Happy New Year from all of us at New American Paintings.

Out of the more than 400 commercial galleries that we surveyed this month, more than 70% had painting shows on view. Among them are two dozen solo exhibitions by New American Paintings alumni. New Orleans’ native Nicole Charbonnet, who was featured in one of our earliest issues, presents new work at the venerable Arthur Roger Gallery. In San Francisco, Chris Ballantyne is a must see at Hosfelt Gallery, as is Andrew Schoultz at Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles. We are particularly excited about Yoshiaki Mochizuki’s debut at Marlborough Chelsea, where he will have his technically complex abstract paintings on view. Yoshiaki will be featured in the soon to be released 2013 Northeast issue of New American Paintings.

As always, New York City has a lot to offer. Emerging artists Keltie Ferris and Jules de Balincourt both have stellar shows that close this week, and mid-career artists such as Francis Alys and Carroll Dunham continue to push their practice forward. A survey of Gary Simmons’ work at Metro Pictures brings together a range of media, and offers a concise look at this mid-career artist’s substantial body of work. This month, New York also has the opportunity to consider the work of Chicago Imagist Roger Brown, whose stature has continued to rise since his death in 1997, in a well curated exhibition at DC Moore. Enjoy the list. - Steven Zevitas, Publisher

Andrew Schoultz. Courtesy of Mark Moore Gallery.

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

In Unison, Featuring Sarah Emerson (NAP #44, #70, #100), Carolyn Carr (NAP #28), Lisa Sanditz (NAP #50, #74)
January 2013
Get This! Gallery

Robert Jessup (NAP #5, #24, #102)
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Conduit Gallery

Josh Peters (NAP #62)
January 12 – February 9, 2013
ACME

Josh Peters. Courtesy of ACME.

Chris Ballantyne (NAP #67)   PUBLISHER’S PICK
December 15 – January 26, 2013
Hosfelt Gallery

Arden Bendler Browning (NAP 81, #104)
December 11 – January 19, 2013
Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Arden Bendler Browning. Courtesy of Bridgette Mayer Gallery.

Joan Wadleigh Curran (NAP #33, #51, #63)
December 7 – February 3, 2013
Seraphin Gallery

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

Sandy Litchfield. Courtesy of Carroll and Sons.

Nancy White (NAP #85)
December 14 – January 26, 2013
Steven Zevitas Gallery

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

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

Ellen Lesperance. Courtesy of Ambach & Rice.

Gillian Theobald (NAP #25), G. Lewis Clevenger (NAP #61)
January 3 – February 2, 2013
Linda Hodges Gallery

Eddie Martinez (NAP #68)    PUBLISHER’S PICK
December 1 – January 12, 2013
Zach Feuer

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

Yoshiaki Mochizuki. Courtesy of Marlborough Chelsea.

Bill Thompson (NAP #7, #44)
October 25 – January 12, 2013
Margaret Thatcher Projects

Kim McCarty (NAP #49)
October 25 – January 12, 2013
Morgan Lehman

Sascha Braunig (NAp #92)
Janury 12 – February 9, 2013
Foxy Production

Sascha Braunig. Courtesy of Foxy Production

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

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

Nicole Charbonnet. Courtesy of Arthur Roger Gallery.

Color! Featuring Mark Ottens (NAP #11, #47, #95), Derrick Buisch (NAP #35)
January 11 – March 9, 2013
Tory Folliard Gallery

Cynthia Ona Innis (NAP #37)
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Walter Maciel Gallery

Andrew Schoultz (NAP #79)    PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 12 – February 9, 2013
Mark Moore Gallery

Mark Schoening (NAp #97)
November 29 – January 12, 2013
Marine Contemporary

Ann Gale (NAP #4)   PUBLISHER’S PICK
December 6 – February 2, 2012
Dolby Chadwick Gallery

Ann Gale. Courtesy of Dolby Chadwick Gallery.

Laura Ball (NAP #61, #97)
December 14 – January 19, 2013
David B. Smith Gallery

Laura Ball. Courtesy of David B. Smith Gallery.

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS

ATLANTA:

William Mize
January 5 – February 22, 2012
Alan Avery Art Company

AUSTIN/DALLAS/HOUSTON:

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

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

Francesca Gabbiani
November 3- January 12, 2013
Lora Reynolds Gallery

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

Rosa Loy
January 24 – March 2, 2013  PUBLISHER’S PICK
McClain Gallery

Rosa Loy. Courtesy of McClain Gallery.

Robert Kinsell
January 12 – Febraury 9, 2013
McMurtrey Gallery

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

The Illusion of the Precise
January 11 – February 2, 2013
Wade Wilson Fine Art

BALTIMORE/DC/PHILLY:

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

Joseph Marioni, Michael Toenges, Peter Tollens   PUBLISHER’S PICK
December 15 – February 9, 2013
Larry Becker Contemporary Art

Sarah McCoubrey
December 7 – January 11, 2013
Locks Gallery

Sarah McCoubrey, Courtesy of Locks Gallery.

Sam Gilliam, Jae Ko, Gene Davis   PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 5 – February 9, 2013
Marsha Mateyka Gallery

Plainsight, Plainspoken
January 2013
Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art

BOSTON:

Jessie Morgan
Janury 2 – February 2, 2013
Clark Gallery

Louis Risoli
Janury 4 – 26, 2013
Gallery NAGA

CHICAGO:

Richard Koppe
November 30 – January 26, 2013
Corbett vs. Dempsey

Wild
January 11 – March 2, 2013
Jean Albano Gallery

Shay Kun
December 14 – February 2, 2013
Linda Warren Projects

Andrew Graham
January 4 – February 26, 2013
Roy Boyd Gallery

Michelle Grabner  PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 2013
Shane Campbell Gallery

Michelle Grabner. Courtesy of Shane Campbell Gallery.

Edie Fake
Janury 4 – February 16, 2013
Thomas Robertello Gallery

Vera Klement
January 11 – February 23, 2013
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

DENVER/PHOENIX/SANTA FE:

Delia Brown
December 26 – January, 31, 2013
Baldwin Gallery

Eric Zammitt
December 28 – February 9, 2013
David Richard Gallery

LOS ANGELES:

Hugh Scott-Douglas    PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Blum & Poe

The New Now
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Carter and Citizen

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

Bernard Piffaretti. Courtesy of Cherry and Martin

Frederick Hammersley
January 17 – February 23, 2013
LA Louver

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

Reckless Head
January 19 0 March 2, 2013
Michael Benevento

Into the Mystic
November 17 – January 26, 2013
Michael Kohn Gallery

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

Ed Templeton   PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 12 – February 16, 2013
Roberts & Tilton

Nikko Mueller
December 8 – January 26, 2013
Sam Lee Gallery

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

MIAMI:

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

Rafael Ferrer. Courtesy of David Castillo.

MIDWEST:

Claire Stigliani  PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 18 – March 2, 2013
Dean Jensen Gallery

Claire Stigliani. Courtesy of Dean Jensen Gallery.

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

NEW ORLEANS:

Michael Kessler
January 3 – 30, 2013
Callan Contemporary

NEW YORK CITY:

Enoc Perez
January 11 – February 9, 2013
Acquavella Galleries

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

Cellblock
December 1 – February 2, 2013
Andrea Rosen Gallery

Gary Simmons   PUBLISHER’S PICK
November 29 – January 29. 2013
Metro Pictures

Gary Simmons. Courtesy of Metro Pictures.

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

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

Giorgio Griffa
January 10 – March 2, 2013
Casey Kaplan

Steven Bindernagel
January 10 – February 23, 2013
CRG

Tal R   PUBLISHER’S PICK
November 15 – January 12, 2013
Cheim & Reid

Nils Karsten
December 20 – February 2, 2013
Churner and Churner

Sandra Vaquez de la Horra
January 10 – February 16, 2013
David Nolan Gallery

Francis Alys   PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 10 – February 9, 2013
David Zwirner

Roger Brown   PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 8 – February 2, 2013
DC Moore

David Humphrey
November 28 – January 19, 2013
Fredericks & Freiser

Nancy Spero
January 2 – February 16, 2013
Galerie Lelong

Christopher Knowles
January 12 – February 23, 2013
Gavin Brown’s enterprise

Carroll Dunham   PUBLISHER’S PICK
November 29 – January 19, 2013
Gladstone Gallery

Carroll Dunham. Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery.

Anj Smith
January 15 – February 22, 2013
Hauser & Wirth

Natasza Niedziolka
January 9 – February 3. 2013
Horton Gallery

Shaun Odell
December 13 – January 20, 2013
Jack Hanley Gallery

Jackie Gendel    PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 12 – February 9, 2012
Jeff Bailey Gallery

Jackie Gendel. Courtesy of Jeff Bailey Gallry.

David Kinsey
December 13 – January 19, 2013
Joshua Liner Gallery

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
December 15 – January 26, 2013
Kravets | Wehby Gallery

A.R. Penck
January 17 – February 23, 2013
Leo Koenig Inc.

Svenja Deinnger
January 17 – February 16, 2013
Marianne Boesky Gallery

Svenja Deininger. Courtesy of Marianne Boesky Gallery.

Paul Resika
January 10 – February 9, 2013
Lori Bookstein Fine Art

The White Album   PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 11– February 26, 2013
Louis B. James

Peter Saul, Jim Shaw   PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 5 – February 25, 2013
Mary Boone Gallery

Peter Saul. Courtesy of Mary Boone Gallery.

A.R. Penck
January 10 – March 9, 2013
Michael Werner

Keltie Ferris    PUBLISHER’S PICK
November 29 – January 12, 2013
Mitchell-Innes & Nash

Keltie Ferris. Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash.

Louise Despont
December 13 – January 20, 2013
Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

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

Christine Gray
January 3 – February 7, 2013
Rare

Henry Darger
December 13 – February 2, 2013
Ricco Maresca

Jules De Balincourt    PUBLISHER’S PICK
October 26 – January 13, 2013
Salon 94

Michael Waugh
January 12 – February 9, 2013
Schroeder Romero & Shredder

Andrew Zimmerman
January 10 – February 16, 2013
Sears Peyton Gallery

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

Joseph Stashkevetch
January 10 – February 16, 2013
Von Lintel Gallery

Tucker Nichols
December 13 – January 26, 2013
ZieherSmith

PORTLAND/SEATTLE:

Lauri Chambers
January 4 – 27, 2013
Francine Seders Gallery

Susan Skilling
Jeffrey Simmons
January 3 – February 16, 2013
Greg Kucera Gallery

Eric Elliott
January 3 – February 16, 2013
James Harris Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO:

Chester Arnold
November 3 – January 12, 2013
Catharine Clark Gallery

Amy Trachtenberg
January 4 – March 2, 2013
Brian Gross Fine Art

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

Eric Zener
November 1 – January 31, 2013
Hespe Gallery

Rachel Kaye
November 29 – January 12, 2013
Johannson Projects

Mark Adams
December 6 – January 13, 2013
John Berggruen Gallery

Jordan Kantor    PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 11 – February 9, 2013
Ratio 3

Jordan Kantor. Courtesy of Ratio 3.

Hung Liu
November 15 – January 12, 2013
Rena Bransten Gallery

Amanda Curreri    PUBLISHER’S PICK
January 11 – February 16, 2013
Romer Young Gallery

SOUTH:

Twin
January 2 – February 2, 2013
David Lusk Gallery

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