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!

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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 Gallery

CHICAGO

(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 Gallery

SEATTLE

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 Gallery

BOSTON

Taravat Talepasand – Edition #43, MFA 2005 & 2006, #79
April 28 – May 28, 2011
Steven Zevitas Gallery

SANTA FE

Jill Moser – Edition #50
May 13 – June 18, 2011
James Kelly Contemporary

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NOTABLE & 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 Gallery

SEATTLE

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

PORTLAND

Sue Tower
May, 2011
Blackfish Gallery

SANTA FE

Erik Benson
April 15 – June 4, 2011
Eight Modern

Dan Christensen
April 29 – June 5, 2011
LewAllen Galleries

ATLANTA

Alejandro Aguilera
April 9 – June 18, 2011
Saltworks