More than twenty alumni of New American Paintings are featured in exhibitions around the country this month. If you live in New York City, be sure to catch Franklin Evans' exhibition at Sue Scott Gallery. Evans continues to push the medium of painting in a way that blurs the line between painting, sculpture and installation. In San Francisco, Kate Shepherd is currently on view at Anthony Meier Fine Arts. I have been a fan of Kate's work for many years. She has always exhibited an extraordinary sensitivity for form and space; her latest works continue this exploration with a variety of media.

As always, New York City has a number of notable shows. Two mid-career painters, Dan Walsh and Jacqueline Humphries, currently have very strong exhibitions on view. There may not be as many galleries in Los Angeles, but painting looks very good there this month. Emerging artists Daniel Cummings and Jeanette Mundt are both must-sees, and Jonas Wood's show at David Kordansky is truly stunning.

Jonas Wood | Installation View

NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

Why Paint Now?
Featuring Shara Hughes (NAP #58), Ben Steele (NAP #100), Katherine Taylor (NAP #58, #70)
April 2012
Kiang Gallery

Jiha Moon (NAP #63, 70, 82)
April 14 – May 25, 2012
Saltworks

Jiha Moon | Day for Night 2, 2011, ink and acrylic on hanji paper

Joe Wardwell (NAP #56, 80, 98)
March 3 – April 11, 2012
LaMontagne Gallery

Laurel Sparks (NAP #74, 98)
March 16 – April 17, 2012
Howard Yezerski Gallery

Peter Opheim (NAP #18, 98)
March 1 – April 14, 2012
Steven Zevitas Gallery

Trine Bumiller (NAP #5)
Martina Nehrling (NAP #41, 95)
March 2 – April 14, 2012
ZG Gallery

Martina Nehrling | Submerged, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 72 inches

Paul Lamantia (NAP #47, 83)
April 13 – May 26, 2012
Packer Schopf Gallery

CTRL group two, featuring David Dupuis (NAP #62)
April 13 – May 19, 2012
Bryan Miller Gallery

Franklin Evans (NAP #62)  PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 2 – April 15, 2012
Sue Scott Gallery

Franklin Evans | Installation

Michael Scoggins (NAP MFA ANNUAL 2003, #58, #70)
March 1 – April 7, 2012
Freight and Volume

Frohawk Two Feathers (NAP #73)
March 6 – April 14, 2012
Morgan Lehman

David Lyle (NAP #37, 55, 68)
April 5 – 28, 2012
Lyons Wier Gallery

David Lyle | Words of Wisdom,2011, Oil on panel, 28 x 23 in

Topography of Painting featuring Bill Thompson (NAP #7, 44)  PUBLISHER'S PICK
April 5 – May 12, 2012
Patricia Sweetow Gallery

Bill Thompson| Fob, 2012, urethane on polyurethane block, 32 x 24 x 6 inches

Kate Shepherd  (NAP #44)  PUBLISHER'S PICK
March 30 – May 4, 2012
Anthony Meier Fine Arts

Libby Black (NAP #67, 85)
April 13 – May 26, 2012
Marx & Zavattero

Libby Black | Challenger, pencil on paper, 2012, 3.5 x 6 inches

Hillary Pecis (NAP #67, 79)
April 14 – May 5, 2012
Guerrero Gallery

Hilary Pecis | Big Boom, edition 1 of 3, 2011, giclee print, 48in x 48in

Luke Butler (NAP #79)
March 23 – May 5, 2012
Silverman

Brion Nuda Rosch (NAP #97)
April 5 – May 12, 2012
Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc.

OTHER NOTEABLE SHOWS

BOSTON:

Matt Rich    PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 23 – April 28, 2012
Samson

CHICAGO:
Joseph Noderer
March 16 – April 21, 2012
Linda Warren Projects

Joseph Noderer | Likens and Sue; Misters, 2011, acrylic on wood panel, 28" x 30"

Zachary Buchner
Aaron Morse
March 24 – May 5, 2012
Andrew Rafacz Gallery

Zachary Buchner | Untitled (JSY 04), 2012, plaster, acrylic, tempera, canvas, 24" x 20"

Matthew Metzger    PUBLISHER’S PICK
April 20 – May 25, 2012
Tony Wight Gallery

Matthew Metzger | 43. In philosophy it is not enough to learn in every case what is to be said about a subject, but also how, 2011, oil on MDF panel, 12 3/8 x 12 3/8 inches

Rebecca Shore
March 23 – May 5, 2012
Corbett vs. Dempsey

Rebecca Shore | #21, 2011, oil on canvas on panel, 30” x 42”

Alex Olson   PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 3 – April 21, 2012
Shane Campbell Gallery

DALLAS/HOUSTON:

C. Meng
Johnny Robertson
March 31 – May 5, 2012
Conduit Gallery

Joe Mancuso
March 2 – May 5, 2012
Barbara Davis Gallery

Joe Mancuso | Installation

LOS ANGELES:

Daniel Cummings  PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 17 – April 21, 2012
ACME

William Leavitt
March 24- April 28, 2012
Margo Leavin Gallery

William Leavitt | Mod Ville, 2012, oil on canvas, 30-1/8 x 60 inches

Jeanette Mundt  PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 10 – April 26, 2012
Michael Benevento

Dennis Hollingsworth
March 23 – May 24, 2012
Michael Kohn Gallery

Rowan Wood
March 16 – April 21, 2012
Steve Turner Contemporary

Carroll Dunham    PUBLISHER’S PICK
April 21 – May 26, 2012
Blum and Poe

Carroll Dunham | Leaf (two), 2008, mixed media on linen, 38 3/4 x 44 3/4 inches framed

Holly Coulis    PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 3 – April 28, 2012
Cherry and Martin

Holly Coulis | Installation View

Jonas Wood     PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 31 – May 12, 2012
David Kordansky Gallery

Dasha Shiskin
Elizabeth Neel
April 7 – May 12, 2012
Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Charlene Liu
April 14 – May 19, 2012
Taylor De Cordoba

Dean Monogenis
April 14 – May 26, 2012
Walter Maciel Gallery

Eric Freeman
March 31 – May 5, 2012
Western Project

Frederick Hammersley    PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 22 – May 12, 2012
LA Louver

Frederick Hammersley | Expand upon, #11, 1987, oil on wood, 6 7/8 x 10 in

Firelei Baez
April 7 – May 5, 2012
Richard Heller Gallery
NEW YORK:

Jackie Saccoccio     PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 22 – April 22, 2012
Eleven Rivington

Jackie Saccoccio

Mamie Holst
John Torreano
March 21 – Spril 22, 2012
Feature Inc.

Hernan Bas    PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 15 – April 21, 2012
Lehman Maupin

Sam Moyer     PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 4 – April 22, 2012
Rachel Uffner Gallery

Sam Moyer | "The Drink," 2012, ink on canvas mounted to wood panel, 82 x 120 inches

Kim Dingle   PUBLISHER’S PICK
April 5 – 28, 2012
Sperone Westwater

Megan Olson
April 3 – April 28, 2012
Davidson Contemporary

Odd Nerdrum
March 8 – May 5, 2012
Forum Gallery

Caio Fonseca
March 29 – April 28, 2012
Paul Kasmin Gallery

Douglas Florian
March 28 – May 5, 2012
Bravin Lee Programs

Catherine Lee
March 22 – April 28, 2012
Galerie Lelong

Jacqueline Humphries     PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 29 – April 28, 2012
Greene Naftali

Rebecca Morris
March 23 – April 28, 2012
Harris Lieberman

Shay Kun
April 26 – June 9, 2012
Benrimon Contemporary

Shay Kun | I Never Think Of The Future – Its Comes Soon Enough, 2008, oil and acrylic on canvas, 72 x 48 inches

Rudy Shepherd
March 29 – April 28, 2012
Mixed Greens

Movement in Three Parts
March 28 – May 5, 2012
Nicole Klagsbrun

William Bailey   PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 29 0 May 12, 2012
Betty Cunningham Gallery

David Rathman    PUBLISHER’S PICK
April 6 – May 12, 2012
Larissa Goldston Gallery

David Rathman | Let's See What Stirs, 2012, watercolor on paper, 43 1/2 x 57 inches (framed)

Harriet Korman
March 1 – April 14, 2012
Lennon, Weinberg, Inc.

George Boorujy
March 15 – April 14, 2012
P.P.O.W.

George Boorujy | When Was It That I Knew You, 2012, ink on paper, 72 x 132 inches

Nigel Cooke   PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 31 – May 12, 2012
Andrea Rosen Gallery

NIGEL COOKE | Hawaiian Tropic (The Honeymooners), 2011, oil on linen, backed with sailcloth, 90 4/7 x 126 inches

Brice Marden    PUBLISHER’S PICK
April 21 – June 23, 2012
Matthew Marks

Pia Fries
March 29 – April 28, 2012
CRG Gallery

Pia Fries | fahnenbild b, 2012, oil paint and silkscreen on wood, 48 7/8 X 66 7/8 inches

Corinne Wasmuht
March 1 – April 28, 2012
Friedrich Petzel Gallery

Ian Davis
March 10 – April 21, 2012
Leslie Tonkonow Artworks

Ian Davis | Subversives, 2012, acrylic on linen, 65 x 70 in

Amy Sillman
March 16 – April 14, 2012
Sikkema Jenkins Co.

Dan Walsh     PUBLISHER’S PICK
March 17 – April 21, 2012
Paula Cooper Gallery

Paul Housley
March 22 – April 21, 2012
Zieher Smith

Paul Housley | Big Muspusher, 2012, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches

PHILADELPHIA/DC:

Tom Green
March 31 – April 21, 2012
Curator’s Office

Luis Silva
March 17 – May 5, 2012
G Fine Art

Luis Silva | Untitled, oil and graphite on linen, 18" x 16", 2010-12

Mia Rosenthal
March 3 – April 14, 2012
Gallery Joe

Jennifer Bartlett
April 20 – May 25, 2012
Locks Gallery

SAN FRANCISCO:

Deborah Oropallo
February 28 – April 21, 2012
Stephen Wirtz Gallery

Robert Minervini
March 22 – May 5, 2012
Johansson Projects

Robert Minervini | A Necessary Ruin, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 60 inches

SANTA FE:

Bernard Chaet
April 6 – 29, 2012
LewAllen Galleries

Rebecca Shore
March 30 – May 5, 2012
Eight Modern

SEATTLE/PORTLAND:

Mirage
March 22 – April 28, 2012
James Harris Gallery

Matt Johnson
April 5 – 28, 2012
Punch Gallery