It is, once again, a very strong month for New American Paintings’ alumni with close to thirty solo exhibitions on view around the country. Some of these artists are now well established, such as Amy Cutler, others are early in their careers, such as Ellen Lesperance, who is currently exhibiting her intricate works on paper and objects at Ambach & Rice in Los Angeles.

I have written a lot about the dominance of abstraction over the past few years. This month, first-rate representational painting, and in particular figurative painting, can been seen throughout the country. What is most interesting to me is that a growing number of emerging artists seem to be unabashedly embracing aspects of art history that pre-date the 20^th-Century.

In New York, be sure to catch Vera Iliatova’s soon-to-open show at Monya Rowe Gallery and Benjamin Senior’s stunning exhibition at James Fuentes (reference points for Senior include Pierro dell Francesca and Poussin). Both artists are well versed with art history, and both have serious technical chops. In Chicago, Ann Toebbe opens a show at EBERSMOORE next week in which the figure adds a new level of complexity to her already charged interiors. In Los Angeles, be sure to catch the soon-to-close exhibition by NAP alum Travis Collinson at Maloney Fine Art, and Henry Taylor, who will open later this month at Blum & Poe.

For those interested in non-objective work, there is plenty on view. Aaron Bobrow will open at Andrea Rosen Gallery this month. Also, in Chelsea, the rarely seen work of Italian painter Giorgio Griffa offers a clinic in how less can be more at Casey Kaplan. One of the curators of the 2014 Whitney Biennial, artist Michelle Grabner, has new work at Shane Campbell Gallery in Chicago. In San Francisco, Noam Rappaport, whose investigations into the line between painting and sculpture have been much talked about, opens at Ratio 3. Enjoy the list. - Steven Zevitas, Publisher

Travis Collinson. Courtesy of Maloney Fine Art.

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

Christopher Mir (NAP #68)
January 17 – February 23, 2013
Benrimon Contemporary

Travis Collinson (NAP #91)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Maloney Fine Art

Reckless Head - Featuring artist Jeanette Mundt (NAP #86)
January 19 – March 2, 2013
Michael Benevento

Ann Toebbe
February 15 - March 30, 2013
EBERSMOORE

Ann Toebbe. Courtesy Ebersmoore.

Sascha Braunig (NAP #92)
January 12 – February 9, 2013
Foxy Production

William Mize (NAP #40)
January 5 – February 22, 2013
Alan Avery Art Company

IN UNISON - Featuring artists Carolyn Carr (NAP #28), Sarah Emerson (NAP #40, #70, #100), Lisa Sanditz (NAP #50, #74)  and Michael Gibson (NAP #34)
February 2013
Get This! Gallery

Nicole Charbonnet (NAP #3, #9, #40, #52, #82)
January 5 – February 16, 2013
Arthur Roger Gallery

Sigrid Sandstrom (NAP #48)
January 11 – February 16, 2013
Inman Gallery

Sigrid Sandstrom: Courtesy of Inman Gallery.

Rebecca Rutstein (NAP #39, #63, #81, #98)
February 27 – March 30, 2013
Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Sandy Litchfield (NAP #56, #68)
January 4 – February 16, 2013
Carroll & Sons

Color! - Featuring Mark Ottens (NAP #11, #47, #95)
January 11 – March 9, 2013
Tory Folliard Gallery

Esther Solondz (NAP #14)
February 1 – 23, 2013
Gallery NAGA

Ellen Lesperance (NAP #97)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 19 – February 16, 2013
Ambach & Rice

Ellen Lesperance. Courtesy of Ambach & Rice.

Judith Geichman (NAP #11)
February 9 – March 30, 2013
Carrie Secrist Gallery

Jeff Aeling (NAP #17)
January 11 – February 23, 2013
Perimeter Gallery

Kit Reuther (#22, #34)
February 6 – March 9, 2013
David Lusk Gallery

Nudes - Featuring Erci Zener (NAP #19) and Kim McCarty (NAP #49)
February 1 – March 9, 2013
Hespe Gallery

Group Show - Featuring Gale Antokal (NAP #91) and Zine Al-Shukri (NAP #103)
February 2013
Patricia Sweetow Gallery

Amy Cutler (NAP #32)         PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 26 – March 9, 2013
Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects

Amy Cutler. Courtesy of Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects.

Alex Kanevsky (NAP #27, #45)
February 7 – March 2, 2013
Dolby Chadwick Gallery

Ed Valentine (NAP #89)
February 8 – April 5, 2013
Linda Warren Projects

Colin Chillag (NAP #78, #96)
January 19 – March 9, 2013
101 Exhibit

Vera Iliatova (NAP #86)           PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 21 – April 13, 2013
Monya Rowe Gallery

Michael Krueger (NAP #36, #48, #60, #72)       PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 8 – March 23, 2013
Dolphin

Jered Sprecher (NAP #64)        PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 15 – March, 23 2013
Jeff Bailey Gallery

Jered Sprecher. Courtesy of Jeff Bailey Gallery.

Yoshiaki Mochizuki (NAP #104)       PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 10 – February 16, 2013
Marlborough

Sydney Yeager (NAP #5, #36, #48, #78, #96)
February 16 - March 16, 2013
McMurtrey Gallery

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS

ATLANTA:

Kim Anno      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 1 – March 2, 2012
Marcia Wood Gallery

AUSTIN/DALLAS/HOUSTON:

Mie Olise
January 11 – March 9, 2013
Barbara Davis Gallery

Leslie Wilkes
January 19 – February 23, 2013
Barry Whistler Gallery

Rosalyn Bodycomb
Robert Jessup
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Conduit Gallery

Robert Jessup. Courtesy of Conduit Gallery.

Trey Egan
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Cris Worley Fine Arts

Eric Holzman
January 10 – February 9, 2013
Gremillion & Co, Fine Art Inc.

Carl Hammoud     PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 26 – March 16, 2013
Lora Reynolds Gallery

Rosa Loy
January 24 – March 2, 2013
McClain Gallery

Robert Kinsell
January 12 – February 9, 2013
McMurtrey Gallery

William Bailey       PUBLISHER’S PICK
Janaury 12 – February 23, 2013
Talley Dunn Gallery

Malcolm Bucknall
February 2 – 23, 2013
Wally Workman Gallery

James Blake
February 16 – March 16, 2013
William Campbell Contemporary Art

BALTIMORE/DC/PHILLY:

Thornton Dial
January 19 – February 23, 2013
Addison/Ripley Fine Art

Steven Cushner
January 12 – March 9, 2013
Hemphill Fine Arts

Three Painters
December 15 – February 16, 2013
Larry Becker Contemporary Art

James Erikson
Timothy Gierschick
January 25 – February 23, 2013
LGTripp Gallery

BOSTON:

John Dempcy
February 1 – 24, 2013
Chase Young Gallery

Saul Chernick
February 2 – March 9, 2013
LaMontagne Gallery

Saul Chernick. Courtesy of Lamontagne Gallery.

Jacob El Hanani, Joshua Neustein, Roland Flexner
February 8 – March 9, 2013
Steven Zevitas Gallery

CHICAGO:

Rainer Spangl
February 3 – March 9, 2013
Devening Projects + Editions

Wild
January 11 – March 2, 2013
Jean Albano Gallery

Matthew Metzger
February 9 – March 30, 2013
Kavi Gupta

John Sabraw
January 18 – March 2, 2013
McCormick Gallery

Gabriel Vormstein      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 1 – March 30, 2013
Monique Meloche

Michelle Grabner       PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 26 – March 9. 2013
Shane Campbell Gallery

Michelle Graber. Courtesy of Shane Campbell Gallery.

Edie Fake
January 4 – March 16, 2013
Thomas Robertello Gallery

Plant Life ( artist…Scott Wolniak)
February 1 – March 9, 0213
Western Exhibitions

William Conger
January 11 – February 23, 2013
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

William Conger. Courtesy of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery.

DENVER/PHOENIX/SANTA FE:

John Sonsini      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 1 – 28, 2013
Bentley

Cole Sternberg
February 22 – March 23, 2013
David B. Smith Gallery
100 Years of Painting
January 11 – March 2, 2013
William Havu Gallery

LOS ANGELES:

Josh Peters
January 12 – February 9, 2013
ACME

Henry Taylor      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 23 – March 30, 2013
Blum & Poe

The New Now     PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 12 – February 9, 2013
Carter and Citizen

Bernard Piffaretti
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Cherry and Martin

Andrew Dadson
February 9 – March 23, 2013
David Kordansky Gallery

Frederick  Hammersley      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 17 – February 23, 2013
LA Louver

Lawrence Gipe
January 12 – February 23, 2013
Lora Schlesinger Gallery

David Ryan
February 16 – March 16, 2013
Mark Moore Gallery

Dennis Koch
January 17 – February 23, 2013
Marine Contemporary

Into the Mystic
November 17 – February 22, 2013
Michael Kohn Gallery

Luke Whitlatch
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Richard Heller Gallery

David Kapp
January 12 – March 2, 2013
Ruth Bachofner Gallery

Derek Boshier
January 26 – March 9, 2013
Thomas Solomon Gallery

Cynthis Ona Innis
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Walter Maciel Gallery

Peter Lodato
January 12 – February 16, 2013
William Turner Gallery

MIAMI:

Chase Westfall
February 9 – April 6, 2013
101 Exhibit

Colin Chillag. Courtesy of 101/Exhibit.

Rafael Ferrer      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 10 – February 23, 2013
David Castillo

Roy Dowell
Alexander Kroll
February 9 – March 15, 2013
Fredric Snitzer Gallery

MIDWEST:

Kelley Johnson      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 1 – 23, 2013
Bruno David Gallery

Kelley Johnson. Courtesy of Bruno David Gallery.

Claire Stigliani
January 18 – March 2, 2013
Dean Jensen Gallery

Richmond Burton
January 25 – March 2, 2013
Philip Slein Gallery

James Kielkopf
February 8 – April 4, 2013
Thomas Barry Fine Arts

NEW ORLEANS:

Mitchell Lonas
February 1 – March 30, 2013
Callan Contemporary

Brad Wreyford
December 30, 2012 – February 17, 2013
Cole Pratt Gallery

NYC:

Enoc Perez
January 11 – February 9, 2013
Acquavella Galleries

Hugh Steers
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Alexander Gray Associates

Tam Van Tran
February 14 – March 16, 2013
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe

Aaron Bobrow
February 9 – March 23, 2013
Andrea Rosen Gallery

Aaron Bobrow. Courtesy of Andrea Rosen Gallery.

David Shrigley
January 10 – February 16, 2013
Anton Kern Gallery

Ben Schumacher      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 22 – March 23, 2013
Bortolami

MONSALVAT
January 18 – February 17, 2013
Bureau

Sadie Benning, Thomas Kovachevich, Dona Nelson
January 13 – February 17, 2013
Callicoon Fine Arts

Giorgio Griffa      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 10 – March 2, 2013
Casey Kaplan

Giorgio Griffa. Courtesy of Casey Kaplan.

Steven Bindernagel
January 10 – February 23, 2013
CRG

Kenneth Armstead
February 7 – March 16, 2013
Churner and Churner

Larry Poons
February 1 – March 2, 2013
Danese

Larry Poons. Courtesy of Danese.

Michael Riedel      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 16 – March 23, 2013
David Zwirner

Despina Stokou
February 15 – March 16, 2013
Derek Eller Gallery

Caleb Constantine
January 13 – February 24, 2013
Essex Street

Casey Ruble
January 16 – February 24, 2013
Foley Gallery

Gary Panter
January 25 – February 23, 2013
Fredericks & Freiser

Walt Kuhn     PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 7 – March 16, 2013
DC Moore

Walt Kuhn. Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery.

Dirk Skreber
February 21 – March 30, 2013
Friedrich Petzel Gallery

Brice Marden
January 17 – February 23, 2013
Gagosian Gallery

Thomas Zipp
February 23 – March 30, 2013
Harris Lieberman

Anj Smith
January 15 – February 23, 2013
Hauser & Wirth

Johnny Abrahams
January 25 – February 24, 2013
Jack Hanley Gallery

Johnny Abrahams. Courtesy of Jack Hanley Gallery.

Shinique Smith
February 15 – March 16, 2013
James Cohan Gallery

Sin Titulo
January 10 – March 3, 2013
Josee Bienvenu Gallery

Charlie Roberts
January 31 – February 23, 2013
Kravets | Wehby Gallery

Peter Soriano
January 17 – February 23, 2013
Lennon, Weinberg, Inc.

Benjamin Senior      PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 6 – March 1, 2013
James Fuentes

Benjamin Senior. Courtesy of James Fuentes Gallery.

A.R. Penck      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 17 – February 23, 2013
Leo Koenig Inc.

Svenja Deininger      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 17 – February 16, 2013
Marianne Boesky Gallery

Peter Saul, Jim Shaw      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 5 – February 23, 2013
Mary Boone Gallery

A.R. Penck      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 10 – March 9, 2013
Michael Werner

A.R. Penck. Courtesy of Michael Werner Gallery.

Christian Vincent
February 15 – March 16, 2013
Mike Weiss Gallery

Anna Betbeze, Josh Brand, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Josh Tonsfeldt      PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 17 – February 23, 2013
Mitchell-Innes & Nash

Mark Mulroney
February 14 – March 16, 2013
Mixed Greens

David Kramer
Michael Harrington
February 2013
Mulherin + Pollard

Julian Lethbridge
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Paul Cooper Gallery

Rosy Keyser
February 28 – April 20, 2013
Peter Blum Gallery

Jorge Queiroz
January 31 – March 2, 2013
Sikkema Jenkins & Co

Thomas Nozkowski      PUBLISHER’S PICK
Jim Dine
February 22 – March 23, 2013
The Pace Gallery

Thomas Nozkowski. Courtesy of Pace.

Maya Bloch
January 13 – February 17, 2013
Thierry Goldberg Gallery

PORTLAND/SEATTLE:

Judy Cooke
February 7 – March 2, 2013
Elizabeth Leach Gallery

William Burton Binnie
February 21 – March 30, 2013
Greg Kucera Gallery

Hank Pander
February 7 – March 2, 2013
Laura Russo Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO:

Eamon O’Kane
January 3 – February 16, 2013
Gregory Lind Gallery

Eamon O’Kane. Courtesy of Gregory Lind Gallery.

Driss Ouadahi
February 2 – March 23, 2013
Hosfelt Gallery

Noam Rappaport     PUBLISHER’S PICK
February 15 – March 23, 2013
Ratio 3

Noam Rappaport. Courtesy of Ratio 3.

Amanda Curreri
January 11 – February 16, 2013
Romer Young Gallery

SOUTH:

Robert Motherwell
January 12 – March 9, 2013
Jerald Melberg Gallery