Iva Gueorguieva, I as Bear, 2011 | Acrylic and collage on canvas, 90 x 84 inches. Courtesy Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York.
The sun is out, the air is cool, and the new shows are getting hot. New York Gallery Week is in full swing, and private galleries across the country are giving it all they've got before collectors and gallery-goers disappear for the summer. Our editorial staff have put together our monthly Must-See list for the month of May, our guide to more than 50 of the best contemporary painting exhibitions in the country, including 15 shows of artists previously featured in New American Paintings and dozens of notable and not-to-be-missed shows across the USA. From L.A. to Chicago, Houston to New York and back, our guide includes exhibitions in every corner of the country. Images and listings after the jump!
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW
NEW YORK
Installation view, Iva Gueorguieva: A Stich in Graft, Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York
Iva Gueorguieva – Edition #71 – EDITOR’S PICK
April 21 – May 27, 2011
Bravin Lee Programs
Iva Gueorguieva – Edition #71 – EDITOR’S PICK
April 21 – May 27, 2011
Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe
Sara Eichner – Edition #62
April 14 – May 27, 2011
Sears Peyton Gallery
Ron Ehrlich – Edition #14
April 7 – May 14, 2011
Stephen Haller Gallery
LOS ANGELES
Annie Lapin – Edition #91 – EDITOR’S PICK May 21 – June 29, 2011 Honor Fraser John Bankston – Edition #55 April 9 – May 14, 2011 Walter Maciel GalleryCHICAGO
(detail) Paul Nudd, Dr. Sourmoles, 2010 | Ink, watercolor, colored pencil, gouache, acrylic, pencil on paper
89 x 42 inches. Courtesy Western Exhibitions, Chicago.
Rachel Niffenegger and Paul Nudd (Editions #71, #83, #95) – EDITOR’S PICK
May 20 – July 2, 2011
Western Exhibitions
SAN FRANCISCO
Marci Washington – Edition #73, 85 – EDITOR'S PICK April 28 – June 4, 2011 Rena Bransten Gallery Sandow Birk – Editions #6, #31, #67, #73 April 9 – May 28, 2011 Catherine Clark Gallery Eric Zener – Editions #19, #73, #79, #85 April 7 – May 14, 2011 Hespe GallerySEATTLE
Gaylen Hansen, Blue Bear Head, 2011 | Acrylic on Canvas, 17 x 20.5 inches. Courtesy Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle.
Gaylen Hansen – Edition #6 – EDITOR’S PICK
May 5 – July 2, 2011
Linda Hodges Gallery
Kenna Moser – Edition #6, #31
May 5 – May 28, 2011
Grover Thurston Gallery
HOUSTON
Piece by Piece April 20 – May 28, 2011 McMurtrey GalleryBOSTON
Taravat Talepasand – Edition #43, MFA 2005 & 2006, #79 April 28 – May 28, 2011 Steven Zevitas GallerySANTA FE
Jill Moser – Edition #50 May 13 – June 18, 2011 James Kelly ContemporaryNOTABLE & NOT TO BE MISSED
NEW YORK
Installation view, Tom Meacham (left) and Cheryl Donegan (right), EYES WIDE SHUT, Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York.
Cheryl Donegan & Tom Meacham – EDITOR’S PICK
April 14 – May 22, 2011
Nicelle Beauchene Gallery
Mark Grtojahn – EDITOR’S PICK
May 5 – June 25, 2011
Anton Kern Gallery
Radcliffe Bailey
April 21 – May 21, 2011
Jack Shainman Gallery
Julia Jacquette
March 31 – May 14, 201
Anna Kustera
Richard Tuttle
May 7 – June 18, 2011
The Pace Gallery
Sean Landers
May 7 – June 18, 2011
Friedrich Petzel Gallery
Torben Giehler
May 12 – June 11, 2011
Leo Koenig Inc.
Alexander Ross – EDITOR’S PICK
May 6 – June 18, 2011
David Nolan Gallery
Alexander Ross, Untitled, 2011 | Oil on linen, 52 1/8 x 60 1/8 inches. Courtesy of David Nolan Gallery, New York.
Tyson Reeder
May – June 2011
Daniel Reich Gallery
Dasha Shishkin
May 6 – June 11, 2011
Zach Feuer
Yigal Ozeri
May 6 – June 11, 2011
Mike Weiss Gallery
Jasper Johns – EDITOR’S PICK
May 7 – June 25, 2011
Matthew Marks Gallery
Martin Kippenberger
May 7 – June 18, 2011
Luhring Augustine
Katy Moran – EDITOR’S PICK
May 5 – June 11, 2011
Andrea Rosen Gallery
Neil Farber – EDITOR’S PICK
April 8 – May 21, 2011
Edward Thorp Gallery
Stephen Westfall
April 26 – June 11, 2011
Lennon Weinberg, Inc.
Robert Greene
May 5 – June 18, 2011
Robert Miller Gallery
Leon Kossoff – EDITOR’S PICK
May 5 – June 18, 2011
Mitchell-Innes & Nash
Leon Kossoff, Cherry Tree, and Young Girl, 2007-8 | Oil on board, 50 1/8 x 48 inches. Courtesy Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York.
Liam Everett – EDITOR’S PICK
April 7 – May 14, 2011
Paul Kasmin Gallery
Damien Loeb
May 6 – June 17, 2011
Acquavella Galleries
Jane Freilicher
March 10 – June 3, 2011
Tibor De Nagy Gallery
David Ratcliff
May 5 – June 11, 2011
Team (gallery, inc.)
Ashley Bickerton
May 6 – June 25, 2011
Lehman Maupin
Installation view, Ashley Bickerton, Lehmann Maupin, New York
Ben Grasso
April 8 – May 15, 2011
Thierry Goldberg Projects
Isabella Kirkland
May 18 – June 18, 2011
Feature Inc.
Hilary Harnischfeger
May 6 – June 19, 2011
Rachel Uffner Gallery
Michael Williams
May 8 – June 12, 2011
CANADA New York
LOS ANGELES
Nicole Eisenman, from New Paintings, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Nicole Eisenman – EDITOR’S PICK
April – June, 2011
Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Brian Porray
May 7 – June 11, 2011
Western Project
Cindy Wright
May 21 – July 9, 2011
Mark Moore Gallery
Kehinde Wiley
April 9 – May 28, 2011
Roberts & Tilton
Hideaki Kawashima
May 7 – June 14, 2011
Richard Heller Gallery
Ryan McGinness
May 19 – July 1, 2011
Michael Kohn Gallery
Allison Miller – EDITOR’S PICK
April 23 – May 21, 2011
ACME Los Angeles
Installation view, Allison Miller, ACME Los Angeles
Andrew Masullo – EDITOR’S PICK
May 7 – June 19, 2011
Daniel Weinberg Gallery
Mark Hagen
May 21 – June 25, 2011
China Art Objects
Timothy Hull
May 21 – July 19, 2011
Taylor DeCordoba
Cries and Whispers
April 23 – June 4, 2011
Sam Lee Gallery
CHICAGO
Mark Grotjahn – EDITOR’S PICK May, 2011 Shane Campbell Gallery Rinus Van de Velde April 2 – May 14, 2011 Monique Meloche
HOUSTON
Aaron Parazette, Color Key #26, 2011 | Acrylic on linen, 48 x 40 inches. Courtesy McClain Gallery, Houston
Aaron Parazette – EDITOR’S PICK
May 6 – June 11, 2011
McClain Gallery
Jackie Gendel – EDITOR’S PICK
May 20 – July 2, 2011
Bryan Miller Gallery (formerly CTRL)
Shaun O’Dell – EDITOR’S PICK
May 20 – July 2, 2011
Inman Gallery
Arthur Turner
April 30 – May 28, 2011
Moody Gallery
Joseph Marioni & Peter Tollens
April 1 – May 28, 2011
Wade Wilson Art
SAN FRANCISCO
David Fertig April 19 – June 11, 2011 Paul Thiebaud Gallery Suhas Bhujbal May 5 – May 28, 2011 Dolby Chadwick GallerySEATTLE
Dana Frankfort, HIT OR MISS, 2010-11 | Oil on canvas, 10 x 8 inches. Courtesy James Harris Gallery, Seattle.
Dana Frankfort – EDITOR’S PICK
May 5 – May 28, 2011
James Harris Gallery
Darren Waterston
April 7 – May 28, 2011
Greg Kucera Gallery
Ellen Lesperance – EDITOR’S PICK
April 2 – May 15, 2011
Ambach and Rice
