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Must-See Painting Shows: January

Written by Andrew Katz Katz

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Sarah Brenneman, Brazen Faced, 2010 | Watercolor on paper, 24 x 18 inches. Courtesy Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York. It's a new decade and a new year, and with it comes a new season of openings. The editorial staff at New American Paintings have put together a list of more than 40 of the top painting exhibitions on view at private galleries across the country in January—from New York to Houston, Los Angeles to Chicago, Miami, and more—including several shows from artists previously included in New American Paintings and featuring more than 30 notable and not-to-be-missed shows from across the country.

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

NEW YORK

Vera Iliatova, Rules and Games, 2010 | Oil on canvas, 30 x 42 inches. Courtesy Monya Rowe Gallery, New York. Vera IliatovaEDITORS PICK - Edition #86 January 13 – February 19, 2011 Monya Rowe Gallery http://monyarowegallery.com Jesse McCloskey - Edition #92 January 4 – February 17. 2011 Claire Oliver http://www.claireoliver.com "Five From L.A."EDITORS PICK - feat. Annie Lapin (Edition #91) & Iva Gueorguieva (Edition #73) December 16 – February 5, 2011 Galerie LeLong http://www.galerielelong.com

LOS ANGELES

Installation view, Josh Peters: Furious Seasons, Kaycee Olsen Gallery, Los Angeles Josh Peters - Edition #62 January 8 - February 12 Kaycee Olsen Gallery http://www.kayceeolsen.com/

SAN FRANCISCO

Jonathan Solo, Them, 2010 | Collaged graphite drawings on paper, 31.5 x 40.5 inches. Courtesy Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco. Jonathan Solo - Edition #61, #73 January 8 – February 19, 2011 Catherine Clark Gallery http://www.cclarkgallery.com

BOSTON

Carolyn Swiszcz - Edition #47, #65, #89 December 16 – January 15, 2011 Steven Zevitas Gallery http://www.stevenzevitasgallery.com

ATLANTA

Michael Scoggins - EDITOR'S PICK - Edition #58, #70, & MFA 2003 January 29 – March 12, 2011 Saltworks Gallery http://www.saltworksgallery.com

SEATTLE

Victoria Haven - Edition #6, #49 January 6 – February 19, 2011 Greg Kucera Gallery http://www.gregkucera.com

PORTLAND

Victoria Haven, North by Northwest, 2010 | Colored pencil on gampi paper, 27 x 27 inches. Courtesy PDX Contemporary, Portland.
Victoria Haven - Edition #6, #49 January 18 – February 26, 2011 PDX Contemporary http://www.pdxcontemporaryart.com

SANTA FE

David X. Levine - Edition #56 December 17 – January 29, 2011 Eight Modern http://www.eightmodern.net

NOTABLE & NOT TO BE MISSED

NEW YORK

LOWER EAST SIDE

Joe BradleyEDITORS PICK January 13 – February 21, 2011 CANADA http://www.canadanewyork.com Jon Pestoni January 16 – February 20, 2011 Lisa  Cooley http://www.lisa-cooley.com

CHELSEA

Huma Bhabha, Untitled, 2010 | Ink onblack and white photo, 41 x 60 3/4 inches. Courtesy Peter Blum, New York. Huma Bhabha November 17 – January 15, 2011 Peter Blum Chelsea http://www.peterblumgallery.com "Vivid: Female Currents in Painting" - EDITOR'S PICK November 18 – January 22, 2011 Schoeder Romero & Shredder http://www.srandsgallery.com "Joni" curated by Christopher Bogia January 7 - February 2011 Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts http://kathleencullenfinearts.com José Lerma December 11 - January 22, 2011 Andrea Rosen Gallery http://www.andrearosengallery.com Rebecca Morales January 21 – March 5, 2011 Bravin Lee Programs http://www.bravinlee.com Robin Williams January - February P·P·O·W http://www.ppowgallery.com Robin Williams, Rescue Party, 2010 | Oil on canvas, 80 x 90 inches. Courtesy P·P·O·W Gallery, New York. Ben Durham January 7 – February 19, 2011 Nicole Klagsbrun http://www.nicoleklagsbrun.com Sarah Brenneman January 5 – February 5, 2011 Jeff Bailey Gallery http://www.baileygallery.com Butt Johnson January 14 – February 19, 2011 CRG Gallery http://www.crggallery.com Sharon Ellis January 6 – February 19, 2011 Greenberg Van Doren Gallery http://www.gvdgallery.com Jake Berthot January 6 – February 19, 2011 Betty Cunningham Gallery http://www.bettycunninghamgallery.com Johannes Wohnseifer January 6 – February 5, 2011 Casey Kaplan Gallery http://www.caseykaplangallery.com

LOS ANGELES

Brad Spence, Untitled. Courtesy Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles. Brad Spence January 8 – February 11, 2011 Shoshana Wayne Gallery http://www.shoshanawayne.com Makiko Kudo January 8 – February 5, 2011 Marc Foxx http://www.marcfoxx.com Nigel Cooke - EDITOR'S PICK January 8 – February 12, 2011 Blum and Poe http://www.blumandpoe.com Robert Olsen - EDITOR'S PICK December 18 – January 22, 2011 Susanne Vielmetter http://www.vielmetter.com Sumpter and Magraw-Mickelson January 8 – February 5, 2011 Richard Heller Gallery http://www.richardhellergallery.com Olivier Mosset January 15 – March, 5, 2011 Christopher Grimes Gallery http://www.cgrimes.com

CHICAGO

Judy Ledgerwood, Courtesy Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. Judy Ledgerwood - EDITORS PICK January 14 – February 18, 2011 Rhona Hoffman Gallery http://www.rhoffmangallery.com David Kroll December 17 – February 12, 2011 Zolla Lieberman Gallery http://www.zollaliebermangallery.com Melodie Provenzano and Rachel Hovnanian December 11 – January 29, 2011 Carrie Secrist Gallery http://www.secristgallery.com Matthew Metzger January 8 – February 19, 2011 Tony Wight Gallery www.tonywightgallery.com Curtis Mann October 23 – January 30, 2011 Kavi Gupta Gallery http://www.kavigupta.com Installation view, Curtis Mann: everything after, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago

SAN FRANCISCO

Enrique Chagoya January 5 – January 29, 2011 Gallery Paule Anglim http://www.gallerypauleanglim.com Dan Lydersen December 9 – January 22, 2011 Jack Fischer Gallery http://www.jackfischergallery.com Max Cole January 6 – February 12, 2011 Haines Gallery http://www.hainesgallery.com

BOSTON

Dana Frankfort - EDITORS PICK January 2011 Lamontagne Gallery http://www.lamontagnegallery.com

DC

(detail view) Cordy Ryman, Windowboxing, 2010 | Acrylic and enamel on wood, dimensions variable. Courtesy Conner Contemporary, DC. Cordy Ryman - EDITORS PICK January 15 – March 5, 2011 Conner Contemporary http://www.connercontemporary.com Gene Davis December 10 – January 15, 2011 Marsha Mateyka Gallery http://www.marshamateykagallery.com

HOUSTON

Natasha Bowdoin - EDITORS PICK January 15 – February 19, 2011 CTRL http://ctrlgallery.com

DALLAS

David Bates January 4 – March 6, 2011 Dunn and Brown Contemporary http://www.dunnandbrown.com

PHILADELPHIA

Sebastian Rug January 15 – February, 19  2011 Gallery Joe http://www.galleryjoe.com John Zinsser - EDITORS PICK December 8 – February 12, 2011 Larry Becker Contemporary Art http://www.artnet.com/lbecker.html

ALBUQUERQUE

Jeff Kellar January Richard Levy Gallery http://www.levygallery.com
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