More than four-dozen New American Paintings’ alumni are on view throughout the country this month. Two artists who were originally featured in MFA Annual issues from the early 2000s, Iona Rozeal Brown and William Cordova, and who have since garnered a great deal of attention, are on view in New York at Salon 94 and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., respectively. Two of our favorite emerging painters, Jered Sprecher and Eddie Martinez, can also be seen in New York this month.

Art fair month usually brings out the best of New York galleries, and this year is no exception. Aside from the show’s mentioned above, be sure to catch William J. O’Brien at Marianne Boesky, William Hawkins at Ricco Maresca, and Al Held at Cheim & Read. Andrew Masullo demonstrates that less is more and tames Mary Boone Gallery’s cavernous 24th Street space with and installation of his intimate, yet potent, explorations of color and form. Down in the Lower East Side, Dave Miko + Tom Thayer have collaborated for a show at Eleven Rivington that blends video and painting. I first saw this body of work at the 2011 NADA Art Fair in Miami, and it left a lasting impression…this show is an absolute must see.

Wayne White. Courtesy of Western Project.

There are some strong exhibitions by mid-career artists happening around the country. In Boston, hometown favorite Gerry Bergstein is on view at Gallery NAGA. Gerry has been a force around Boston since the early 1980s, both as an artist and member of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts’ painting faculty, and his work is deserving of widespread attention. Across the country in Los Angeles, don’t miss a survey of Wayne White’s work from the 2000’s at Western Project. White is an artist, art director, cartoonist and illustrator whose integration of text into found lithographs speaks of the inseparability of language and landscape in contemporary culture.

On a sad note, we wish to pay our respects to Pacific Northwest artist Alden Mason, who passed away in early February at the age of 93, and who was featured in New American Paintings’ first-ever Pacific Coast issue. His long career included a thirty-two year teaching stint at the University of Washington – Chuck Close was among his many students.  If you live in the Northwest, be sure to see Alden’s exhibition at Foster/White Gallery, which opens this week and continues through the end of April. - Steven Zevitas, Publisher

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

Iona Rozeal Brown (NAP MFA Annual 2002)
March 10 – May 2, 2013
Salon 94

Iona Rozeal Brown. Courtesy of Salon 94.

William Cordova (NAP MFA Annual 2003)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 7 – April 6, 2013
Sikkema Jenkins & Co

Andrew Sendor (NAP #56, #68, #86)
March 1 – 30 , 2013
Sperone Westwater

Eddie Martinez (NAP #68)        PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 8 – April 28, 2013
The Journal

Eddie Martinez. Courtesy of The Journal.

Mira Dancy, Summer Wheat (NAP #98, #104), Jessica Williams
March 3 – April 7, 2013
Thierry Goldberg Gallery

Kenna Moser (NAP #6, #31) and Deborah Bell
March 7 – 30, 2013
Grover/Thurston Gallery

Alden Mason (NAP #6)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 7 – April 30, 2013
Foster/White Gallery

Alden Mason. Courtesy of Foster/White Gallery.

Adam Sorensen (NAP #49, #85)
March 5 – 30 ,2013
PDX

Allison Manch & Ian Toms (NAP #103)        PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 7 – March 30 ,2013
Pole Drift

Ian Toms, Courtesy Pole Drift

Travis Somerville (NAP #13)
March 2 – April 20, 2013
Catharine Clark Gallery

Robert Kingston (NAP #13)
March 7 – 30, 2013
Dolby Chadwick Gallery

Amir H. Fallah (NAP #91)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 14 – April 27, 2013
Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern

Amir H. Fallah. Courtesy of Wendi Norris Gallery.

Street View Featuring Robert Gniewek (NAP #11)
March 5 – 30, 2013
Scott Richards Contemporary

James Lavadour (NAP #6)
February 23 – April 6, 2013
Cumberland Gallery

Kit Reuther (NAP #22, #34)
February 6 – March 9, 2013
David Lusk Gallery

Andy Moon Wilson (NAP #45)
March 2 – April 13, 2013
Get This! Gallery

Andy Moon Wilson. Courtesy of Get This! Gallery.

Joseph Peragine (NAP #25, #52, #100)
March 8 – April 6, 2013
Marcia Wood Gallery

Michael Tole (NAP #60, #72, #84)
February 23 – March 30, 2013
Conduit Gallery

Wayne White (NAP #49)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 16 – March 30, 2013
Western Project

Vera Iliatova (NAP #86)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 21 – April 13, 2013
Monya Rowe Gallery

Vera Iliatova. Courtesy of Monya Rowe Gallery.

Sydney Philen Yeager (NAP #5, #36, #48, #78, #96)
February 16 – March 16, 2013
McMurtrey Gallery

Lucinda Cobley (NAP #84)
March 22 – April 27, 2013
Wade Wilson Fine Art

Rebecca Rutstein (NAP #39, #63, #81, #98)
February 27 – March 30, 2013
Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Jon Imber (NAP #7)
March 2 – April 3, 2013
Alpha Gallery

Gail Spaien (NAP #20)
March 1 – April 13, 2013
Ellen Miller Gallery

Gerry Bergstein (NAP #7, #26)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 1 – 23, 2013
Gallery NAGA

Gerry Bergstein. Courtesy of Gallery NAGA.

Barbara Grad (NAP #26, #62)
February 8 – march 12, 2013
Howard Yezerski Gallery

George Klauba (NAP #59)
March 2013
Ann Nathan Gallery

Ann Toebbe (NAP #71, #95)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 15 – March 30, 2013
Ebersmoore

Ed Valentine (NAP #89)
February 8 – April 5, 2013
Linda Warren Projects

Ed Valentine. Courtesy of Linda Warren Projects.

Carlos Estrada-Vega (NAP #62)
Macrh 1 – April 16, 2013
Roy Boyd Gallery

Molly Briggs (NAP #65, #77)
March 2013
Zg Gallery

Neo Chroma  Featuring Tim Bavington (NAP #62), Ali Smith (NAP #73, #91 #103) Jill Moser (NAP #50) , Feodor Voronov (NAP #97)    PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 1 – 29, 2013
Bentley

Aaron Karp (NAP #12, #24, #36, #72)
March 8 – April 27, 2013
William Havu Gallery

David McDonald (NAP #61)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 23 – April 27, 2013
Carter and Citizen

Opposing the Binary Featuring Eddie Martinez (NAP #68)
March 15 – April 20, 2013
Michael Kohn Gallery

Judith Geichman (NAP #11)
February 9 – March 30, 2013
Carrie Secrist Gallery

Judith Geichman. Courtesy of Carrie Secrist Gallery.

Ryan Foster (NAP #94)
February 23 – March 23, 2013
Richard Heller Gallery

Chase Westfall (NAP #100)
February 9 – April 6, 2013
101 Exhibit

Richard Hull (NAP #101)
March 2013
Bruno David Gallery

Richard Hull. Courtesy of Bruno David Gallery.

Michael Krueger (NAP #36, #48, #60, #72)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 8 – March 23, 2013
Dolphin

Bill Iles (NAP #3, #9)

March 2 – 31, 2013
Cole Pratt Gallery

Brian Borrello (NAP #37)
February 25 – March 30, 2013
Jonathan Ferrara Gallery

Steven Seinberg (NAP #34)
March 2013
Soren Christensen

Troy Dugas (NAP #53, #94)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 2 – 30, 2013
Arthur Roger Gallery

Troy Dugas. Courtesy of Arthur Roger Gallery.

Jered Sprecher (NAP #64)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 15 – March 23, 2013
Jeff Bailey Gallery

Josette Urso (NAP #96)
February 7 – March 9, 2013
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts

Amy Cutler (NAP #32)
January 26 – March 9, 2013
Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS 

ATLANTA:

Sammy Peters
March 8 – April 20, 2013
Alan Avery Art Company

Don Cooper
March/April 2013
Sandler Hudson Gallery

AUSTIN/DALLAS/HOUSTON:

Lorraine Tady
March 2 – April 13, 2013
Barry Whistler Gallery

Harif Guzman
February 23 – April 20, 2013
Deborah Colton Gallery

Steven Alexander
February 21 – March 17, 2013
Gremillion & Co, Fine Art Inc.

Beth Secor
February 22 – March 30. 2013
Inman Gallery

Richard Forster         PUBLISHER’S PICK
Ewan Gibbs
March 23 – May 11, 2013
Lora Reynolds Gallery

Ewan Gibbs, Courtesy of Lora Reynolds Gallery.

Dan McCleary
February 21 – March 30, 2013
Texas Gallery

James R. Blake
February 16 – March 16, 2013
William Campbell Contemporary Art

BALTIMORE/DC/PHILLY:

Tracy Stuckey
March 2 – 30, 2013
Schmidt Dean Gallery

Amy Lin
March 2 – April 27, 2013
Addison/Ripley Fine Art

Andrea Way
February 16 – March 23, 2013
Curator’s Office

Christine Hiebert
March 18 – April 27, 2013
Gallery Joe

Julie Wolfe
March 23 – May 18, 2013
Hemphill Fine Arts

Catch as Catch Can         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 13 – March 30, 2013
Locks Gallery

BOSTON:

Sandra Allen
March 1 – April 13, 2013
Carroll & Sons

Ann Pibal         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 14 – May 4, 2013
Steven Zevitas Gallery

Ann Pibal. Courtesy of Steven Zevitas Gallery.

CHICAGO:

Matthew Metzger

February 9 – March 30, 2013
Kavi Gupta

David Kroll
March 8 – April 20, 2013
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

Vincent Hawkins
March 17 – April 13, 2013
Devening Projects + Editions

William Hawkins. Courtesy of Ricco/Maresca Gallery.

Gabriel Vormstein
February 1 – March 30, 2013
Monique Meloche

Jon Pestoni         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 2013
Shane Campbell Gallery

Herbert Ferber
March 1 – April 27, 2013
Valerie Carberry Gallery

DENVER/PHOENIX/SANTA FE:

Pat Steir
March 15 – April 10, 2013
Baldwin Gallery

Cole Sternberg
February 22 – March 23, 2013
David B. Smith Gallery

LOS ANGELES:

Henry Taylor        PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 23 – March 30 ,2013
Blum & Poe

Henry Taylor. Courtesy of Blum and Poe.

David Ryan

February 16 – March 16, 2013
Mark Moore Gallery

Noah Davis         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 23 – March 30, 2013
Roberts & Tilton

Noah Davis. Courtesy of Roberts & Tilton.

Brad Spence
March 2 – April 6, 2013
Shoshana Wayne Gallery

Monique van Genderen
March/April 2013
Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Andrew Dadson
February 9 – March 23, 2013
David Kordansky Gallery

Andrew Dadson. Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery.

Greg Mocilnikar and Andy Kolar
February 23 – March 30, 2013
Walter Maciel Gallery

MIAMI:

Roy McDowell and Alexander Kroll
February 9 – March 15, 2013
Fredric Snitzer Gallery

MIDWEST:

John Torreano
January 18 – March 23, 2013
Carl Solway Gallery

Cheonae Kim
March 22 – April 27, 2013
Philip Slein Gallery

James Kielkopf
February 8 – April 4, 2013
Thomas Barry Fine Arts

NEW ORLEANS:

Chris Guarisco
March 2 – 30, 2013
LeMieux Galleries

NYC:

Tam Van Tran
February 14 – March 16, 2013
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe

Aaron Bobrow         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 9 – March 23, 2013
Andrea Rosen Gallery

Wilhelm Sasnal
February 22 – April 6, 2013
Anton Kern Gallery

Wilhelm Sasnal. Courtesy of Anton Kern Gallery.

Philip Pearlstein
February 21 – March 30, 2013
Betty Cunningham Gallery

Jeni Spota
March 8 – April 14, 2013
Brennan & Griffin

Kenseth Armstead
February 7 – March 16, 2013
Churner and Churner

Suzan Frecon         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 13 – March 23, 2013
David Zwirner

Walt Kuhn
February 7 – March 16, 2013
DC Moore

Despina Stokou
February 15 – March 16, 2013
Derek Eller Gallery

Al Held         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 28 – April 30, 2013
Cheim & Reid

Al Held. Courtesy of Cheim & Reid.

Painting Advanced
March 13 – April 20, 2013
Edward Thorp Gallery

Peter Williams
February 15 – March 23, 2013
Foxy Production

Baker Overstreet
February 28 – March 30, 2013
Fredericks & Freiser

Dirk Skreber         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 21 – March 30, 2013
Friedrich Petzel Gallery

William J. O’Brien         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 23 – March 23, 2013
Marianne Boesky Gallery

William J. O’Brien. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery.

Jean –Michel Basquiat
February 7 – April 6, 2013
Gagosian Gallery

Timothy Linn
February 14 – March 16, 2013
Heskin Contemporary

Jeff Olsson
March 1 – 31, 2013
Jack Hanley Gallery

Shinique Smith
February 15 – March 16, 2013
James Cohan Gallery

Robert Moskowitz         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 3 – April 7, 2013
Kerry Schuss (KS Art)

Wendell Gladstone
March 2 – April 6, 2013
Kravets | Wehby Gallery

Dave Miko + Tom Thayer         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 17 – March 17, 2013
Eleven Rivington

Dave Miko + Tom Thayer. Courtesy of Eleven Rivington.

Ansel Krut
February 21 – March 30, 2013
Marlborough

Andrew Masullo         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 2 – April 27, 2013
Mary Boone Gallery

Andrew Masullo. Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery.

B. Wurtz         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 21 – April 27, 2013
Metro Pictures

Scott Lyall
March 7 – April 14, 2013
Miguel Abreu Gallery

Kysa Johnson
February 21 – March 23, 2013
Morgan Lehman

Jim Lee
March 1 – 31, 2013
Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

Rosy Keyser
February 28 – April 20, 2013
Peter Blum Gallery

Caitlin Keogh
February 24 – March 30, 2013
Renwick Gallery

William Hawkins         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March/April 2013
Ricco Maresca

Gert and Uwe Tobias
February 21 – March 30, 2013
team (gallery, inc.)

Thomas Nozkowski         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 22 – March 28, 2013
The Pace Gallery

Matthew Chambers         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 3 – April 21, 2013
Untitled

PORTLAND/SEATTLE:

Joseph Park
March 7 – 30, 2013
Elizabeth Leach Gallery

William Burton Binnie
February 21 – March 30, 2013
Greg Kucera Gallery

Gregory Grenon
March 7 – 30, 2013
Laura Russo Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO:

Teo Gonzalez         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 7 – April 20, 2013
Brian Gross Fine Art

Graham Gillmore         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 8 – April 30, 2013
Gallery 16

Graham Gillmore. Courtesy of Gallery 16.

Amy Feldman         PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 7 – April 20, 2013
Gregory Lind Gallery

Driss Ouadhi
February 2 – March 23, 2013
Hosfelt Gallery

Noam Rappaport         PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 15 – March 23, 2013
Ratio 3

Noam Rappaport. Courtesy of Ratio 3.

Jennie Smith
March 21 – May 4, 2013
Rena Bransten Gallery