NY galleries

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A.I.R. Gallery

511 West 25th Street, #301, NY, NY 10001

Tel: 212.255.6651 * Fax: 212.255.6653

Email: info@airnyc.org * Website: www.airnyc.org

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00

March 8-April 2: 6th Biennial Exhibition, juror: Maura Reilly, curator Brooklyn Museum. Opening Reception: Thursday, March 10, 6-8.

The Annex (White Box)

601 West 26th Street, 14th Floor, NY, NY 10001

Tel: 646.638.3785 * Fax: 212.714.2354

Email: theannex601@earthlink.net

Website: www2.hawaii.edu/~drexler/debra

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00

March 4-26: "Gauguin's Zombie by Debra Drexler," based on the premise that Paul Gauguin has returned to life, this installation of large scale paintings, woodcarvings, a thatched but and fictional writings explore the complex dynamics between the past and present, the influence of colonialism and cultural identity, and the traditions of the Western and non-Western worlds.

Artek Contemporaries LLC

526 West 26th Street, #312, NY, NY 10001

Tel: 212.463.8500 * Fax: 212.463.8501

Email: info@artekcontemporaries.com

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00

Through March 22: Margalit Mannor, "Lechem," color photographs. Opening Reception: March 9, 5-7. Large color photographs based on a hunger strike in Tel-Aviv that changed a site name to "Kikar Lechem" ("Loaf of Bread" and "Bread Circle").

Bespoke Gallery

453 West 17th Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY 10011

Tel: 646.642.4437 * Fax: 212.371.1770

Email: rtkubicka@bespokellc.com

Website: www.bespokegallery.com

Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00-6:00

March 18-April 30: Photographs by Glynnis McDaris.

Denise Bibro Fine Art

529 West 20th Street, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10011

Tel: 212.647.7030 * Fax: 212.647.7031

Email: bibroart@aol.com

Website: www.artnet.com/denisebibrofineart.html

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00 or by appointment

Through March 19: Main Gallery: Nora Speyer, "Death and the Maiden"; Space 4: Mary King, recent work.

March 24-April 23: Sara Crisp and Iona Fromboluti. Opening Reception: Thursday, March 24, 6-8.

Bowery Gallery

530 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10001

Tel/Fax: 646.230.6655

Website: www.bowerygallery.org

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00 6:00

March 1-26: Carolyn Virgil, recent paintings.

March 2g-April 23: Rita Baragona, recent paintings and drawings.

Caelum Gallery

508-526 West 26th Street, Suite 315, NY, NY 10001

Tel: 212.924.4161 * Fax: 212.924.4353

Email: caelumgallery@aol.com

Website: www.caelumgallery.com

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00

Through April 9: Gerd Kanz and Wojtel Urich, "On the Border Between Painting and Sculpture." Kanz's highly textured and richly colored surfaces remind one of the ancient walls or photos of Earth from space. Ulrich's medium is rusted metal. His work is both minimalist and sensual; Luke Allsbrook, "Poetic Realism." Allsbrook's landscapes are both painterly and precise.

Kathryn Markel Fine Arts

529 West 20th Street, 6W, NY, NY 10011

Tel: 212.366.5368 * Fax: 212.366.5468

Email: markel@markelfinearts.com

Website: www.markelfinearts.com

Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 6:00

Through March 12: "Passage," Allison Stewart, recent paintings.

March 17-April 9: "Bounty," Kazaan Viveiros, new paintings.

Andrea Meislin Gallery

526 West 26th Street, #214, NY, NY 10001

Tel: 212.627.2552 * Fax: 212.627.1216

Email: info@andreameislin.com

Website: www.andreameislin.com

Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00-6:00

Through March 5: Lena Liv.

March 10-April 22: Ofri Cnaani, "The Colonel and I." Opening Reception: Thursday, March 10, 6-8. Photographs, black and white ink drawings and a video installation. "The Colonel and I" investigates the global ritual of violence from a fresh perspective.

Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art

530 West 25th Street, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10001

Tel/Fax: 646.230.0056

Website: www.pleiadesgallery.com

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00

Through March 12: "Beyond Faces and Masks," an invitational exhibition of Brazilian artists.

March 15-April 2: Bernice Leibowitz, "Rhythm as Metaphor," gestural calligraphy; Ed Brodkin, "Mindscapes and Paintings." Opening Reception: Saturday, March 19, 3-6.

R. Duane Reed Gallery

529 West 20th Street, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10011

Tel: 212.762.2600 * Fax: 212.462.2510

Email: nycreedart@primary.net

Website: rduanereedgallery.com

Tuesday-Saturday: 11:00-6:00 and by appointment

March 3-April 3: Cheryl Laemmle, recent works in oil and acrylic on linen depict scenes from nature gone awry. Distorted birds and animals, beautifully rendered, with spare, almost line drawings of trees and shrubs, evoke thoughts of post-nuclear walks in the park.

Howard Scott Gallery

529 West 20th Street, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10011

Tel: 646.486.7004 * Fax: 646.486.7005

Email: hscottm13@aol.com

Website: www.howardscottgallery.com

March 10-April 9: Werner Schmidt, "Berlin Blues," a suite of recent paintings on panel by a colorist working in Oberkirch and in Berlin, catalogue available.