Analia Saban, Cover, 2011 | Acrylic paint on and off canvas, 11 x 14 x 1.5 inches. Courtesy of Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles.
The winter is almost gone, and despite some last-minute snow for those of us in the Northeast, things are warming up across the country. With that in mind, here are our editorial staff picks for the Must-See Painting Shows for the month of April, including more than 50 exhibitions throughout the 50 states.
Our list is broken down by exhibitions by New American Paintings alums (from Chris Ballantyne to Nancy White), and notable, not to be missed shows across the country from artists like Kenneth Noland, Ellsworth Kelly, and Joseph Marioni.
So throw on your opened-toed sandals if you're in LA, or your snow boots if you're in Boston, and hit that concrete. The spring season is here — let's hope it brings the heat.
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW
NEW YORK
Left: James Siena, Two Sequences, 2009 | Enamel on aluminum, 19.25 x 15.125 inches. Courtesy The Pace Gallery, New York.
Right: Karen Kilimnik, Master Hare, 3rd Lord Grantham, 2011 | Water soluble oil color on canvas, 18 x 14 inches. Courtesy of 303 Gallery.
James Siena - EDITOR’S PICK - Editions #32, #44
March 25 – April 30, 2011
The Pace Gallery
David Dupuis, Idumea, 2010 | Color pencil and graphite on paper, 66 x 100.25 inches. Courtesy of Derek Eller Gallery.
David Dupuis - Edition #62
March 25 – April 30, 2011
Derek Eller Gallery
Sascha Braunig - Edition #92
March 18 – April 30, 2011
Foxy Production
Iva Gueorguieva - Edition #73
April 21 – May 21, 2011
Bravin Lee Programs
"The Thingness of Color" (feat. Sarah Cain - Edition #73)
April 2 – May 8, 2011
DODGE gallery
Sarah Cain, Untitled, 2009 | Acrylic, gouache, feathers, gold, silver and bronze leaf, gel medium watercolor, and pencil on paper, 63.125 x 80 x 2 inches. Courtesy DODGE gallery, New York.
Kate Shepherd - EDITOR’S PICK - Edition #44
March 24 – April 30, 2011
Galerie Lelong
Vadis Turner - Edition #44
April 7 – May 7, 2011
Lyons Wier Gallery
Susan Jane Belton- Editions #26, #50, #80, #86
April 5 – May7, 2011
George Billis Gallery
LOS ANGELES
John Bankston - Edition #55 April 9 – May 14, 2011 Walter Maciel GallerySAN FRANCISCO
Nancy White, #10 (Green Yellow), 2011 | Acrylic on paper mounted board, 9 x 7.5 inches. Courtesy Jancar Jones, San Francisco.
Nancy White - Editions #73, #55
March 25 – April 23, 2011
Jancar Jones
DALLAS
Ted Larsen (Editions #5, #90) & Michael Tole (Editions #60, #72, #84) April 2 – May 7, 2011 Conduit GalleryBOSTON
Catherine Kehoe - Edition #80 March 18 – April 19, 2011 Howard Yezerski Gallery
Chris Ballantyne, Pool Overgrown, 2011 | Acrylic on panel, 36 x 48 inches. Courtesy Steven Zevitas Gallery.
Chris Ballantyne - Edition #67 & MFA 2002
March 3 – April 19, 2011
Steven Zevitas Gallery
SANTA FE
Wes Hempel - Editions #12, #30 April 1 – May 1, 2011 Lewallen ContemporaryNOTABLE & NOT TO BE MISSED
NEW YORK
Kenneth Noland, Askew, 1958 | Magna on canvas, 67 1/8 by 69 inches. Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes and Nash, New York.
Kenneth Noland
March 17 – April 30, 2011
Mitchell-Innes and Nash
Caetano De Almeida
April 15 – May 15, 2011
Eleven Rivington
Tim Rollins
March 24 – April 30, 2011
Lehman Maupin
Cheryl Donegan & Tom Meacham
April 14 – May 22, 2011
Nicelle Beauchene Gallery
Marilyn Minter
March 31 – April 30, 2011
Team (gallery, inc.)
Malcolm Morley
March 31 – April 30, 2011
Sperone Westwater
Rochelle Feinstein, The Estate of Rochelle F., 2009 | Fabric, paper, drop cloth, stretcher, 60 x 60 inches. Courtesy of On Stellar Rays, New York.
Rochelle Feinstein – EDITOR’S PICK
March 27 – May 1, 2011
On Stellar Rays
Cameron Martin
February 23 – April 23, 2011
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery
"Object/Image" – EDITOR’S PICK
March 10 – April 16, 2011
Tibor De Nagy Gallery
Nadia Ayari
February 25 – April 16, 2011
Monya Rowe Gallery
Nyoman Masriadi
April 7 – May 14, 2011
Paul Kasmin Gallery
Karen Kilimnik
March 11 – April 23, 2011
303 Gallery
Ellsworth Kelly – EDITOR’S PICK
February 12 – April 16, 2011
Matthew Marks Gallery
Marc Handelman
March 17 – April 16, 2011
Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
Left: Marc Handelman, Dimension Stone I, 2010-11 | Oil on canvas, 87 x 62.5 inches. Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York.
Right: Nathlie Provosty, Small Apiary, 2010 | Oil on linen, 15 x 12 inches. Courtesy of Gallery Diet.
Juan Usle
March 31 – May 7, 2011
Cheim & Reid
Stephen Westfall
April 7 – May 14, 2011
Lennon, Weinberg Inc.
Lamar Peterson
March 17 – April 23, 2011
Fredericks & Freiser
Lynne Woods Turner
March 18 – April 16, 2011
Danese
Hannah Van Bart
March 31 – April 30, 2011
Marianne Boesky Gallery
Marc Seguin
March 24 – April 30,2011
Mike Weiss Gallery
Kristin Calabrese
April 10 – May 7, 2011
Brennan & Griffin
LOS ANGELES
Henry Taylor, That's my baby sister, 2011 | Acrylic on canvas, 93 1/2 x 77 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles.
Henry Taylor – EDITOR’S PICK
March 19 – May 7, 2011
Blum and Poe
Gerald Davis
March 12 – April 16, 2011
Parker Jones Gallery
Daniel Cummings – EDITOR’S PICK
March 19 – April 16, 2011
ACME
Kehinde Wiley
April 9 – May 28, 2011
Roberts and Tilton
Steve Roden – EDITOR’S PICK
March 17 – April 23, 2011
Susanne Vielmetter
Steve Roden, aggregate (threshold), 2010 | Acrylic and oil on linen, 72 x 72 inches. Courtesy Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles.
Mari Eastman
April 2 – May 7, 2011
Cherry and Martin
James Everett Stanley
April 9 – May 14, 2011
Kinkead Contemporary
Analia Saban
March 12 – April 23, 2011
Thomas Solomon Gallery
SAN FRANCISCO
Deborah Oropallo March 4 – April 30, 2011 Gallery 16 Reed Danziger April 2 – May 14, 2011 Hosfelt Gallery Eric Petitti March 10 – April 23, 2011 Johansson Projects, OaklandCHICAGO
David Malek, Blue Grid, 2011, Enamel on panel, 53 x 42.25 inches. Courtesy Golden Gallery, Chicago.
David Malek
March 14 – May 7, 2011
Golden Gallery
Claire Sherman – EDITOR’S PICK
February 19 – April 9, 2011
Kavi Gupta Gallery
Rinus Van de Velde
April 2 – May, 14, 2011
Monique Meloche
MIAMI
Hernan Bas – EDITOR’S PICK March 12 – April 11, 2011 Fredric Snitzer Gallery Nathlie Provosty April 9 – May 7, 2011 Gallery DietSEATTLE
Ellen Lesperance – EDITOR’S PICK April 2 – May 15, 2011 Ambach and Rice
Ellen Lesperance, Cardigan Worn by One Woman of the Boeing Five, Tried for Entering the Boeing Nuclear Missile Plant on September 27th, 1983, Sentenced to Fifteen Days in the King County Jail For Defending Life on Earth, 2011 | Gouache and graphite on tea stained paper, 22 x 29.5 inches. Courtesy of Ambach and Rice.
Darren Waterston
April 7 – May 28, 2011
Greg Kucera Gallery
Eric Elliott
April 7 – April 30, 2011
James Harris Gallery
HOUSTON
Kristin Musgnug, Tree of Heaven at William Hamilton’s Mansion, 2010 | Oil on canvas, 40 x 48 inches. Courtesy of Inman Gallery.
Joseph Marioni & Peter Tollens – EDITOR’S PICK
April 1 – May 28, 2011
Wade Wilson Art
Jamal Cyrus
April 16 – May 14, 2011
CTRL
Kristin Musgnug – EDITOR’S PICK
April 8 – May 14, 2011
Inman Gallery
Michael Bise
March 26 – April 23, 2011
Moody Gallery
BOSTON
Jon Imber March 19 – April 13, 2011 Alpha GalleryWASHINGTON, DC
Zoe Charlton March 19 – April 30, 2011 Conner ContemporaryPHILADELPHIA
Mark Sheinkman & Dean Smith – EDITOR’S PICK March 19 – April 30, 2011 Gallery JoeSANTA FE
David Ryan – EDITOR’S PICK March 25 – May 7, 2011 James Kelly Contemporary
David Ryan, Left on Pan Am Fwy, 2010 | Acrylic on MDF, 30.5 x 37 x 3 inches. Courtesy of James Kelly Contemporary.
