David Michael Slonim (b. 1966) creates abstract explorations of emotional resonance through color and form. In the tradition of artists like Picasso, Miro, and Guston, his abstract works are sometimes anthropomorphic with elements of humor. After earning a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1988, Slonim began his career as a freelance illustrator, later gaining national recognition as a landscape painter in the late 1990s. Since transitioning to abstraction in 2014, his work has been exhibited in prominent galleries across the United States, including in New York, Boston, and Denver, in addition to several solo museum exhibitions. Slonim has also been recognized for his work as a childrens' author and illustrator by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly.