MUST SEE PAINTING SHOWS: NOVEMBER

I am not overstating it when I say that Sarah is one of my favorite painters working today. Her ability to construct space intuitively gives her intimately-scaled egg tempera paintings a shocking immediacy. It might be tempting to lump Sarah in with the widespread trend of “faux-naïve” that has been pervasive in the last decade, but there is nothing “faux” about her paintings. My sense is that there is no strategic impulse at work at all. Sarah’s pictorial language simply is what it is and can be no other way

Sarah McEneaney. Courtesy of Locks Gallery.

As always, New York City has a lot to see. On the blue-chip side of the fence, be sure to see Brice Marden’s show of graphite drawings at Matthew Marks, and David Zwirner’s inaugural exhibition of works by Ad Reinhardt. Mid-career painter, Dan Walsh, continues to look great in his latest outing at Paula Cooper Gallery. In terms of emerging artists, I am most excited about Richard Aldrich at Bortolami, Michael Williams at CANADA, and Ann Craven at Maccarone.

Looking to other parts of the country, and in no particular order, I am excited about:  Rebecca Ward at Barbara Davis Gallery in Houston; Jonas Wood at Shane Campbell Gallery in Chicago.; Dianna Molzan and Jim Shaw, both in Los Angeles, at Overduin and Kite, and Blum and Poe, respectively; Jessica Dickinson at Altman Siegel in San Francisco; and, another one of my personal favorites,  the now ninety-three year old Gaylen Hansen at Linda Hodges Gallery in Seattle.

Enjoy the list.

-Steven Zevitas, Publisher

Astrid Bowlby. Courtesy of Gallery Joe.

James Sterling Pitt. Courtesy of Steven Zevitas Gallery.

Claire Stigliani. Courtesy of Dean Jensen Gallery.

Kent Dorn. Courtesy of Freight & Volume.

Scott Reeder. Courtesy of Lisa Cooley.

Jake Longstreth. Courtesy of Monya Rowe Gallery.

Sharon Louden. Courtesy of Morgan Lehman.

Dan Lydersen. Courtesy of Jack Fischer Gallery.

Rebecca Ward. Courtesy of Barbara Davis Gallery.

Joan Brown. Courtesy of Texas Gallery.

Ryan McGinness. Courtesy of Bridgette Mayer Gallery.

Jonathan Gardner. Courtesy of Corbett vs. Dempsey.

Jonas Wood. Courtesy of Shane Campbell Gallery.

Leon Polk Smith. Courtesy of Valerie Carberry Gallery.

Tomory Dodge. Courtesy of ACME.

Lesley Vance. Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery.

Lari Pittman. Courtesy of Regen Projects.

Melvin Martinez. Courtesy of David Castillo.

Rod Penner. Courtesy of Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe.

Richard Aldrich. Courtesy of Bortolmai.

Kristin Calabrese. Courtesy of Brennan & Griffin

Ryan McLaughlin. Courtesy of Laurel Gittlen

Michael Williams. Courtesy of CANADA.

Ann Craven. Courtesy of Maccarone.

Peter Saul. Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery.

Brice Marden. Courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery.

Leon Kossoff. Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash.

Julie Hefferman. Courtesy of P.P.O.W.

Jessica Dickinson. Courtesy of Altman Siegel.

Jockum Nordstrum. Courtesy of Anthony Meier Fine Arts.