Hunt Slonem Returns to New York: “Through the Looking Glass” Opens in Tribeca

Hunt Slonem, the American neo-expressionist painter known for his paintings of rabbits, butterflies and tropical birds, returned to New York with the new exhibition “Through the Looking Glass,” which opened at the One Art Space gallery in Tribeca. The exhibition, which remains open until Monday, September 28, 2026, marks the artist’s first exhibition in New York in recent years.

Among the works on display, curated by One Art Space co-owner MaryAnn Giella McCulloh, is “Pink Ascension” (2021), a monumental 77-by-101-inch oil on canvas in which butterflies soar over a luminous pink field — one of Slonem’s most enduring themes, turned into a study of rhythm, repetition and movement. At the other end of the scale is “Blue Hutch” (2025), a 20-by-24-inch oil on wood featuring his instantly recognizable rabbits against a vivid blue background.

The artist said of the new exhibition: “A dream of what I see through the mirror, where my creatures go, where we cannot see them, following their wonder — wonder and inspiration, the source of all my creativity. A joyful undertaking.” Curator McCulloh said the opening night brought strong sales, noting the “extraordinary excitement around Hunt Slonem’s presence in Tribeca, New York.”

The exhibition “Through the Looking Glass” is held at One Art Space, 23 Warren Street in Tribeca — a gallery opened in May 2011 and for more than 16 years a cultural destination in the heart of the neighborhood. Slonem, also known for his sculptures and the restoration of historic properties, has developed a distinctive visual language built around repetition, vivid color and expressive brushwork. His works are in the permanent collections of around 250 museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Source: EIN Presswire