5 Standout Shows to See at Small Galleries This July

This compelling summer show at New York’s Lincoln Glenn stars 25 trailblazing American women artists of the 20th century. Featuring both well-known artists such as Louise Nevelson and Lee Bontecou, as well as lesser-known artists such as Sonia Gechtoff and Nell Blaine, “Making Space” is the gallery’s third annual summer exhibition centered on the works of women artists, in which the young gallery proves its talent for rediscovery. One gem of the show is Sally Michel Avery’s Woman Recumbent (1980), a female nude made in elegantly delineated passages of pure color. Born in 1902, Sally Avery worked professionally as an illustrator, though she painted throughout her life. She was married to the American artist Milton Avery for nearly 40 years, until his death in 1965. The two were collaborators and profoundly influential to one another, together defining a unique style of modernist figuration. It’s one of several surprises in the exhibition.