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Biography:
Born in Kittery, ME
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, Maine
BA from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Elizabeth T. Greenshields Foundation, Grant for Painting, Montreal
Cultural Council Foundation Arts Project, New York
Millay Colony, Austerlitz, New York
Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, Illinois
MacDowell Fellowship, Peterborough, New Hampshire
MacDowell Fellowship, Peterborough, New Hampshire
MacDowell Fellowship, Peterborough, New Hampshire
The National Endowment for the Arts
Stars of Design Award for Art, Decoration and Design Building, New York
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
“Hunt Slonem: Liberación spiritual,” Museo de Arte San Salvador, San Salvador, CA
“The Exuberant Hunt Slonem,” DTR Modern, Palm Beach, FL
“Hunt Slonem: Birds, Butterflies & Bunnies,” Coral Springs Museum, Coral Springs, FL
Gebert Gallery, Venice, CA
Thomas Masters Gallery, Chicago, IL
DTR Modern, Boston, MA
Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL
Gallerie Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada
Museum Gallery of Modernism, Sofia, Bulgaria
Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA
Paul & Lulu Hillard University Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX
Gettysburg Festival. Gettysburg, PA
PG Art Gallery. Istanbul, Turkey
DTR Modern. Boston, MA
Rymer Gallery. Nashville, TN
Galerie Von Stechow. Frankfurt, Germany
DTR Modern. Palm Beach, FL
Gallerie de Bellefeuille. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
Louisiana State Archives. Baton Rouge, LA
Blue Hill Arts & Cultural Center. Piermont, NY
12 Gallagher Lane. San Francisco, CA
Gallerie de Bellefeuille. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DTR Modern. Boston, MA
“The Feather Game,” Marlborough Chelsea. New York, NY
“Face to Face,” Heriard-Cimino Gallery. New Orleans, LA
“Manors of Extravagance and Birds of Paradise,” Jean Albano Gallery. Chicago, IL
Cuadro Fine Art. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Gebert Contemporary. Scottsdale, AZ
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, WaterColor. FL
Robinsons Gallery. Knokke, Belgium
Glenbow Museum. Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Houston, David, curator. “Hunt Slonem: Artist and Collector,” Ogden Museum of Southern Art. New Orleans, LA
The Von Liebig Art Center. Naples, FL
Vero Beach Museum of Art. Vero Beach, FL
“Hunt Slonem,” Olin Gallery, Roanoke University. Salem, VA
Opelousas Museum of Art. Opelousas, LA
“New Paintings,” Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
“Hunt Slonem,” George Billis Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
“Hunt Slonem: Saints & Angels,” Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College. Pepper Pike, OH
Gebert Contemporary. Sante Fe, NM
Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Miriam Shiell Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Chiaroscuro Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
“Hunt Slonem: Monarchs and Other Royal Subjects – 10th annual exhibition in Naples,” Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
Galerie Von Stechow, Dusseldorf, Germany
Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN
Chiaroscuro Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Galerie Von Stechow, Frankfurt, Germany
“Hunt Slonem,” Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL
Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Don O’ Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL
Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
Louisiana Museum of Art & Science, Baton Rouge, LA
“Hunt Slonem: Recent Work,” Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
Millenia Gallery, Orlando, FL
Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Harmon-Meek Gallry, Naples, FL
“Tales of Paradise: Recent Paintings by Hunt Slonem,” Alva Gallery. New London, CT
“Hunt Slonem: Recent Works,” Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
Robert McClain Gallery, Houston, TX
Handsel Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
Heriard-Cimino Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Alva Gallery, New London, CT
Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, FL
Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OH
Marlborough Gallery. Anguilla, British West Indies
Mariella Gonzalez Lerena Galeria de Arte. Punta del Este, Uraguay
Jean Albano Gallery. Chicago, IL
Vered Gallery. East Hampton, NY
Marcel Sitcoske Gallery. San Francisco, California. July 14-August 25, 2001
Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
Robert McClain Gallery. Houston, TX
Heriard-Cimino Gallery. New Orleans, LA
Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
Centro Cultural Recoleta. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Marlborough Gallery. Boca Raton, FL
“Hunt Slonem: Small Works,” Marlborough Gallery. New York, NY
Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
The Hudson River Museum. Yonkers, NY
Robert Thomas Gallery. Orlando, FL
Witteveen Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Heriard-Cimino Gallery. New Orleans, LA
Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
Magidson Gallery. Aspen, CO
“Witness,” Marcel Sitcoske Gallery. San Francisco, CA
Robert McClain Gallery. Houston, TX
Marlborough Gallery. New York, NY
Magidson Fine Art. New York, NY
Harmon-Meek Gallery. Naples, FL
Pulitzer Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tennessee State Museum. Nashville, TN
“Exotica,” Colby College Museum of Art. Waterville, MA
KNA Studio. Nantes, France
Stubbs Books & Prints. New York, NY
Vered Gallery. East Hampton, NY
Alexander Brest Museum, Jacksonville University. Jacksonville, FL
Still-Zinsel Gallery. New Orleans, LA
Pulitzer Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Images Gallery. Toledo, OH
Robert McClain Gallery. Houston, TX
“Not Plucked: Feather Room, A Healing Chamber,” Art in General. New York, NY
Musée d’Art Haitien. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Michalski Gallery. Manila, Philippines
Hall-Barnett Gallery. New Orleans, LA
La Galerie Marassa. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
Galeria Ynguanzo. Madrid, Spain
Galeria Greca. Barcelona, Spain
Lannon Gallery. New York, NY
Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College. Fort Lauderdale, FL
Helander Gallery. Palm Beach, FL
Galeria Ynguanzo. Madrid, Spain
Morgan Gallery. Kansas City, MO
Pulitzer Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Zoologisch Museum. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Robert McClain & Co. Houston, TX
Lili Belle Foundation. Montecito, CA
Kunstschalter. Cologne, Germany
Galleri Charlotte Lund. Stockholm, Sweden
La Galerie Gustavia. St. Bart, West Indies
Tilden-Foley Gallery. New Orleans, LA
Mira Mar Gallery. Sarasota, FL
Helander Gallery. New York, NY
William King Art Center. Abington, VI
Images Gallery. Toledo, OH
Greater Visions Gallery. Nashville, TN
Marta Hewett Gallery. Cincinnati, OH
The Time is Always Now. Hong Kong
Keio. Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Antoine Laurentin Gallery. Paris, France
La Galerie Gustavia. St. Bart, West Indies
Morgan Gallery. Kansas City, MO
Helander Gallery. New York, NY
University of Maine at Machias Galleries. Machias, MA
Roanoke Museum of Fine Arts. Roanoke, Virginia. Catalogue essay by Ruth Appelhoff Stevenson
Vered Gallery. East Hampton, NY
Charlotte Milburn Fine Art. Oslo, Norway
Academy of the Arts. Easton, MA
Galerie de Nieuwe Buiten Societert. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pulitzer Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Witteveen Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rosendale Tradgard. Stockholm, Sweden
Helander Gallery. Palm Beach, FL
“Hunt Slonem: An Infinity of Enclosed Spaces,” Galerie Eewal. Leewarden, The Netherlands
Helander Gallery. New York, NY
Arent Corporation. Antwerp, Belgium
Images Gallery. Toledo, OH
Paula Allen Gallery. New York, NY
Delgado University. New Orleans, LA
Dubins Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
Greenwald and Marin Modern Art. New Hope, PA
“Hunt Slonem: An Infinity of Enclosed Spaces,” Pulitzer Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“Hunt Slonem: An Infinity of Enclosed Spaces,” Galerie Dede Grutzmacher. Enschede, The Netherlands
Witteveen Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“Hunt Slonem: Baroque Beatitudes,” Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA
“Birds in Spirit,” Museo Diocesano d’arte Sacra di Sant’Apollonia. Venice, Italy
Dalsheimer Gallery. Baltimore, MA
Dede Grutzmacher Gallery. Enschede, The Netherlands
Trabia-Macafee Gallery. New York, NY
Miami-Dade Community College. Miami, FL
Tilden-Foley Gallery. New Orleans, LA
Harcourts Contemporary Art. San Francisco, CA
Jason McCoy, Inc. New York, NY
The Gallery. Grindlays Bank, Madras, India
Arreesa Gallery. Bombay, India
Pulitzer Gallery. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University. Durham, NC
O’Farrell Gallery. Brunswick, MA
Meredith Long Gallery. Houston, TX
Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Brunswick, MA
Semaphore Gallery. New York, NY
Paris Green Gallery. La Jolla, CA
Barbara Braathen Gallery. New York, NY
“Hunt Slonem: Paintings,” Exit Art Inc. New York, NY
Jason McCoy, Inc. New York, NY
Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. San Juan, Puerto Rico
“Hunt Slonem,” Dramatis Personae Gallery. New York, NY
Beulah Land. New York, NY
Barbara Braathen Gallery. New York, NY
St. Mary’s College. St. Mary’s City, MA
Centro Ecuatoriano-Norteamericano. Guayaquil, Ecuador
Colegio de Architectos. Quinto, Ecuador
Korn Gallery, Drew University. Madison, NJ
Alex Rosenberg Gallery. New York, NY
Hunter Museum. Chattanooga, TN.
Sandra Oreck Gallery. New Orleans, LA
Martha White Gallery. Louisville, KY
“Hunt Slonem’s Still Lifes,” Stefanotti Gallery, New York, New York. (Catalogue essay by David Bourdon)
Academy of the Arts. Easton, MA
INGUAT. Guatemala City, Guatemala
Galeria Macondo. Guatemala City, Guatemala
Harold Reed Gallery. New York, NY
Fischbach Gallery. New York, NY
Selected Bibliography:
Nahas, Dominique. The Worlds of Hunt Slonem, New York: The Vendome Press, 2010
Helander, Bruce. “Hunt Slonem: Bird’s Eye View”, Learning to See: An Artist’s View on Contemporary Artists from Artschwager to Zakanitch. Los Angeles: Stygian Publishing, 2008
Frank, Peter. “Review of In Flight, by Hunt Slonem, Don O’Melveny, November 4-30, 2006.” ArtNews, March 01, 2006
Leffingwell, Edward. “Hunt Slonem at Marlborough Chelsea.” Art in America, March 01, 2005, pp. 140-141
Price, Anne. “For the Birds.” Advocate, October 27, 2004 Arts Section
Kuspit, Donald. Hunt Slonem: An Art Rich and Strange. New York: Harry Adams, 2002
Osadchaya, Irina. “Art as an Instrument of Diplomats.” Architecture & Design Russia, October 01, 2002, pp. 24-29
Scobie, Ilka. “Pantheistic Painter.” Artnet.com, March 06, 2000
Katz, Vincent. “Animal, Vegetable, Mystical.” Art in America, October 01, 1998, pp. 126-129
Nahas, Domenique. “Hunt Slonem Marlborough Chelsea Review.” The Critical State of Visual Arts in New York, October 01, 1998, p. 21
Cohen, Ronnie. “Review-Lannon Gallery Show.” Artforum, November 18, 1995, p. 30
Szabo, Julie. “Predicting Greatness: Henry Geldzahler’s 14 Favorite Artists.” The New York Magazine, January 16, 1995, pp. 42-47
Katz, Vincent. “Review: Hunt Slonem at Helander Gallery.” Art in America, February 01, 1994, pp. 101-102
Hampton, Howard. “On Heavy Metal.” Artforum, April 01, 1992, pp. 13-14
Princenthal, Nancy. “Review.” Art in America, June 01, 1992, p. 104
Vallongo, Sally. “Review.” ArtNews, June 01, 1992, p. 144
Cyphers, Peggy. “Review.” Arts Magazine, April 01, 1990, p. 111
Schwabsky, Barry. “Hunt Slonem.” Arts Magazine, January 01, 1989, p. 88
Kass, Ray. “Hunt Slonem at Jason McCoy.” Artforum, June 01, 1988, pp. 137-138
Mahoney, Robert. “Review.” Arts Magazine, September 01, 1988, p. 105
Bohm-Duchen, Monica. “Flash Art Review – Nine Painters From New York, Fabian Carlson”.” London Flash Art, October 30, 1985
Henry, Gerrit. “Review.” Art in America, October 01, 1985, pp. 153-154
Henry, Gerrit. “Review.” Artnews, January 01, 1985, p. 149
Rankin, Aimee. “The Parameters of Precious.” Art in America, September 01, 1985, p. 113
Schwabsky, Barry. “Exotica.” Arts Magazine, March 01, 1985
Schwabsky, Barry. “Hunt Slonem Wide Eyed in El Dorado.” Arts Magazine, January 15, 1985, pp. 40-41
Henry, Gerrit. “Review.” Art in America , March 01, 1983
Tully, Judd. “Review.” Flash Art, March 01, 1983, p. 63
Yau, John. “Review.” Art Magazine, February 01, 1983, p. 3
Henry, Gerrit. “Review: Hunt Slonem at Harold Reed.” Art News Ap. 1977
Ricard, Rene. “Review: Hunt Slonem at Fishbach.” Art in America, November 01, 1977
Turner, Norman. “Review.” Arts Magazine, December 01, 1977
Selected Public Collections
Art Museum of West Virginia, Roanoke, VA
Artbank Program, US Department of State, Washington D.C.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bahrain National Museum, Bahrain, UAE
Bates College Museum of Arts, Olin Art Center, Lewiston, MD
Birmingham College Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
Bowdoin Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME
Brandeis University Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA
Colegio de Architecto, Quito, Ecuador
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville ME
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO
Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, IN
Farnsworth Library & Art Museum, Rockland, ME
The Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
Florida International University Art Museum, Miami, FL
Glenbow Museum of Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Guilin Art Museum, Guilin Guang XI P.R. China
Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, NY
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Hovikodden, Norway
Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art ,Kansas City, MO
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manila, Philippines
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
National Gallery, Washington, DC
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
New York Historical Society, New York, NY
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Opelousas Museum of Art , Opelousas , LA
Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Oude Kirk, Amsterdam , Netherlands
Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Pulitzer Collection, Amsterdam, Holland
Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
Saint Louis University, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
U.M.K.C. John & Maxine Belger Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO
United States Department of State, Washington, DC
University of Arizona, Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
University of Maine at Machias Art Galleries, Machias, ME
University of Michigan, Art Museum Project, Dearborn, MI
University of Oklahoma, Fred Jones Art Center, Norman, OK
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Wurth Museum, Kunzelsau, Germany
Other Selected Collections:
Academy of the Arts, Easton, MD
American Banaco, New York, NY
Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University Museum, Jacksonville, FL
American Bar Association, Washington, D.C.
Bass Museum, Miami Beach, FL
Bates College Museum of Arts, Olin Art Center, Lewiston, MD
Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Hackensack, NJ
Borough Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Bowdoin Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME\
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
Childrens Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
Citibank, N.A.
Clifford Russell, Inc., New York, NY
Colegio de Architecto, Quito, Ecuador
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville ME
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Continental Airlines
Crummy, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, NJ
Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, NH
Danville Museum, Danville, VA
Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
Delgado University, New Orleans, LA
E.I.Dupont De Nemours, New York, NY
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, IN
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
The Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
Forbes, New York, NY
Forgman Co., Louisville, KY
Goldman Sachs Co., NY
Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, NY
Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Hovikodden, Norway
Hofstra Museum, Hofsra Univeristy,Hempstead, NY
Housatonic Museum, Bridgeport, CT
HRH Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
Human Systems Technology, Baltimore, MD
IBM Corporation
Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, FL
Jewish Home & Hospital For Aged, New York, NY
J. Patrick Lannan Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
Community College Museum of Art, Lake Worth, FL
L’Ermitage Hotel, Hollywood, CA
Le Musee d’Art Haitian, Port au Prince, Haiti
Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY
Maier Museum of Art, Randolph-Macon Women’s College, Lynchburg, VA
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., New York, NY
Miami-Dade Community College South Campus, Miami, FL
Miller, Anderson & Sherrerd, Conshohocken, PA
Mint Art Museum, Charlotte, NC
Miro Foundation, Spain
Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS
Mitchener Museum of Art, Doylestown, PA
Neuberger Museum, Purchase College/ State of New York, Purchase, NY
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Northfield Mt. Hermon School, Mt. Hermon, MA
Opelousas Museum of Art , Opelousas , LA
Olin Gallery, Roanoke , Salem , VA
Paine Webber, Inc., Lincoln Harbour, NJ
Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster, Portland, ME
Port Authority, One World Trade Center (Mural), New York, NY
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
Primavera Systems, Cynwyd, PA
Roger Ogdon Company, New Orleans, LA
Saint Agatha’s Childrens Home, New York, NY
Saint Mary’s College, Saint Mary’s City, MD
Saint Petersburg Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL
Salt Queen Foundation, Southampton, NY
Sidney Art Gallery and Museum, Port Orchard, WA
Simpson & Thatcher, New York, NY
Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, CT
Silvestri Corporation, Chicago, IL
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
The Von Liebig Art Center , Naples , FL
Tucker Anthony, Inc., New York, NY
United States Department of State, Washington, DC
Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College , Pepperpike , OH
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS