{"id":88,"count":6,"description":"Preston Pavlis\u2019 work on canvas and fabric represents his interest in the fusion of painting and textiles as a means to explore narrative, form, and colour. Focused on poetic association and metaphor, the resulting works in oil, embroidery, and collage are personal charts for time and memory. The works situate solitary figures on often non-descript grounds, their gazes shifting between the viewer and somewhere beyond their space. Whether their expressions are pensive, ebullient, or intentional\u2013 they possess a palpable interiority. Pavlis\u2019 figures convey a subtle energy and a deep sense of presence that is enhanced by their imposing scale.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preston Pavlis (b. 1999, Loma Linda, United States) currently lives in Halifax, Canada. Pavlis received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. His work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), MOCA Toronto, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa), Dalhousie Art Gallery (Halifax), the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Bradley Ertaskiran (Montreal), Half Gallery (New York), Guts Gallery (London), and Spurs Gallery (Beijing), with a recent solo presentation at Contemporary Calgary (2025). 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