In the Galleries: Nicola Verlato

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In the Galleries: Nicola Verlato
Virtuoso figurative artist Verlato dazzles in a new exhibition, "Pagan Pop".
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          Sep 17, 2013
          
        
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Previous Artist Spotlight subject Nicola Verlato's latest exhibit explores the survival of Paganism in the contemporary, monotheistic world.

Through September 28 at Merry Karnowsky Gallery, 170 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036, MKGALLERY.COM.

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