20th cent. painting icons Miro, Calder, Picasso, and Motherwell inspire me to welcome the very human trait of playfulness into my paintings.

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Detailed Bio:

In the tradition of formalist artists like Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, Agnes Martin, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Slonim’s art is frank and emotive. His fluid application of paint allows the artist to create visual images that uncover the physical and psychological aspects of harmony and discordance in pursuing honest human expression. Through this explorative process, Slonim establishes specific rhythms and motifs in his work. His process is always free yet deliberate. The results are spontaneous and unplanned.

Slonim’s practice was first nurtured in Landscape painting, earning him his first success in the art world. He had a number of substantial gallery and museum exhibitions including those at Overland Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; the Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN; Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN; C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT.

2014 was the turning point of his evolution as a painter. Having already established himself in the more traditional methods, the artist found a new direction for his work with his affinity for artists like Paul Cézanne and Pablo Picasso to name a few. Drawing inspiration from these Masters he reconciles color, texture, and shapes within his images. From the influence of artists like Robert Motherwell and Mark Rothko, Slonim explores the underlying emotion and structure present within visual form. Channeling all these influences he creates his powerful abstractions. The possibilities for the countless variety of visual expression are innately in Slonim’s DNA.

David earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design in 1988. His work was exhibited in such museums and galleries as Richmond Museum of Art, Richmond, IN; Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN; Masterpiece Gallery, Indianapolis, IN; Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ; Gordy Fine Art, Muncie, IN; Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY; Arts Place, Portland, IN; Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, MA, among many others. Slonim’s paintings can be found in numerous collections such as Conrad Hotel Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN; Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN; Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, IN; Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN; Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN; The West Foundation, Indianapolis, IN; Anderson University, Anderson, IN; Community Bank Shares, Denver, CO; Toledo Public Library, Toledo, OH. He has appeared in LUXE Interiors + Design, American Art Collector, Western Art & Architecture, Indianapolis Monthly, International Artist, Herald Bulletin, and SouthwestArt.

Solo Exhibitions

2024

Richmond Art Museum, IN, My Only World

Bonner David Galleries, NYC, Defying Gravity

2023

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, Particle Theory

2022

Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York City, Transfigurations in Color: Unexpected Gifts

Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ, Night Watchman

Quogue Gallery, The Hamptons, Color Song

2021

Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ, Color Dream

2019

Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ, Holding Up the Sun

Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ, Fragment of Song

2018

Altamira Fine Art, Jackson, WY, Wavelength

Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, Conrad Indianapolis

Christ Community Church, Carmel, IN, Love in a Small town

Clark Gallery, Historic Bear’s Mill, Greenville, OH

2017

Indiana University East, Richmond, IN, Color Moves

Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, Conrad Indianapolis

2016

Altamira Gallery, Jackson, WY, New Works

2015

Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center, Wabash, IN, Field of Vision

Arts Place, Portland, IN, Color Speaks

2014

Altamira Fine Art, Jackson, WY, Improvisations

2011

Charley Creek Inn, Wabash, IN, New Paintings

2010

Private Show, Indianapolis, IN, Home Again

2008

Gordy Fine Art, Muncie, IN, New Work

2007

Private Show, Muncie, IN, Christmas Selection

2006

Meyers Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ , New Paintings

2005

Richmond Museum of Art, Richmond, IN, David Michael Slonim

Masterpiece Gallery, Indianapolis, IN, Coming Home

2004

Hoosier Salon Gallery, New Harmony, IN, Plein Air

2003

Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN, Nostalgia & Narrative

2002

Anderson Museum of Art, Anderson, IN, Home Again

Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, IN Selected Works

2001

Overland Gallery, Scottsdale AZ Coming Home

Group Exhibitions & Art Fairs

2023

The Butler Institute of American Art, 87th National Midyear Exhibition

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, Dynamic Impressions

2022

Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton, Quogue Gallery

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston

2019

Market Art & Design, Bridgehampton, NY, Quogue Gallery

2017

Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, FL, Long-Sharp Gallery

Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, Contemplate

Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, Forms | Shape

Altamira Fine Art, Jackson, WY, Winter Small Works Show

2016

Newbury Fine Arts, Boston, Group Show: Depth and Vision

Altamira Fine Art, Jackson, WY, Holiday Group Show

Anderson Center for the Arts, IN, Beyond Description

2015

Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ, Rhythms in Nature

2014

Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY, 20th Anniversary Exhibition

Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver, CO

2013

Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver, CO

2012

Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver, CO

Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Four Person Show

2011

Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY, Yellowstone in Winter

2010

Simpson Gallagher Gallery, Cody, WY, Thumbnail to Finish

CM Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT, The Russell

2009

The Pastel Show at Richmond Museum of Art, Richmond, IN