Must-Sees

Must See Paintings Shows: January

Written by Andrew Katz

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Happy New Year to all of our readers. I am excited to present you with our first Must See list of the year. I am constantly getting feedback about the large number of shows that make it on the list each month from galleries located in New York City. There is no bias for the Big Apple, there are just that many exhibitions of note every month. This month, you will notice a large number from other parts of the country, including Denver, Seattle, and Kansas City. As always, we want to know who you feel should be on the list, so please give us your comments and recommendations. I try to be extremely thorough with this monthly review, but, needless to say, I am not aware of everything happening out there. If you think we've missed something, be sure to use the comments section. And, Let us know what you think of the shows below if you've visited them. - Steven Zevitas, Publisher
Jim Lutes | Headin’ Up, tempera and oil on linen, 72 x 180 inches

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

Craig Drennen (NAP #70, 94) January 14 – March 3, 2012 Saltworks David X. Levine (NAP #56) January 19 – February 25, 2012 Steven Zevitas Gallery Brian Zink (NAP #26, 44, 98) - PUBLISHER'S PICK January 6 – February 7, 2012 Howard Yezerski Gallery
Brian Zink | Composition in 2026 Black and 3015 White, colored Plexiglas mounted on panel, 20 x 20 inches
Jim Lutes (NAP #17) - PUBLISHER'S PICK November 16 – January 28, 2012 Valerie Carberry Gallery Jeff Aeling (NAP #17) January 6 – February 18, 2012 William Havu Gallery Push (Featuring Michael Krueger, NAP #36, 48, 60 ,72) December 9 – January 21, 2012 Dolphin Tim Bavington (NAP #42) Feodor Voronov (NAP #97) January 7 – February 18, 2012 Mark Moore Gallery
Tim Bavington |  Heart Above Head #5, synthetic polymer on canvas, 64 x 64 inches
Tailgates and Substitutes (Featuring Joshua Abelow, NAP #44) November 13 – January 22, 2012 Thierry Goldberg Jennifer Poon (NAP #61, 91) January 5 – February 11, 2012 Claire Oliver Marilyn Holsing (NAP #51, 63) December 10 – January 21, 2012 Gallery Joe Tara Tucker (NAP #73) John Bankston (NAP #55) December 15 – January 28, 2012 Rena Bransten Gallery Jessica Dickinson, Liam Everett (NAP #25), Alex Olson, Josh Smith, Garth Weiser (NAP #74) - PUBLISHER'S PICK January 5 – February 25, 2012 Altman Siegel
Garth Weiser | Heavy Drinker Chews Tobacco, oil on canvas, 76 x 63 inches
Give Me My Head (Featuring Sarah Awad, NAP #93) January 5 – January 28, 2012 James Harris Gallery
Sarah Awad | Fallen Heads, oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches
Handler (Featuring paintings by Richard Galling, NAP #89, Jose Lerma, NAP 2000 MFA Annual, Scott Reeder, NAP #95) December 9 - January 31, 2012 Western Exhibitions

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS

ATLANTA: Ben Steele December 9 – January 29, 2012 Kiang Ted Faiers January 4 – January 28, 2012 David Lusk Gallery CHICAGO: Samantha Bittman December 9 – January 21, 2012 Thomas Robertello Gallery Joanne Greenbaum - PUBLISHER'S PICK Michelle Grabner January 20  - February 25, 2012 Shane Campbell Gallery DALLAS/HOUSTON: John Randall Nelson Steven Miller January 7 – February 10, 2012 Conduit Gallery Neva Mikulicz January 12 – February 11, 2012 Anya Tisch Gallery Kent Dorn - PUBLISHER'S PICK January 13 – February 18, 2012 Bryan Miller Gallery
Kent Dorn | Lookout,  watercolor, ink, graphite, wax, oil on canvas,  14 x 20 inches
John Sonsini January 13 – February 25, 2012 Inman Gallery Sandi Seltzer Bryant January 14 – February 11, 2012 McMurtrey Gallery Joseph Cohen January 4 – January 25, 2012 Wade Wilson Art DENVER: Frank T. Martinez December 8 – January 21, 2012 Plus Gallery KANSAS CITY: Robert Shimomura January – March Byron Cohen Gallery LOS ANGELES: Jonas Lipps January 14 – March 3, 2012 Thomas Solomon Gallery Ryan Sluggett January 21 – February 25, 2012 Richard Telles Fine Art Adam Ross January 7 – February 18, 2012 Angles Gallery Alan Michael December 17 – February 4, 2012 David Kordansky Gallery
Alan Michael | Terry Jones with Stylist in Hamburg, oil, acrylic and silkscreen on canvas, 29 x 39 inches
Tom Knechtel December 10 – January 28, 2012 Marc Selwyn Fine Art Ingrid Calame January 7 – February 11, 2012 Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Ingrid Calame
MIAMI: Fernando Mastrangelo November 29 – February 29, 2012 Charest Weinberg NEW YORK: Udomsak Krisanamis - PUBLISHER'S PICK January 14 – February 25, 2012 Gavin Brown’s Enterprise Matta November 7 – January 28, 2012 The Pace Gallery Jess December 8 – January 21, 2012 Tibor de Nagy Gallery Santi Moix January 5 – February 11, 2012 Paul Kasmin Gallery Chris Martin - PUBLISHER'S PICK January 26 – March 3, 2012 Mitchell, Innes & Nash Gordon Moore December 8 – February 11, 2012 Betty Cunningham Gallery Bill Jensen January 12 – February 18, 2012 Cheim & Reid Thomas Woodruff January 5 – February 4, 2012 P.P.O.W. Erik Den Breejen - PUBLISHER'S PICK December 10 – January 14, 2011 Freight and Volume
Erik Den Breejen | Smile III, acrylic on canvas, 77 x 82 inches
Ginny Bishton October 29 – January 21, 2012 Marc Jancou Contemporary Melissa Gordon January 7 – February 4, 2012 Marianne Boesky Gallery Interiors January 14 – February 11, 2012 Andrew Kreps Gallery Robert Buck January 12 – February 18, 2012 CRG Gallery Joyce Pensato January 12 – February 25, 2012 Friedrich Petzel Gallery Natasza Niedziolka January 19 – February 25, 2012 Horton Gallery Natasha Bowdoin January 12 – March 10, 2012 Monya Rowe Gallery Paul Wackers - PUBLISHER'S PICK December 16 – January 28, 2012 Morgan Lehman
Paul Wackers | Variations, acrylic on panel, 48 x 60 inches
Trisha Brown December 9 – January 25, 2012 Sikkema, Jenkins & Co. Nick Mauss - PUBLISHER'S PICK January 13 – February 18, 2012 303 Gallery
Nick Mauss
Thomas Scheibitz January 12 – February 18, 2012 Tanya Bonakdar Gallery Sergej Jensen January 20 – February 25, 2012 Anton Kern Gallery Ridley Howard - PUBLISHER'S PICK January 19 – February 25, 2012 Leo Koenig Inc.
Ridley Howard, A.M., oil on linen, 5 x 6 inches
PHILADELPHIA: Federico Herrera January – February, 2012 Bridgette  Mayer Gallery Joan Nelson December 15 – February 18, 2012 Fleisher Ollman Gallery Eight American Abstract Artists January 2012 Larry Becker Contemporary Art SAN FRANCISCO: Ed Loftus December 17 – January 21, 2012 Gregory Lind Gallery Clare Rojas January 4 – January 28, 2012 Gallery Paule Anglim Ben Aronson December 8 – February 4, 2012 Jenkins Johnson Gallery Danny Keith January 6 – February 18, 2012 Ratio 3
Danny Keith |  Hunter’s Plaid, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches
Lucy Pullen January 12 – February 11, 2012 Romer Young Gallery
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