Maine, 2025* 10" x 8"
$8,000

Snooze, 2025*
10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood

, 2023** 10" x 8"
$8,000

Spring, 2022*
12.5" x 10"
$9,625

2014** 10" x 8"
$8,000

Lee, 2022* 10" x 8"
$8,000
*Oil on wood

“I saw a butterfly in a coffee plantation growing up,” Hunt Slonem once said. “I never got over the experience.” That moment—ephemeral, yet imprinted—became a lifelong fascination, fluttering through his consciousness and ultimately, his canvases. Slonem’s winged creatures often drift across his paintings in clustered formation, like a dreamscape in motion. For the artist, repetition is not simply a stylistic choice but a spiritual one: each butterfly becomes a mantra, a meditation on the cycles of metamorphosis, rebirth, and the divine intelligence of the natural world.
Rendered from memory rather than observation, Slonem’s butterflies shimmer with an impressionistic softness. Their wings, slightly blurred and often suspended midflight, suggest both presence and impermanence—a visual echo of the fleeting beauty they embody. Color, texture, and movement come together in these works to create a sense of reverence, as though the canvas itself is an altar to nature’s most delicate miracles.
In a world often defined by speed and distraction, Slonem’s butterflies ask us to slow down, to notice the small transformations, and to find wonder in the quiet rituals of life and renewal.

















$8,000


8"

*Oil on wood







The artist’s Brooklyn studio is a sanctuary for both creativity and companionship, housing 60 pet birds amidst a "wonderland of jungles and living birds and antiques". Hunt Slonem finds inspiration in this vibrant environment as he paints his avian companions daily. The studio is a reflection of his mind—an ever-evolving landscape where art, life, and nature intertwine.
As the son of a Navy officer, he spent his formative years in Hawaii, Louisiana, and Nicaragua, each environment contributing to his visual lexicon. The lush, untamed landscapes of these regions are reflected in the bold colors and dynamic compositions of his work, which he regards as “the elixir of life.” His paintings burst with the same vitality he experienced as a child, surrounded by the colors of tropical birds, flowers, and endless skies.
In addition to his mastery of color, Slonem’s use of delicate cross-hatching evokes the intricate bars of a birdcage, adding texture and rhythm to the surfaces of his paintings. This technique, mimics the patterns of flight, as well as the delicate boundary between freedom and captivity. Much like the birds that fill his studio, his paintings vibrate with an energy that is both structured and boundless—an allegory for the artist’s own creative process.
Slonem’s birds are not just subjects to be captured, but living symbols of grace, freedom, and fleeting beauty. They are reminders of the fragility of life, as well as its persistence—a celebration of life’s quiet yet profound moments.
















*Oil on wood


























A timeless silhouette revisited. Intentionally bright in color, these large-scale powder-coated works are the next iteration of twodimensional forms made manifest in sculpture. With the same quick and loose gesture as the artist’s hand, the curves and soft angles of the exterior and interior lines of the work are Slonem’s intentional reference of his established painted form




An intentional evolution of the artist’s bunny walls, blown glass Salon Busts are a playful iteration of the original.
As with many of Slonem’s other series, there is a meditative yet unconstrained repetition of form. At once both rhythmic and slightly, yet intentionally, out of cadence with the world of the expected, this series is a continuation of the artist’s desire to recontextualize ephemera previously attributed to formal salons of bygone eras.


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