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Must-See Paintings Shows: December

Written by Andrew Katz

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In the 300+ gallery exhibitions that we previewed for this post, we discovered a number of New American Paintings' alumni on view in December. Jim Lutes continues to produce a substantial body of work and, once again, demonstrates why he is one of Chicago’s leading painters. And check out Dolphin Gallery’s group exhibition “Push” which features several NAP artists, including a favorite of ours, Michael Krueger. Other shows that stand out: Fernando Mastrangelo at Charest-Weinberg, Byron Kim and James Cohan Gallery, and Cordy Ryman and Eli Ridgway. Enjoy the list! Please check them out and let us know what you think in the comments section after the jump! Cordy Ryman | Shadow Boxed, acrylic, enamel and graphite on wood, 38 x 33.5 x 3.5 inches

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

Hannah Barrett (NAP #50, #68, #74) November 18 – December 23, 2011 Howard Yezerski Gallery
Hannah Barrett  | For Two is the Most Imperfect of All Numbers, oil on panel, 19 x 13 inches
Tara Tucker (NAP #73) December 8 – January 14, 2012 Steven Zevitas Gallery
Tara Tucker | Tongue and Groove, graphite on paper, 30 x 38 ½ inches
Jennifer Moses (NAP #7, #92) November 30 – January 1, 2012 Kingston Gallery Jim Lutes (NAP #17) – EDITOR’S PICK November 16 – January 28, 2012 Valerie Carberry Gallery
Jim Lutes | Goin’ Down, tempera and oil, 78 x 120 inches
Soft Math - EDITOR'S PICK David Aylsworth, Rachel Beach, Sarah Cain (NAP #73), Leigh Ruple, Nathlie Provosty November 4 – December 17, 2011 Bryan Miller Gallery Push featuring Michael Krueger (NAP #36, #48, #60, #72) December 9 – January 21, 2012 Dolphin Gallery
Michael Krueger | Big Fall, colored pencil on paper, 40 x 30 inches
Amy Ross (NAP #32, #50, #62, #74) October 29 – December 24, 2011 Kopeikin Gallery Jeremy Dickinson Judie Bamber (NAP #44, #50) November 5 – December 23,  2011 Angles Gallery
Jeremy Dickinson | Civic Pride (Halifax Fleetline), oil and acrylic on canvas, 10 x 14 inches
Kaoruko (NAP #98) November 17 – January 7, 2012 Mike Weiss Gallery
KAORUKO | Aroma Armpit, acrylic, screen printing and sumi on canvas, 72 x 101 inches
Carolyn Swiszcz (NAP #47, #65, #89) October 27 – December 10, 2011 Miyako Yoshinaga Art Prospects Allison Schulnik (NAP #55, #79) October 22 – December 22, 2011 Zieher Smith
Allison Schulnik | Rhys Johnson Koh, oil on linen, 24 x 30 inches
Marilyn Holsing (NAP #51, #63) December 10 – January 7, 2012 Gallery Joe Iona Rozeal Brown (NAP MFA Annual 2002) November 4 – December 31, 2011 G Fine Art John Bankston (NAP #55) Tara Tucker (NAP #73) December 15 – January 28, 2012 Rena Bransten Gallery
John Bankston | Donkey Boy and Dory, oil on linen, 54 x 48 inches

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS

ATLANTA

Ben Steele December 9 – January 28, 2012 Kiang Gallery Glexis Novoa November 11 – January 7, 2012 Saltworks

BOSTON

Shay Kun November 19 – January 7, 2012 Lamontagne Gallery
Shay Kun | No Regrets, oil on canvas, 60 x 45 inches
CHICAGO
Jamie Adams November 4 – January 21, 2012 Zolla Lieberman Gallery Derek Chan December 10 – January 15, 2012 Carrie Secrist Gallery Paul Cowan Lisa Williams – EDITORS’S PICK October 20 – January 8, 2012 Shane Campbell Gallery
Lisa Williamson | Red and Blue Bed, acrylic on steel, 24 x 16 ½ x 4 ½ inches
Aliza Nisenbaum and Patricia Treib October 20 – December 18, 2011 Golden

HOUSTON

In Balance December 9 – January 15, 2012 Anya Tish Gallery Daniel McFarlane December 8 – January 15, 2012 Barbara Davis Gallery Toni LaSelle November 4 – January 8, 2012 Inman Gallery Andrew Masullo, Stephen Mueller, Thomas Nozkowski, Alan Shields, Peter Young – EDITOR’S PICK November 29 – December 31, 2011 Texas Gallery
Thomas Nozkowski | Untitled (8 – 132), oil on linen on panel, 22 x 28 inches

LOS ANGELES

Aaron Morse November 19 – December 21, 2011 ACME Brian Calvin, Charles Garabedian, Zach Harris, John McAllister   - EDITOR’S PICK November 19 – January 21, 2012 David Kordansky Gallery
John McAllister | Moony Jaunt Blithely, oil on canvas, 31 x 25 inches
Tom Knechtel December 10 – January 28, 2012 Marc Selwyn Fine Art Brenda Youngblood October 29 – December 17, 2011 Honor Fraser Hung Liu October 29 – December 22, 2011 Walter Maciel Gallery Paco  Pomet October 29 – December 17, 2011 Richard Heller Gallery

MIAMI

Fernando Mastrangelo – EDITOR’S PICK November 29 – February 29, 2012 Charest Weinberg

NEW YORK

Bianca Beck October 30 – December 23, 2011 Rachel Uffner Gallery Walton Ford November 3 – December 23,  2011 Paul Kasmin Gallery Byron Kim – EDITOR’S PICK November 4 – December 22,  2011 James Cohan Gallery
Byron Kim | Untitled (for J.S.), acrylic on canvas, 90 x 72 inches
Joan Mitchell November 3 – January 4, 2011 Cheim & Read Jim Richard November 17 – January 7, 2012 Jeff Bailey Gallery Erik Den Breejen December 10 – January, 14 2011 Freight & Volume Richard Pousette-Dart October 28 – December 17, 2011 Luhring Augustine Tom LaDuke November 3 – December 17, 2011 CRG Gallery
Tom LaDuke | Multi-track Motion Control, oil and acrylic on canvas over panel, 75 x 100 inches
Kiania Strobert December 2 – January 14, 2012 Zach Feuer Sydney Chastain-Chapman November 17 – January 7, 2012 Kravets Wehby Gallery Miriam Cahn – EDITOR’S PICK November 5 – December 22. 2011 Elizabeth Dee Gallery
Miriam Cahn | Ohne title, oil on canvas, 70.87 x 49.21 inches
Michael Borremans Neo Rauch November 4 – December 17, 2011 David Zwirner
Neo Rauch | Hellstatten, oil on canvas, 118 1/8 x 98 3/8 inches
George McNeil November 22 – January 21, 2012 Aminger McEnery Yohe Harvey Quaytman – EDITOR’S PICK November 3 – December 31 , 2011 McKee Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO

Paul Mullins October 29 – December 17, 2011 Marx and Zavattero Ed Loftus December 17 – January 21, 2011 Gregory Lind Gallery Leslie Snows November 3 – December 24, 2011 Haines Gallery Laurie Reid November 11 – December 17, 2011 Gallery 16 Markus Linnenbrink November 3 – December 17, 2011 Patricia Sweetow Gallery Bryson Gill December 2 – January 2, 2012 Triple Base Cordy Ryman – EDITOR’S PICK November 12 – December 22, 2011 Eli Ridgway Gallery

SANTA FE

Mostly Monochrome November 11 – December 12, 2011 Charlotte Jackson Fine Art

SEATTLE

Katy Stone November 17 - December24, 2011 Greg Kucera Gallery

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Robin Rose November 12 – December 23, 2011 Hemphill
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