Sarah Brenneman, Brazen Faced, 2010 | Watercolor on paper, 24 x 18 inches. Courtesy Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York.

It's a new decade and a new year, and with it comes a new season of openings. The editorial staff at New American Paintings have put together a list of more than 40 of the top painting exhibitions on view at private galleries across the country in January—from New York to Houston, Los Angeles to Chicago, Miami, and more—including several shows from artists previously included in New American Paintings and featuring more than 30 notable and not-to-be-missed shows from across the country.

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NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS ARTISTS ON VIEW

NEW YORK

Vera Iliatova, Rules and Games, 2010 | Oil on canvas, 30 x 42 inches. Courtesy Monya Rowe Gallery, New York.

Vera Iliatova - EDITORS PICK - Edition #86
January 13 – February 19, 2011
Monya Rowe Gallery
http://monyarowegallery.com

Jesse McCloskey - Edition #92
January 4 – February 17. 2011
Claire Oliver
http://www.claireoliver.com

"Five From L.A." - EDITORS PICK - feat. Annie Lapin (Edition #91) & Iva Gueorguieva (Edition #73)
December 16 – February 5, 2011
Galerie LeLong
http://www.galerielelong.com

LOS ANGELES

Installation view, Josh Peters: Furious Seasons, Kaycee Olsen Gallery, Los Angeles

Josh Peters - Edition #62
January 8 - February 12
Kaycee Olsen Gallery
http://www.kayceeolsen.com/

SAN FRANCISCO

Jonathan Solo, Them, 2010 | Collaged graphite drawings on paper, 31.5 x 40.5 inches. Courtesy Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco.

Jonathan Solo - Edition #61, #73
January 8 – February 19, 2011
Catherine Clark Gallery
http://www.cclarkgallery.com

BOSTON

Carolyn Swiszcz - Edition #47, #65, #89
December 16 – January 15, 2011
Steven Zevitas Gallery
http://www.stevenzevitasgallery.com

ATLANTA

Michael Scoggins - EDITOR'S PICK - Edition #58, #70, & MFA 2003
January 29 – March 12, 2011
Saltworks Gallery
http://www.saltworksgallery.com

SEATTLE

Victoria Haven - Edition #6, #49
January 6 – February 19, 2011
Greg Kucera Gallery
http://www.gregkucera.com

PORTLAND

Victoria Haven - Edition #6, #49
January 18 – February 26, 2011
PDX Contemporary
http://www.pdxcontemporaryart.com

SANTA FE

David X. Levine - Edition #56
December 17 – January 29, 2011
Eight Modern
http://www.eightmodern.net

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NOTABLE & NOT TO BE MISSED

NEW YORK

LOWER EAST SIDE

Joe Bradley - EDITORS PICK
January 13 – February 21, 2011
CANADA
http://www.canadanewyork.com

Jon Pestoni
January 16 – February 20, 2011
Lisa  Cooley
http://www.lisa-cooley.com

CHELSEA

Huma Bhabha, Untitled, 2010 | Ink onblack and white photo, 41 x 60 3/4 inches. Courtesy Peter Blum, New York.

Huma Bhabha
November 17 – January 15, 2011
Peter Blum Chelsea
http://www.peterblumgallery.com

"Vivid: Female Currents in Painting" - EDITOR'S PICK
November 18 – January 22, 2011
Schoeder Romero & Shredder
http://www.srandsgallery.com

"Joni" curated by Christopher Bogia
January 7 - February 2011
Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts
http://kathleencullenfinearts.com

José Lerma
December 11 - January 22, 2011
Andrea Rosen Gallery
http://www.andrearosengallery.com

Rebecca Morales
January 21 – March 5, 2011
Bravin Lee Programs
http://www.bravinlee.com

Robin Williams
January - February
P·P·O·W
http://www.ppowgallery.com

Robin Williams, Rescue Party, 2010 | Oil on canvas, 80 x 90 inches. Courtesy P·P·O·W Gallery, New York.

Ben Durham
January 7 – February 19, 2011
Nicole Klagsbrun
http://www.nicoleklagsbrun.com

Sarah Brenneman
January 5 – February 5, 2011
Jeff Bailey Gallery
http://www.baileygallery.com

Butt Johnson
January 14 – February 19, 2011
CRG Gallery
http://www.crggallery.com

Sharon Ellis
January 6 – February 19, 2011
Greenberg Van Doren Gallery
http://www.gvdgallery.com

Jake Berthot
January 6 – February 19, 2011
Betty Cunningham Gallery
http://www.bettycunninghamgallery.com

Johannes Wohnseifer
January 6 – February 5, 2011
Casey Kaplan Gallery
http://www.caseykaplangallery.com

LOS ANGELES

Brad Spence, Untitled. Courtesy Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Los Angeles.

Brad Spence
January 8 – February 11, 2011
Shoshana Wayne Gallery
http://www.shoshanawayne.com

Makiko Kudo
January 8 – February 5, 2011
Marc Foxx
http://www.marcfoxx.com

Nigel Cooke - EDITOR'S PICK
January 8 – February 12, 2011
Blum and Poe
http://www.blumandpoe.com

Robert Olsen - EDITOR'S PICK
December 18 – January 22, 2011
Susanne Vielmetter
http://www.vielmetter.com

Sumpter and Magraw-Mickelson
January 8 – February 5, 2011
Richard Heller Gallery
http://www.richardhellergallery.com

Olivier Mosset
January 15 – March, 5, 2011
Christopher Grimes Gallery
http://www.cgrimes.com

CHICAGO

Judy Ledgerwood, Courtesy Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago.

Judy Ledgerwood - EDITORS PICK
January 14 – February 18, 2011
Rhona Hoffman Gallery
http://www.rhoffmangallery.com

David Kroll
December 17 – February 12, 2011
Zolla Lieberman Gallery
http://www.zollaliebermangallery.com

Melodie Provenzano and Rachel Hovnanian
December 11 – January 29, 2011
Carrie Secrist Gallery
http://www.secristgallery.com

Matthew Metzger
January 8 – February 19, 2011
Tony Wight Gallery
www.tonywightgallery.com

Curtis Mann
October 23 – January 30, 2011
Kavi Gupta Gallery
http://www.kavigupta.com

Installation view, Curtis Mann: everything after, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago

SAN FRANCISCO

Enrique Chagoya
January 5 – January 29, 2011
Gallery Paule Anglim
http://www.gallerypauleanglim.com

Dan Lydersen
December 9 – January 22, 2011
Jack Fischer Gallery
http://www.jackfischergallery.com

Max Cole
January 6 – February 12, 2011
Haines Gallery
http://www.hainesgallery.com

BOSTON

Dana Frankfort - EDITORS PICK
January 2011
Lamontagne Gallery
http://www.lamontagnegallery.com

DC

(detail view) Cordy Ryman, Windowboxing, 2010 | Acrylic and enamel on wood, dimensions variable. Courtesy Conner Contemporary, DC.

Cordy Ryman - EDITORS PICK
January 15 – March 5, 2011
Conner Contemporary
http://www.connercontemporary.com

Gene Davis
December 10 – January 15, 2011
Marsha Mateyka Gallery
http://www.marshamateykagallery.com

HOUSTON

Natasha Bowdoin - EDITORS PICK
January 15 – February 19, 2011
CTRL
http://ctrlgallery.com

DALLAS

David Bates
January 4 – March 6, 2011
Dunn and Brown Contemporary
http://www.dunnandbrown.com

PHILADELPHIA

Sebastian Rug
January 15 – February, 19  2011
Gallery Joe
http://www.galleryjoe.com

John Zinsser - EDITORS PICK
December 8 – February 12, 2011
Larry Becker Contemporary Art
http://www.artnet.com/lbecker.html

ALBUQUERQUE

Jeff Kellar
January
Richard Levy Gallery
http://www.levygallery.com