A downtown gallery holds an opening reception Saturday for the first solo exhibition of works by young Canadian artist Don Russell.

The 2-6 p.m. Oct. 20 reception is for a show that runs to Dec. 1 at renann isaacs contemporary art, 31 Quebec St., a news release said. “Don Russell, who is part of a young generation of great Canadian painters, is on the cusp of achieving national recognition,” the release said. He “captures the spirit of land and animals like no other.”