Must See Paintings Shows: July/August

The heat has been turned way up on the East Cost, which is all the more reason to duck into a few galleries as you trudge through the city. As is typical for the summer months, a lot of galleries have mounted group exhibitions, and many of them focus on painting. In New York City, be sure to see: “The Big Picture” at Sikkema Jenkins (featuring NAP alums John Dilg and David Schutter; “Breed” at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery (featuring NAP alum Eddie Martinez); “Stretching Painting” at Galerie Lelong (featuring NAP alums Sarah Cain, Kate Shepherd, and emerging Chicago-based artist, Gabriel Pionkowski); “Contemporary Watercolor” at Morgan Lehman (featuring NAP alums Nina Bovasso, Sarah Cain, Ellen Lesperance and Kim McCarty); “Yeah we are friends and shit” at Josee Bienvenu Gallery (featuring NAP alums Kirk Hayes and Devin Troy Strother); “Stand still like a hummingbird” at David Zwirner (featuring NAP alum Ruth Laskey); “Everyday Abstract – Abstract Everyday” at James Cohan Gallery; “Painting in Space” at Luhring Augustine; “Context Message” at Zach Feuer; “Hot Tub Time Machine at Canada; and “Braman, Buren, Falls, Heilmann, Louis, Thurman” at Eleven Rivington. I know…that is a lot. But they are all well worth a visit.

Eddie Martinez. Courtesy of Greenberg Van Doren Gallery

Elsewhere around the country there are plenty of group shows to be found, but, there are also a number of strong solo exhibitions. Iva Gueorguieva continues to gain a lot of attention, and with her first show at Vielmetter in Los Angeles is to continue that trend. Emerging Texas artist, Bethany Johnson, produces exquisite ink on paper work that can be seen at Houston’s Moody Gallery this month. In San Francisco, you still have a few days to check out Patrick Wilson’s abstract paintings at Marx & Zavattero. I am a sucker for artists who have produced a significant body of work over an extended period of time and have, for whatever, not gotten the attention they deserve. At 91 years of age, Northwest-based artist Gaylen Hansen, is high on my list of “most under recognized” painters. Sure, he had a Seattle Art Museum retrospective a few years ago, but outside of that city he is an virtually unknown quantity. This month, his long time dealer, Linda Hodge, will present an exhibition of recent work that is a true Must See. I want to personally congratulate Gaylen on decades of superb work. Enjoy the list, and be sure to let us know whom you think we forgot in the comments section. – Steven Zevitas, Editor/Publisher

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

Rocio Rodriguez (NAP #3, #58) July 18 – September 7, 2012 Sandler Hudson Gallery Arise (Featuring Bill Thompson, NAP #7, #44) June 23 – July 28, 2012 Barbara Krakow Gallery Morgan Bulkeley (NAP #5) May 25 – July 10, 2012 Howard Yezerski Gallery Anna Fidler (NAP #61) June 21 – August 4, 2012 Johansson Projects

Ana Fidler. Courtesy of Johannson Projects.

Steve Locke (NAP #86) May 11 – July 21, 2012 Samson Scott Reeder (NAP #95) May 12 – July 28, 2012 Kavi Gupta Impressions (Featuring Jill Moser, NAP #50) June 1 – July 7, 2012 Wade Wilson Art Robert Josiah Bingaman (NAP #90, #101) Archie Scott Gobber (NAP #77) Michael Krueger (NAP #36, #46, #60, #72) June 29 – August 25, 2012 Dolphin

Robert Josiah Bingaman. Courtesy of Dolphin.

Iva Gueorguieva (NAP #73) PUBLISHER'S PICK July/August, 2012 Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Iva Gueorguieva. Courtesy of Suanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Coin Chillag (NAP #78, #96) June 9 – July 31, 2012 101 Exhibit Material Matters (Vadis Turner, NAP #44, #74, #80, #92) June 7 – July 7, 2012 Lyons Wier Gallery The Big Picture (David Schutter, NAP #59, 65, John Dilg, NAP #11) PUBLISHER'S PICK June 8 – July 27, 2012 Sikkema Jenkins & Co Heat Waves (John Zurier, NAP#55) July 5 – July 27, 2012 Peter Blum Breed (Featuring Eddie Martinez, NAP #68) July 11 – August 24, 2012 Greenberg Van Doren Gallery Stretching Painting (Gabriel Pionkowski, NAP #101, Kate Shepherd, NAP #44, Sarah Cain, NAP #73) PUBLISHER'S PICK June 21 – August 3, 2012 Galerie Lelong

Gabriel Pionkowksi. Courtesy of Galerie Lelong.

Post-Op (Ken Weathersby, NAP# 69, #75, #92) July 12 – August 17, 2012 Mixed Greens The Early Show (Jill Moser, NAP#50) June 19 – August 17, 2012 Lennon, Weinberg, Inc. Jacolby Satterwhite & Devin Troy Strother (NAP #85) June 22 – July 27, 2012 Monya Rowe Gallery

Devin Troy Strother. Courtesy of Monya Rowe Gallery

Contemporary Watercolor (Nina Bovasso, NAP #98, Sarah Cain, NAP #73, Ellen Lesperance, NAP #97 Kim McCarty, NAP #49) July 12 – August 17, 2012 Morgan Lehman

Ellen Lesperance. Courtesy of Morgan Lehman Gallery.

Yeah we friends and shit (Kirk Hayes, Devin Troy Strother, NAP#95) June 28 – September 8, 2012 Josee Bienvenu Gallery

Kirk Hayes. Courtesy of Josee Bienvenu Gallery.

Stand still like a hummingbird (Ruth Laskey) Alice Neel June 28 – August 3, 2012 David Zwirner Decade (Jim Gaylord, Jake Longstreth, Aaron Parazette, Jovi Schnell, Sarah Walker, Karla Wozniak) July 5 – August 18, 2012 Gregory Lind Gallery

Karla Wozniak. Courtesy of Gregory Lind Gallery

Ada Sadler June 7 – July 7, 2012 Dolby Chadwick Gallery Patrick Wilson June 2 – July 14, 2012 Marx & Zavattero

Patrick Wilson. Courtesy of Marx & Zavattero.

Summer Group Show (Amir Fallah) July 5 – August 25, 2012 Frey Norris Gaylen Hansen July 5 – July 28, 2012 Linda Hodges Gallery

Gaylen Hansen. Courtesy of Linda Hodges Gallery.

Susann Bluhm June 7 – July 14, 2012 Prole Drift

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS

BOSTON: Somewhere In Between June 14 – August 18, 2012 Steven Zevitas Gallery

Ned Vena. Courtesy of Steven Zevitas Gallery.

CHICAGO: Brooks Cashbaugh May 12 – July 7, 2012 Peter Miller Gallery Molly Springfield June 2, 2012 – August 18, 2012 Thomas Robertello Gallery Seymour Rosofsky July 27 – September 1, 2012 Corbett vs. Dempsey Paul Cowan, Brendan Fowler, Chadwick Rantanen, Dan Rees July 14 – August 25, 2012 Shane Campbell Gallery DALLAS/HOUSTON: Rex Ray June 23 – August 31, 2012 Conduit Gallery David Aylsworth PUBLISHER'S PICK May 25 – July 7, 2012 Inman Gallery Trey Egan July 14 – August 11, 2012 McMurtrey Gallery Bethany Johnson PUBLISHER'S PICK July 14 – August 18, 2012 Moody Gallery

Bethany Johnson. Courtesy of Moody Gallery.

KANSAS CITY: Andrzej Zielinski June 29 – August 25, 2012 Dolphin Linnea Spransky Summer 2012 Byron Cohen Gallery LOS ANGELES: Creativity Explored July 14 – August 11, 22012 Ambach and Rice Brian Sharp PUBLISHER'S PICK Justin Beal June 9 – July 7, 2012 ACME Scott Olson PUBLISHER'S PICK May 27 – July 7, 2012 Overduin and Kite The Road Ahead June 16 – July 28, 2012 Roberts and Tilton MIAMI: Jose Bedia May 31 – July 7, 2012 Fredric Snitzer Galery Daniel Verbis June 9 – July 28, 2012 Diana Lowenstein Gallery NEW YORK: Amy Feldman Juen 14 – July 27, 2012 Blackston Hot Tub Time Machine PUBLISHER'S PICK June 21 – July 22, 2012 Canada Braman, Buren, Falls, Heilmann, Louis, Thurman PUBLISHER'S PICK June 21 – August 3, 2012 Eleven Rivington

Installation. Courtesy of Eleven Rivington.

Brian Kenny June 20 – July 22, 2012 Envoy Enterprises Douglas Melini July 10 – August 10, 2012 Feature, Inc. Daniel Higgs PUBLISHER'S PICK Gina Beavers June 17 – July 25, 2012 James Fuentes

Daniel Higgs. Courtesy of James Fuentes.

Cosmo June 8 – August 4, 2012 Klaus Von Nichtssagend Gallery Friends with Benefits June 28 – August 10, 2012 Lehman Maupin Jack Vickridge Lizzie Wright June 7 – August 3, 2012 Nicelle Beauchene Gallery Creative Growth PUBLISHER'S PICK June 28 – August 10, 2012 Rachel Uffner GalleryBethany Johnson. Courtesy of Moody Gallery. Wolf Kahn July 12 – August 17, 2012 Ameringer, McEnery, Yohe Ella Kruglyanskaya June 28 – July 30, 2012 Gavin Brown’s Enterprise David Malek June 1 – July 8, 2012 Golden David Korty June 29 – August 23, 2012 Kimmerich

David Korty. Courtesy of Kimmerich.

Gardar Eide Einarsson June 7 – July 27, 2012 Team Dave Miko PUBLISHER'S PICK July 11 – August 16, 2012 Derek Eller Gallery Up Do July 19 – August 10, 2012 Jeff Bailey Gallery The Mystery Trend PUBLISHER'S PICK June 28 – August 3, 2012 Wallspace Cadmus, Steers, Warhol PUBLISHER'S PICK June 8 – July 20, 2012 Alexander Gray Associates Everyday Abstract – Abstract Everyday PUBLISHER'S PICK June 1 – July 27, 2012 James Cohan Gallery Jake Berthot July 5 – August 10, 2012 Betty Cunningham Gallery Bianca Casady June 28 – September 8, 2012 Cheim & Read Retrospective of S- June 21 – July 27, 2012 Fredericks & Freiser Robert Ryman July 30 – August 24, 2012 Gagosian Gallery Eli Gabriel Halpern Martha Diamond June 20 – July 27, 2012 Sue Scott Gallery

Eli Gabriel Halpern. Courtesy of Sue Scott Gallery.

Painting in Space PUBLISHER'S PICK June 22 – August 17, 2012 Luhring Augustine

Installation. Courtesy of Luhring Augustine.

Selma Parlour Yelena Popova June 14 – Jul 14, 2012 Horton Gallery Context Message PUBLISHER'S PICK June 20 – August 5, 2012 Zach Feuer

Installation. Courtesy of Zach Feuer.

Constructs, Abrasions, Melons and Cucumbers June 21 – August 3, 2012 Bortolami PHILADELPHIA/DC: Academy 2010 July 7 – August 18, 2012 Conner Contemporary Art William Willis Steven Cushner June 8 – July 28, 2012 Hemphill Fine Arts Lighten Up June 9 – July 28, 2012 Gallery Joe SAN FRANCISCO: Mark Hagen, Richard Hoblock, Lesley Vance June 29 – August 3, 2012 Anthony Meier Fine Arts

Lesley Vance. Courtesy of Anthony Meier Fine Arts.

Tucker Nichols June 22 – August 4, 2012 Gallery 16 David Hannah July 5 – August 4, 2012 Gallery Paule Anglim Wayne Thiebaud PUBLISHER'S PICK May 23 – July 7, 2012 John Berggruen Gallery Lora Fosberg June 23 – July 28, 2012 Jack Fisher Gallery Immaterial June 7 – July 12, 2012 Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art Amberlee Rosolowich July 5 – August 4, 2012 Hespe Gallery Dashiell Manley June 22 – July 28, 2012 Silverman SANTA FE: Summer Group Exhibition July 3 – July 25, 2012 Charlotte Jackson Fine Art SEATTLE/PORTLAND: Noah Davis July 12 – August 24, 2012 James Harris Gallery

Noah Davis. Courtesy of James Harris Gallery.

Willy Heeks June 28 – July 28, 2012 Elizabeth Leach Gallery