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Must-See Paintings Show: September

Written by Andrew Katz Katz

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The art world comes alive again in September, as galleries reopen and collectors return from far flung locations. We reviewed upcoming September exhibitions at more than 400 galleries around the country, and there will be a lot of painting on view. As is typical, many galleries are bringing out the big guns for the new season - from Agnes Martin at The Pace Gallery in New York to a well structured survey of Bay Area figurative painter, Nathan Oliveira, at John Berggruen Gallery in San Francisco. Among the shows opening by emerging artists, it is hard to ignore the trend towards abstract painting that has swept over the art world.
Kimberly Brooks | Punk History, oil on linen, 40 x 36 inches. Courtesy of Taylor De Cordoba, Los Angeles.
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW New York Molly Zuckerman-Hartung (NAP #95) - EDITOR'S PICK September 8 – October 22, 2011 Ann Kustera Devin Troy Strother (NAP #85) - EDITOR'S PICK September 8 – November 6, 2011 Monya Rowe Gallery
Devin Troy Strother | Collection Noire Sculpture Africaine (Contemporary Sculpture Collection Black Africa). Courtesy of Monya Rowe Gallery, New York.
Amy Cutler (NAP #32) September 15 – November 5, 2011 Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects Eric Aho (NAP #7) September 8 – October 8, 2011 DC Moore Gallery Los Angeles Patrick Wilson (NAP #73) September – November, 2011 Susanne Vielmetter
Patrick Wilson | Romeo, acrylic on canvas, 17 x 17 inches. Courtesy of Suzanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Art Projects, Los Angeles.
Kimberly Brooks  (NAP #79) - EDITOR'S PICK September 10 – October 22 2011 Taylor DeCordoba David Jien (NAP #91) September 10 – October 22, 2011 Richard Heller Gallery San Francisco Ruth Pastine (NAP #67) September 8 – October 29, 2011 Brian Gross Fine Art Jake Longstreth (NAP #79, MFA Annual 2004) September 8 – October 15, 2011 Gregory Lind Gallery
Jake Longstreth | Tecumesh, oil on canvas, 20 x 28 inches. Courtesy of Gregory Lind Gallery, San Francisco.
Yoon Lee (NAP #92, MFA Annual 2002) September 8 – October 22, 2011 Marx & Zavattero Gale Antokal (NAP #91) September 8 – October 15, 2011 Patricia Sweetow Gallery Alex Lukas (NAP #92) - EDITOR'S PICK September 10 – October 8, 2011 Guerrero Gallery
Alex Lukas. Untitled, ink, acrylic, watercolor, gouache and silkscreen on paper, 25 x 72 inches. Courtesy of Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco.
St. Louis Phyllis Bramson (NAP #4, #17) September 16 – October 29, 2011 Philip Slein Gallery Chicago Ed Valentine (NAP #89) September 9 – October 22, 2011 Linda Warren Gallery Lorraine Peltz (NAP #11, #35, #53, #89) September 9 – October 22, 2011 Packer Schopf Gallery Seattle Susanna Bluhm (NAP #53, #67) August 31 - October 1, 2011 Prole Drift Michael Brophy (NAP #31, #61) September 1 – October 8, 2011 G. Gibson Gallery Sarah Awad (NAP #93) - EDITOR'S PICK September 2 – October 8, 2011 James Harris Gallery
Sarah Awad | Power of Aphrodesia, oil on canvas, 60 x 67 inches. Courtesy of James Harris Gallery, Seattle.
Portland Kristen Miller (NAP #67) August 30 – October 1, 2011 PDX Contemporary Houston Bernard Mattox (NAP #58) September 11 – October 16, 2011 Hooks Epstein Galleries Howard Sherman (NAP #60, #72, #90) September 17 – October 15, 2011 McMurtrey Gallery Dallas Kirk Hayes (NAP #24, #42, #60) - EDITOR'S PICK September 10 – October 8, 2011 Conduit Gallery
Kirk Hayes. Dead Acrobat, oil and spray enamel on signboard, 34.5 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Conduit Gallery, Dallas.
Boston Jered Sprecher (NAP #64, MFA Annual 2000) - EDITOR'S PICK September 8 – October 15, 2011 Steven Zevitas Gallery
Jered Sprecher | Affinity, oil on linen, 68 x 52 inches. Courtesy of Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA.
Sante Fe Dirk De Bruycker (NAP #5) September 2 – October 1, 2011 Gerbert Contemporary Santa Fe, NM Atlanta William Cordova (NAP MFA Annual 2003) September 16 – October 29, 2011 Saltworks OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS NEW YORK Marti Cormand - EDITOR'S PICK September 8 – October 22, 2011 Josee Bienvenu Gallery
Marti Cormand | The New Deal, oil on canvas, 22 x 28 inches. Courtesy of Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York.
Nicola Tyson September 8 – November 5, 2011 Friedrich Petzel Gallery
Jenny Saville September 15 – October 22, 2011 Gagosian Gallery Johannes Kahrs - EDITOR'S PICK September 10 – October 22, 2011 Luhring Augustine Lari Pittman September 23 – October 22, 2011 Gladstone Gallery Agnes Martin September 16 – October 29, 2011 Ad Reinhardt September 15 – October 15, 2011 The Pace Gallery Kris Chatterson September 7 – October 8, 2011 Jeff Bailey Gallery Milton Resnick September 22 – October 29, 2011 Cheim & Read Richard Aldrich September 15 - Bortolami Raoul De Keyser - EDITOR'S PICK September 20 – October 29, 2011 David Zwirner
Raoul De Keyser | Passage, oil on canvas, 13 3/8 x 17 3/8 inches. Courtesy of David Zwirner, New York.
Paul Winstanley - EDITOR'S PICK September 15 – October 22, 2011 Mitchell-Innes & Nash Greg Drasler September 8 – October 15, 2011 Betty Cunningham Gallery Susan Rothenberg - EDITOR'S PICK September 8 – October 29, 2011 Sperone Westwater Alex Katz September  10, 2011 – October 8, 2011 Gavin Brown’s Enterprise Serban Savu September 9 – October 22, 2011 David Nolan Gallery John Beerman September 8 – October 15, 2011 Tibor De Nagy Gallery Karl Haendel September 2011 Harris Lieberman New York, NY Self-Referral Non Objective September 1 – October 1, 2011 Feature Inc.
Ann Pibal | RNKT, acrylic paint on aluminum panel, 11.75 x 16.25 inches. Courtesy of Feature, Inc, New York.
Mickalene Thomas September 15 – October 29, 2011 Lehman Maupin Sarah Crowner September 2 – October 23, 2011 Nicelle Beauchene Gallery Liu Xiaodong September 11 – October 23, 2011 Mary Boone Gallery Andrew Gbur, Keltie Ferris, Jackie Saccaccio - EDITOR'S PICK September 7 – October 16, 2011 Eleven Rivington Keltie Ferris | [[[///]]], oil, acrylic, oil pastel & spray paint on canvas, 80 x 80 inches. Courtesy of Eleven Rivington, New York. Science and Exploration September 16 – October 22, 2011 Horton Gallery Carrie Moyer - EDITOR'S PICK September 14 – October16, 2011 Canada LOS ANGELES John M. Miller September 17 – October 29, 2011 Margo Leavin Gallery Lecia Dole-Recio September 10 – October 15, 2011 Richard Telles Fine Art Markus Amm September 24 – November 12, 2011 David Kordansky Gallery Chad Robertson September 10  - October 8, 2011 Western Project SAN FRANCISCO Pamela Jorden September 16 – October 15, 2011 Romer Young Gallery Rob Reynolds September 8 – October 14, 2011 Anthony Meier Fine Arts Nathan Oliveira - EDITOR'S PICK September 8 – October 22, 2011 John Berggruen Gallery Guy Diehl September 1 – October 1, 2011 Dolby Chadwick Gallery Julie Hefferman - EDITOR'S PICK September 3 – Ocotber29, 2011 Catherine Clark Gallery
Julie Hefferman | Self-Portrait Holding Up, oil on canvas, 68 x 66 inches. Courtesy of Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco.
CHICAGO Joe Zucker September 17 – October 22, 201 Corbett vs. Dempsey bodybraingame - EDITOR'S PICK September 16 – October 22, 2011 Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Cary Smith | Courtesy of Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago.
Andrew Holmquist September 9 – October 15, 2011 Carrie Secrist Gallery Angel Otero - EDITOR'S PICK September 9 – November 12, 2011 Kavi Gupta Gallery Bret Slater September 9 – October 15, 2011 Thomas Robertello Gallery Zak Prekop - EDITOR'S PICK September 16 – October 23, 2011 Shane Campbell Gallery
Zak Prekop | Untitled, oil on canvas, 14 x 12 inches. Courtesy of Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago.
SEATTLE Storm Tharp - EDITOR'S PICK September 2 – October 8, 2011 James Harris Gallery BOSTON Alexis Stamatiou September Lamontagne Gallery PHILADELPHIA/DC Sam Gilliam September 17 – October 29, 2011 Marsha Mateyka Gallery Is Realism Relevant? September 10 – October 22, 2011 Conner Contemporary Art SANTA FE Ed Moses September 9 – October 8, 2011 Charlotte Jackson Fine Art MIAMI Udo Noger September 10 – October 29, 2011 Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts Behind the curtain, a lock of hair falling September 1 – October 1, 2011 Gallery Diet Jose Parla September 9 – October 22, 2011 OHWOW
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