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Alessandro Papetti: New PaintingsBUSCHLEN MOWATT GALLERY, VANCOUVER BC – Nov 1-30 A new series by Italian expressionistpainter Alessandro Papetti continues his exploration of movement and light. Papetti attempts to“capture” a moment on canvas in the same way that a camera does, in a fraction of a second.Papetti himself has described his artistic production as a record of what happens in the time andspace between two different events – whether a change in point of view, a change caused by thepassing of time, or a re-positioning of a subject. His masterful brushwork seeks elusive glimpses ofcity streets and bridges, the pose of a model, theenergy of shipping yards, and the expansivevolume of cargo ships. The works reveal anintimate, shifting balance between chaos andcalm.Papetti lives and works in his birth city,Milan. He first exhibited in Milan in 1987 andsince 1995, has divided his time between Milanand Paris. Largely self-taught, he has relied uponhis own curiosity, observation and research todevelop his passion. He has now painted for 21years and has had dozens of internationalexhibits.Papetti’s mesmerizing work has beenpreviewwww.buschlenmowatt.comAlessandro Papetti, Paris (2006), oil on linen [Buschlen MowattGallery, Vancouver BC, Nov 1-30]described as demonstrating “intuitive self-possession’, “dazzling bravura” and “a palpable, vividsense of the brilliant presence of a whirlpool of energy that illuminates things”. His paintings arefound in private and museum collections around the world. Mia JohnsonDec 25 Ryan Sluggett, “Advice fromLeft to Right”, paintings, drawingsand sculptures.Wallace Galleries500-5th Ave SW ✆(403)262-8050www.wallacegalleries.common-sat 10am-5:30pm Thru Nov 1Shannon Williamson and DianaZasadny, “New Works”; Nov 4-15Alain Attar, “New Works”; Nov 18-29Gregory Edmonson, “New works”; Dec2-22 Ted Godwin, Jen Dyck, WilliamDuma, and others, group show; Jan 2-16 Gallery artists Don Pentz, JonathanJohnson, Brian Atyeo, WilliamDuma, Alain Attar, and others, newworks; Jan 17-31 Joice Hall, Ted Godwin,Linda Nardelli, Walter Bachinski,Robert Lemay, Kenneth Lochhead,“Think Warm”, group show.EDMONTONAgnes Bugera Gallery12310 Jasper Ave NW✆(780)482-2854www.agnesburgeragallery.comtues-sat 10am-5pm Representing a12 PREVIEWgroup of established to emerging contemporaryCanadian artists who offer arich variety of original art includinglandscape, abstract, still life and figurativepainting and sculpture; Thru Nov9 Grant McConnell and Ian Rawlinson,“Night & Day”; Nov 18-30 MandyBoursicot, Stuart Slind, “Still LifeSymphony”; Dec-Jan Gallery artistsRichard Herman, Grant McConnell,Ian Rawlinson, Mandy Boursicot,Stuart Slind, “Christmas Show”.Alberta Craft CouncilGallery10186-106 St NW ✆(780)488-6611www.albertacraft.ab.caNov: mon-sat 10am-5pm Dec: mon-fri9:30am-5:30pm sat 10am-5pm sun11am-4pm Dec 24: 11am-3pm FEA-TURE GALLERY Thru Dec 9 The OperaCoat Project, the grandeur, diversityand complexity of opera captured in acollaborative showcase of wearableart; Jan 6-Mar 31 All About Alberta,contemporary fine craft reflectingAlberta’s distinct sense of place; THEDISCOVERY GALLERY Thru Dec 2 LindaChow, Crys Harse, “Once Upon aTime”, metal art; Jan 6-Feb 17 AlbertaCraft Council Award Recipients.★ Art Gallery of Alberta2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW✆(780)422-6223www.artgalleryalberta.comtues, wed, fri 10:30am-5pm thurs til8pm sat, sun 11am-5pm Admission:members free, adults $10, seniors/students$7, children 6-12 $5, childrenunder 5 free, family (up to 2 adults + 4children) $20, thurs evenings “Paywhat you may”. Thru Nov 26 DavidCarter, Geoffrey Farmer, MilutinGubash, Adad Hannah, M.N.Hutchinson,Tim Lee, Myfanwy MacLeod,Louise Noguchi, Judy Radul, AltheaThauberger, “Makebelieve”, what dozombies, death scenes and disappearingacts have in common? The deadare still alive and we are asked tobelieve in the possibility that we canescape reality and its constraints oftime, space and gravity; Baroque Masterworks,European art from 1600-1750 from the National Gallery ofCanada; Frederick Remington andCharles Russell, “Images of theWest”, features signature works fromthe Glenbow Museum.★ OPEN LATE ON FIRST THURSDAYS