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Must-See Painting Shows: December

Written by Andrew Katz Katz

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Liz Markus, Christopher Wool, 2010 | Acrylic on unprimed canvas, 84 x 72 inches. Courtesy ZieherSmith, New York. The editorial staff at New American Paintings has put together a list of more than 50 of the top painting exhibitions on view at private galleries across the country in December—from New York to L.A. to Miami, Houston, Chicago, and more—including 20 shows from artists previously included in New American Paintings and featuring more than 30 notable and not-to-be-missed shows from emerging artists to major players like Andy Warhol, Anselm Kiefer, and Brice Marden. 'Tis the season to gallery hop, so get to it.  —Evan J. Garza

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

NEW YORK Liz Markus - Edition #74 (2008 Northeast) ZieherSmith November 18 – December 18, 2010 www.ziehersmith.com

LOS ANGELES

Lisa Sanditz, Cat Shit Pastoral, 2009 | Acrylic and oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. Courtesy ACME, Los Angeles. Lisa SanditzEDITOR’S PICK - MFA 2001, Edition #50 (2004 Northeast), #74 (2008 Northeast) ACME November 20 – December 18, 2010 www.acmelosangeles.com Tyler Stallings - Edition #49 (2004 Pacific Coast) Jancar Gallery November 20 – December 18, 2010 www.jancargallery.com Erik Parker - Edition #92 (2010 Northeast) Honor Fraser October 30 – December 18, 2010 www.honorfraser.com Installation view, Erik Parker: Endless Anytime, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles Laurie Hogin - Edition #17 (1998 Midwest) Koplin Del Rio October 30 – December 22, 2010 www.koplindelrio.com Kyle Field - Edition #67 (2010 Pacific Coast) Taylor De Cordoba November 6 – December 18, 2010 www.taylordecordoba.com Cynthia Ona Innis - Edition #73 (2002 Pacific Coast); Edition #73 (2007 Pacific Coast) Walter Maciel Gallery October 30 – December 18, 2010 www.waltermacielgallery.com

SAN FRANCISCO

Linda Geary - Edition #91 (2010 Pacific Coast) Rena Bransten Gallery October 28 – December 4, 2010 www.renabranstengallery.com

MIAMI

Michael Scoggins, I Pity the Fool, 2010 | Marker, prismacolor on paper, 67 x 51 inches. Courtesy Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami. Michael Scoggins - MFA 2003, Edition #58 (2005 South), #70 (2007 South) Diane Lowenstein Fine Arts November 31 – December 21, 2010 www.dlfinearts.com

HOUSTON

Sigrid Sandström - Edition #48 (2003 West) Inman Gallery (video screenings) November 6 – January 8, 2010 www.inmangallery.com

CHICAGO

Louise LeBourgeois - Edition #23 (1999 Midwest) Packer Gallery November 5 – December 31, 2010 www.packergallery.com

ATLANTA

Installation view, Marcus Kenney: Romance 2020,  Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta Marcus Kenney - Edition 52 (2004 South); Edition #70 (2007 South) Marcia Wood Gallery November 18 – January 1, 2010 www.marciawoodgallery.com Mark Leibert - Edition #58 (2005 South), 76 (2008 South), 82 (2009 South), 88 (2010 South) Sandler Hudson Gallery December 3 – January 8, 2010 www.sandlerhudson.com

BOSTON

Carolyn Swiszcz - Edition #47 (2003 Midwest), #65 (2006 Midwest), #89 (2010 Midwest) Steven Zevitas Gallery December 11 – January 11, 2011 www.stevenzevitasgallery.com Craig Drennen - Edition #70 (2007 South); Edition #88 (2010 South) samsøn October 22 – December 11, 2010 www.samsonprojects.com

SANTA FE

David X. Levine, Anne's Song, 2009 | Colored Pencil and Graphite on Paper, 23 x 19 in. Courtesy Eight Modern, Santa Fe. David X. Levine - EDITOR’S PICK - Edition #56 (2005 Northeast) Eight Modern December 17 – January 29, 2011 www.eightmodern.net

PHILADELPHIA

Charles Burwell - Edition #8 (1996 Mid-Atlantic); Edition #51 (2004 Mid-Atlantic) Bridgette Mayer Gallery November 2 – December 17, 2010 www.bridgettemayergallery.com

PORTLAND

Shane McAdams - Edition #80 (2009 Northeast) Elizabeth Leach Gallery November 4 – December 31, 2010 www.elizabethleach.com

DENVER

James Cook - Edition #12 (1997 West); Edition #24 (1999 West); Edition #36 (2001 West) & Stephen Dinsmore - Edition #11 (1997 Midwest) William Havu Gallery November 4 – January 1, 2010 www.williamhavugallery.com/

NOTABLE & NOT TO BE MISSED

NEW YORK

LOWER EAST SIDE Keltie Ferris, <<<>>>, 2010 | Oil, acrylic, oil pastel & sprayed paint on canvas, 80 x 80 in. Courtesy Horton Gallery, New York. Keltie FerrisEDITOR'S PICK Horton Gallery November 18 – December 30, 2010 http://hortongallery.com Laura Lodbell DCKT Contemporary November 23 – December 30, 2010 www.dcktcontemporary.com Matt ConnorsEDITOR'S PICK CANADA October 22 – December 12, 2010 http://www.canadanewyork.com Todd Knopke Feature Inc. December 9 – January 16, 2011 www.featureinc.com Roger White Rachel Uffner Gallery October 29 – December 19, 2010 www.racheluffnergallery.com Roger White, Untitled, 2010 | Oil on canvas, 60 x 40 inches. Courtesy Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York.

CHELSEA

Brice Marden - EDITOR'S PICK Matthew Marks Gallery October 29 – December 23, 2010 www.matthewmarks.com Luc Tuymans David Zwirner November 26 – December 21, 2010 www.davidzwirner.com Anselm Kiefer Gagosian Gallery November 6 – December 18, 2010 www.gagosian.com Kim Dorland - EDITOR'S PICK Mike Weiss Gallery November 6 – January 8, 2011 www.mikeweissgallery.com Installation view, Kim Dorland: New Material, Mike Weiss Gallery, New York Philip Pearlstein Betty Cunningham Gallery November 4 – December 18, 2010 www.bettycunninghamgallery.com Vivid: Female Currents in Painting - EDITOR'S PICK Schoeder Romero & Shredder November 18 – January 22, 2011 www.srandsgallery.com Storm Tharp Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery October 29 – December 31, 2010 www.nicoleklagsbrun.com Avner Ben-Gal Bortolami November 11, December 23, 2010 www.bortolamigallery.com (Installation view) Avner Ben-Gal, Sold My Tusks, 2010 | Acrylic on paper 76 x 94.5 inches. Courtesy Bortolami, New York. Daniel Hesidence D’Amelio Terras October 30 – December 23, 2010 www.damelioterras.com Dean Byington Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects November 4 – December 23, 2010 www.tonkonow.com Larissa Bates November 18 - January 8,  2011 Monya Rowe Gallery www.monyarowegallery.com

LOS ANGELES

Andy Warhol, Camouflage 1986, Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, 40 x 40 inches. Courtesy Honor Fraser, Los Angeles. Andy Warhol Honor Fraser October 30 – December 31, 2010 www.honorfraser.com Robert Olsen Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects December 2010 - January 2011 www.vielmetter.com Siobhan McClure Richard Heller Gallery November 20 – December 18, 2010 www.richardhellergallery.com

SAN FRANCISCO

Installation View, Bruno Fazzolari: Mirror 5, Jancar Jones Gallery, San Francisco Bruno Fazzolari Jancar Jones Gallery November 19 – December 18, 2010 www.jancarjones.com Ed Moses Brian Gross Fine Art November 6 – December 23, 2010 www.briangrossfineart.com

MIAMI

Jon Pylypchuk - EDITOR'S PICK Fredric Snitzer Gallery November 13 – December 21, 2010 www.snitzer.com

CHICAGO

Melodie Provenzano Carrie Secrist Gallery December 11- December 29, 2010 www.secristgallery.com

HOUSTON

Emilio Perez, The Rooster That Never Crows, 2010 | Acrylic and latex on wood panel, 60 x 54 inches. Courtesy CTRL Gallery, Houston. Emilio Perez - EDITOR'S PICK Myunjing Song CTRL Gallery October 29 - December 23, 2010 http://ctrlgallery.com

DALLAS

Susie RosmarinEDITOR'S PICK Dunn and Brown Contemporary November 4 – December 18, 2010 www.dunnandbrown.com

ATLANTA

Kathryn Refi Solomon Projects November 2 – December 23, 2010 www.solomonprojects.com

SEATTLE

Enrique Martínez Celaya, Untitled (Girl Eating Bird), 2010 | Watercolor and gesso on paper, 25 x 16.75 inches. Courtesy Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle. Enrique Martínez CelayaEDITOR'S PICK Greg Kucera Gallery November 18 – December 24, 2010 www.gregkucera.com Mark Tamura James Harris Gallery December 2 – January 15, 2011 www.jamesharrisgallery.com Mark Thompson Gibson Gallery November 18 – December 30, 2010 www.ggibsongallery.com

SANTA FE

Ronald Slowinski November 19 – January 16, 2011 Gerbert Contemporary Art Gallery www.gebertcontemporary.com

D.C.

Julie Wolfe Hemphill November 5 – December 23, 2010 www.hemphillfinearts.com

KANSAS CITY

Archie Scott Gobber, Be A Good Loser, 2010 | Enamel on canvas, 70 X 88 inches. Courtesy Dolphin, Kansas City. Archie Scott GobberEDITOR'S PICK Dolphin November 12 – January 8, 2011 www.thedolphingallery.com

DENVER

Sarah McKenzie Rule Gallery November 19 – January 1, 2011 www.rulegallery.com
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