Alex R.M. Thompson

Swab is an independent art fair and experimental platform for emerging artistic proposals born in 2006.
Founded by architect and collector Joaquín Diez-Cascón, Swab is an event that brings together up to 80 galleries from the international scene and functions as a meeting point for the cultural sector on a global scale.
With 15 editions under its belt, the fair faces 2024 while maintaining its mission of supporting the spaces and disciplines that are changing the course of the art scene. This edition will take place from October 3 to 6, 2024.

Edmonton based print artist Alex R.M. Thompson presents his first solo exhibition in the main gallery, A Semblance of Place. Predominantly working through copperplate etchings, Thompson explores the permanence of change in urban landscapes, inviting the viewer to explore darkly Romantic cityscapes, winding between crumbling brick walls, through yawning arches, and into incomplete apartment blocks.

We are so excited to celebrate 30 years of community, 30 years of art for the love of art and 30 years of Abbozzo Gallery with our retrospective exhibition; an exhibition celebrating not just this milestone but the artists that have made this day possible.

We are pleased to present Salon Abbozzo, a summer exhibition that is the confluence between a traditional gallery environment and the home of a collector with an eclectic eye for art and design. In collaboration with The Apartment, we transformed the space into an alluring salon experience by displaying curated vintage furniture including lighting, mirrors, kitchenware, and fine art together.