Must See Painting Shows: October

More than three dozen New American Paintings’ alumni are on view throughout the country this month, including six past cover artists: Kirk Hayes, Shara Hughes, Michael Krueger, Devin Troy Strother, Elisa Johns and Kim McCarty, whose show at Morgan Lehman in New York opens in late October. You have until the end of this Saturday to see solo exhibitions by Ted Larsen in Philadelphia, Robert Kelly in Santa Fe, Gregory Euclide in Denver, and Marc Seguin, Mark Flood, and Erik Parker, all in New York City. Be sure to catch the just opened show of new paintings by Boston-native, Emily Eveleth, at Danese in New York.

NAP Covers: Michael Krueger, Kim McCarty, Elisa Johns, Shara Hughes, Kirk Hayes, Devin Troy Strother

I just had the chance to visit Chicago to check out Expo Chicago. The Windy City’s gallery scene may be small, but it packs a punch. Three Chicago imagists are on view: Gladys Nilsson, Robert Lostutter, and Roger Brown, whose show of major work at Zolla/Lieberman is a true must see. Shane Campbell has a strong exhibition of new works by John McAllister on view, and Kavi Gupta’s exhibition of new paintings by Clare Rojas was an extraordinary example of what can happen when an artist pushes themselves out of their comfort zone. In this show, Rojas breaks her pictorial language down to the bare minimum and offers paintings that, while recognizably hers, teeter on the edge of abstraction. I also want to give a big shout out to our old Chicago-friend Roy Boyd, whose gallery celebrates its 40th Anniversary this month. Enjoy the list. - Steven Zevitas, Publisher/Editor NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW Marcus Kenney (NAP #52, #70, #94) September 22 – October 20, 2012 Marcia Wood Gallery

Marcus Kenney | Talk to the Hand, 2012, Collage on archival inkjet print, 24 x 34 inches. Courtesy of Marcia Wood Gallery

Mark Greenwalt (NAP #54) September 8 – October 13, 2012 Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc. Troy Dugas (NAP #52, #94) September 8 – October 13, 2012 McMurtrey Gallery JIha Moon (NAP #63, #70, #82) September 8 – October 20, 2012 Curator’s Office

Jiha Moon | Pied de Grue, 2012, ink and acrylic, fabric, embroidery patches on Hanji, 72 x 47 inches. Courtesy of Curator’s Office

Geoffrey Todd Smith (NAP #41, #77, #95) September 7 – October 20, 2012 Western Exhibitions Kevin Kepple (NAP #69) September 14 – October 19, 2012 Addison/Ripley Fine Art Ted Larsen (NAP #5, #90) September 8 – October 13, 2012 Schmidt Dean Gallery Becky Suss (NAP #98, #104) October 5 – 27, 2012 Vox Populi

Becky Suss | Still Life, oil. Courtesy of Vox Populi

Evelyn Rydz (NAP #68, #86) October 10 – November 13, 2012 Ellen Miller Gallery Michael Krueger (NAP #36, #48, #60, #72) October 18 – December 8, 2012 Steven Zevitas Gallery Gregory Euclide (NAP #53, #71, #83, #101) September 15 – October 13, 2012 David B. Smith Gallery Elisa Johns (NAP 2004 MFA Annual, #73) PUBLISHER'S PICK October 11 – November 3, 2012 Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery

Elisa Johns | Mount Agassiz, 2012, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 inches. Courtesy of Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery

Robert Kelly (NAP #5) August 10 – October 13, 2012 James Kelly Contemporary Sarah Cain (NAP #73) PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – October 13, 2012 Honor Fraser Dimitri Kozyrev (NAP MFA Annual 2000) September 8 – October 27, 2012 Mark Moore Gallery Devin Troy Strother (NAP #85) PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – November 3, 2012 Richard Heller Gallery

Devin Troy Strother | A Black Brancusi in, “Nigga in a studio cuttin’ up some rocks.” 2012 acrylic, enamel, wood, and construction paper on paer, 15.75 x 19 inches. Courtesy of Richard Heller Gallery

Frohawk Two Feathers (NAP #73) PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – October 27, 2012 Taylor De Cordoba Fredrick Nelson (NAP #4) Spetember 13 – November 24, 2012 Atrium Gallery Kirk Hayes (NAP #24, #42, #60) PUBLISHER'S PICK October 4 – November 3, 2012 Horton Gallery

Kirk Hayes | The Artist Declares Victory, 2012 oil on panel, 48 x 48 inches. Courtesy of Horton Gallery

Stephen Pentak (NAP #17) October 12 – November 10, 2012 The Bonfoey Gallery Jeff Aeling (NAP #17) PUBLISHER'S PICK September 7 – October 27, 2012 Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art Wendy White (NAP #22, #28) PUBLISHER'S PICK September 13 – October 20, 2012 Leo Koenig Inc.

Wendy White | El Rocko Lounge, 2012, acrylic on canvas, digital print on vinyl over metal frame, 103.5 x 139 inches. Courtesy of Leo Koenig Inc.

Marc Seguin (NAP #98) September 6 – October 13, 2012 Mike Weiss Gallery Angela Dufresne (NAP #62, #92) PUBLISHER'S PICK September 6 – November 10, 2012 Monya Rowe Gallery Kim McCarty (NAP #49) October 25 – December 22, 2012 Morgan Lehman Emily Eveleth (NAP #7) October 10 – November 12, 2012 Danese

Emily Eveleth | Regency, 2012, oil on canvas, 73 x 71 inches. Courtesy of Danese

Erik Parker (NAP #92) PUBLISHER'S PICK Spetember 6 – October 13, 2012 Paul Kasmin Gallery Mark Flood (NAP #66) August 28 – October 13, 2012 Zach Feuer Radiance (Featuring James Lavadour, NAP #6) October 4 – 27, 2012 Grover/Thurston Gallery Michael Zigmond (NAP #11) October 4 – 29, 2012 Patricia Rovzar Gallery Marie Watt (NAP #37) October 2 – 27, 2012 PDX Shara Hughes (NAP #58) PUBLISHER'S PICK September 20 – October 28, 2012 American Contemporary

Shara Hughes | I Can’t Seem to Catch You, 2011 oil, acrylic, enamel, spraypaint on canvas, 48 x 52 inches. Courtesy of American Contemporary

Ryan Travis Christian (NAP #101) October 2012 Guerrero Gallery Marianne Kolb (NAP #19, #37, #103) October 1 – 31, 2012 Hespe Gallery Tad Lauritzen Wright (NAP #40, #52, #70, #94) PUBLISHER'S PICK October 2 -27, 2012 David Lusk Gallery

Tad Lauritzen Wright | Green House Laughs, mixed media on canvas, 66 x 96 inches. Courtesy of David Lusk Gallery

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS

ATLANTA Michelle Mikesell September 21 – October 27, 2012 Alan Avery Art Company Alex Brewer PUBLISHER'S PICK September 14 – October 20, 2012 Sandler Hudson Gallery Meg Aubrey September 7 – October 13, 2012 Whitespace AUSTIN/DALLAS/HOUSTON Daniel McFarlane October 6 – November 18, 2012 Barbara Davis Gallery Dana Frankfort PUBLISHER'S PICK September 7 – October 27, 2012 Inman Gallery

Dana Frankfort | Landscape (Saratoga Springs), 2010, acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Inman Gallery

Jim Torok PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – October 27, 2012 Lora Reynolds Gallery Liz Ward October 13 – November 21, 2012 Moody Gallery Francesca Fuchs PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – October 20, 2012 Talley Dunn Gallery James Brown September 20 – November 3, 2012 Texas Gallery BALTIMORE/DC/PHILLY Lisa Ruyter September 8 – October 20, 2012 CONNERSMITH Felipe Jesus Consaivos October 4 – December 1, 2012 Fleisher Ollman Gallery Nicole Phungrasamee October 5 – November 10, 2012 Gallery Joe William Christenberry September 8 – October 27, 2012 Hemphill Fine Arts Nathan Oliveira September 15 – October 27, 2012 Marsha Mateyka Gallery

Nathan Oliveira | Mask Rising, 2010, oil on canvas, 42 x 50 inches. Courtesy of Marsha Mateyka Gallery

Dan Schank October 2012 Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art CHICAGO Robert Lostutter PUBLISHER'S PICK September 7 – October 20, 2012 Corbett vs. Dempsey Gladys Nilsson September 7 – October 20, 2012 Jean Albano Gallery Clare E. Rojas PUBLISHER'S PICK September 21 – October 21, 2012 Kavi Gupta Roy Boyd Gallery 40^th Anniversary Exhibition September 7 – October 23, 2012 John McAllister PUBLISHER'S PICK September 15 – October 20, 2012 Shane Campbell Gallery Geoffrey Todd Smith PUBLISHER'S PICK September 7 – October 20, 2012 Western Exhibitions Roger Brown PUBLISHER'S PICK September 7 – October 27, 2012 Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

Roger Brown | Continental Divide, 1973, oil on canvas, 50 x 70 inches. Courtesy of Zolla/Lieberman

SANTA FE Winston Roeth October 5 – November 1, 2012 Charlotte Jackson Fine Art LOS ANGELES Caitlin Lonegan October 13 – November 10, 2012 ACME Dave Muller September 28 – October 27, 2012 Blum & Poe Edith Beaucage October 13 – November 11, 2012 CB1 Gallery Thomas Lawson PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – October 20, 2012 David Kordansky Gallery

Wayne Thiebaud | Yo Yos, 1963, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Acquavella Galleries

Thomas Lawson | Into the Night, 2012, oil on canvas, 72 x 84 inches. Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery

Mimi Lauter September 15 – October 27, 2012 Marc Selwyn Fine Art Miller Updegraff September 15 – October 27, 2012 Michael Benevento Rinus van de Velde September 22 – October 17, 2012 Patrick Painter Inaugural Exhibition September 22 – October 27, 2012 Regen Projects MIAMI Julia Berkman PUBLISHER'S PICK September 22 – October 20, 2012 Fredric Snitzer Gallery MISSOURI/KANSAS Huma Bhabha, Joe Bradley, Jason Fox September 14 - November 3, 2012 Bill Brady KC Liberty Spetember 14 – November 3, 2012 Dolphin John Zinsser September 13 – October 27, 2012 Philip Slein Gallery NEW ORLEANS Margaret Evangeline October 6 – 30, 2012 Heriard Cimino Gallery Alan Gerson October 6 – November 10, 2012 LeMieux Galleries NEW YORK Wayne Thiebaud PUBLISHER'S PICK October 23 – November 30, 2012 Acquavella Galleries

Wayne Thiebaud | Yo Yos, 1963, oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches. Courtesy of Acquavella Galleries

Stefan Kurten PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – October 13, 2012 Alexander and Bonin Trey Speegle September 13 – October 20, 2012 Benrimon Contemporary Rackstraw Downes PUBLISHER'S PICK October 11 – November 24, 2012 Betty Cunningham Gallery Mary Weatherford September 9 – October 14, 2012 Brennan & Griffin Etel Adnan September 12 – October 28, 2012 Callicoon Fine Arts Lousie Fishman September 13 – October 27, 2012 Cheim & Reid Paul Cowan PUBLISHER'S PICK September 8 – November 3, 2012 Clifton Benevento

Paul Cowan | Untitled, 2012, enamel on canvas, 40 x 32 inches. Courtesy of Clifton Benevento

Eugen Schonebeck September 13 – November 3, 2012 David Nolan Gallery Toba Khedoori Spetember 7 – October 27, 2012 David Zwirner Darren Waterston October 4 – November 3, 2012 DC Moore Alex Brown October 10 – November 11, 2012 Feature Inc Natalie Frank October 4 – November 3, 2012 Fredericks & Freiser Richard Phillips Spetember 11 – October 20, 2012 Gagosian Gallery Erick Johnson September 13 – October 27, 2012 Heskin Contemporary Jackie Gendel PUBLISHER'S PICK October 12 – November 10, 2012 Jeff Bailey Gallery

Jackie Gendel | Comedy of Manners, 2012, oil on canvas over panel, 34 x 44 inches. Courtesy of Jeff Bailey Gallery

Phoebe Washburn September 13 – October 27, 2012 Josee Bienvenu Gallery Brendan Cass September 13 – October 27, 2012 KANSAS Ellen Gronemeyer Soetember 7 – October 20, 2012 Kimmerich Nina Chanel Abney October 18 – November 24, 2012 Kravets | Wehby Gallery Alex Olson September 9 – October 28, 2012 Lisa Cooley Ernst Wilhelm Nay PUBLISHER'S PICK September 7 – October 27, 2012 Michael Werner

Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Spindels in Gray, 1965, oil on canvas, 63.75 x 59 inches. Courtesy of Michael Werner

Chris Johanson PUBLISHER'S PICK Septembr 13 – October 20, 2012 Mitchell-Innes & Nash

Chris Johanson | Window Painting #2, 2012, acrylic and latex paint on found wood, 94 x 66 x 8.5 inches. Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash

Kim Jones October 12 – November 11, 2012 Pierogi Andy Boot September 22 – October 27, 2012 Renwick Gallery Jules De Balincourt PUBLISHER'S PICK October 26 – December 23, 2012 Salon 94 Mark Bradford PUBLISHER'S PICK October 27 – December 15, 2012 Sikkema Jenkins & Co Liu Ye September 6 – October 27, 2012 Sperone Westwater Jenny Scobel September 20 – October 27, 2012 Thomas Erben Gallery Tom Burckhardt October 17 - November 24, 2012 Tibor De Nagy Gallery Analia Saban PUBLISHER'S PICK September 6 – October 20, 2012 Tonya Bonakdar Gallery

Analia Saban | Concrete Gag, 2012, concrete on canvas, 11 x 14 x 2 inches. Courtesy of Tonya Bonakdar Gallery

PHILADELPHIA Paul Fabozzi September 14 – October 20, 2012 LGTripp Gallery PORTLAND/SEATTLE Stephen Hayes October 4 – October 27, 2012 Elizabeth Leach Gallery John Sonsini October 4 – November 10, 2012 Greg Kucera Gallery Mary Ann Peters October 4 – 27, 2012 James Harris Gallery Francis Celentano October 4 – 27, 2012 Laura Russo Gallery SAN FRANCISCO David Leonardi PUBLISHER'S PICK September 6 – October 20, 2012 Altman Siegel Don Voisine September 6 – October 20, 2012 Gregory Lind Gallery Roy De Forest PUBLISHER'S PICK September 6 – October 27, 2012 Brian Gross Fine Art Sherie’ Franssen October 2012 Dolby Chadwick Gallery Martin McMurray PUBLISHER'S PICK October 5 – December 1, 2012 Gallery 16

Martin McMurray | Rumination no. 017, acrylic on wood/paper, 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Courtesy of Gallery 16

Anoka Faruqee PUBLISHER'S PICK October 5 – December 29, 2012 Hosfelt Gallery Sarah Thibault September 7 – October 27, 2012 Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art Laurie Reid PUBLISHER'S PICK September 26 – October 27, 2012 Stephen Wirtz Gallery

Laurie Reid | I., 2012, watercolor on paper, 20 x 14 inches. Courtesy of Stephen Wirtz Gallery

Nashville Lori Field September 8 – October 13, 2012 Cumberland Gallery