Exhibitions

In a career spanning more than five decades, Ivan Durrant has achieved considerable recognition for a fascinating, varied and exceptional creative practice.

Ivan Durrant: Cellophane Silks features a selection of celebrated Caulfield racetrack, horse-racing, jockey and spectator paintings from the mid-1970s by renowned Australian artist Ivan Durrant.

Major works from public museum collections and private collections and from Durrant’s personal collection are included. Durrant’s series of dynamic ‘out of focus’ colourful and light-filled horse-racing and jockey from 2012 to 2016 evoke the frenzy, energy, spectacle, and power of horse-racing.

This exhibition captures the artists’ life-long passion for horse-racing and fascination with light and colour.

Floor talk with artist Ivan Durrant
Sunday 5 October, 2pm–3pm
Join acclaimed Australian artist Ivan Durrant for a fascinating talk about his passion for horse-racing and highlights from his significant career. Durrant will delve into the key themes and works featured in this exhibition.
Bookings required.

Floor talk with artist Ivan Durrant
Sunday 19 October, 2pm–3pm
Join Ivan Durrant as he shares stories about his celebrated Caulfield racetrack, horse-racing, jockey and spectator paintings and his fascination with light and colour, explored in works in the exhibition.
Bookings required.

Floor talk with Curator Diane Soumilas
Wednesday 8 October, 12pm–1pm
Join Curator Diane Soumilas, who will share insights in the themes explored in the work and the extraordinary career of artist Ivan Durrant.
Bookings required.

Image: Ivan Durrant, 3 Jockeys, 1975, Synthetic polymer paint on composition board 83.7 x 106.6cm. Courtesy Ivan Durrant. © Ivan Durrant. Glen Eira City Council Art Collection.