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Adrian Cox, Spectral Witnesses with Oncoming Storm, oil on panel, 12" diameter

Art Collector Starter Kit
The Art Collector Starter Kit exhibition returns for its seventh year at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. Featuring new works by artists across the world, these small-scale pieces, at 12 by 12 inches, offer affordable options for new collectors or the seasoned collector looking for a more modest purchase. The artwork in the exhibition includes colorful and mesmerizing scenes, figures and wildlife by the likes of Adrian Cox, Erika Sanada, Korin Faught, Josie Morway, Miho Hirano and many others.

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Paul Gervais, Portrait of Michael Joseph, oil on linen, 14 x 11". Courtesy the artist. Photo by Jacek Gancarz.Faces and Forms
West Palm Beach, Florida, and London-based artist Paul Gervais presents a series of small-scale portraits of himself, his family and friends. Many are cropped in such a way that the head occupies the entire space, drawing our attention to the expressions and emotions of the faces Gervais depicts. The sequences of painting combinations in the exhibition make poetic connections between intimate faces and abstract forms. Faces and Forms will be on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in Florida, from January 26 through May 30.

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Heidi Hahn, Burnout in Shredded Heaven, oil on canvas, 80 x 74". Museum purchase with funds provided by Kevie Yang, 2019.60, © Heidi Hahn.

Mending the Sky
Held at the New Orleans Museum of Art, Mending the Sky showcases the artwork of 11 artists responding to a world in distress. Featuring artists from around the world—the American South, Brazil, China, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Vietnam, India and Europe—the exhibition comments on the aftermath of chaos and the envisioning of a “new world that might rise in the wake of disaster.” Mending the Sky will be on view through January 31.

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Sarah Cain, i touched a cactus flower. Frieze LA 2019, curated by Ali Subotnik. Photo courtesy the artist.

In Nature
Los Angeles-based artist Sarah Cain has created a site-responsive exhibition for the Momentary, a satellite location for the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Sarah Cain: In Nature, on view February 13 through May 30, features Cain’s vibrant, rainbow installations, functional floor paintings, sculpture, works on canvas and more. The show is connected directly to the Momentary space itself: While visiting Bentonville, the artist was inspired by the raw state of the former factory building the Momentary occupies, moving her to create an exhibition that allows visitors to discover the space anew. —