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John Dent exhibition at Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, Melbourne
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John Dent Cape Schanck I oil on canvas102.5. x 106.5 cm
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John Dent Sunday Morning oil on canvas 111.5 x 157 cm
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John Dent Sydney from Darling Harbour oil on canvas 71 x 50.5 cm
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John Dent Rue des Ursulines oil on canvas 107 x 142.5. cm
Exhibition
John Dent Recent Paintings
11 Jun 2024 – 12 Jul 2024
Regular hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Free admission
Address
- 5 Malakoff Street
- Caulfield North
Victoria - 3161
- Australia
Travel Information
- Walking distance from Malvern Station on the Frankston/Packenham/Dandenong line
An exhibition of paintings by artist John Dent, featuring portraits, still lifes, landscapes and interiors.
About
Following early studies in Melbourne and learning from key figures such as George Baldessin, Roger Kemp, John Olsen and Fred Williams, Dent lived and worked in France in the 1980s, opening his field of influences to the wider art history of Europe. The themes of these recent paintings include travels in Europe and central Australia, as well as views of Sydney Harbour and Cape Schanck. There is a sense of conversation to many paintings - how objects relate to each other; or how the viewer responds to the suggested narrative. There are over 30 paintings in the exhibition in Dent's recognisable lyrical style where composition and colour are key.
Preview the exhibition on our website www.diggins.com.au and download the e-catalogue to read further.
Dent is a dedicated artist, with over 50 years of art making and exhibiting; a repeat finalist in both the Archibald and Wynne Prizes; celebrated with a retrospective at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1994 and represented in significant collections including the National Gallery of Australia; the National Gallery of Victoria; Art Gallery of New South Wales; Parliament House; Arts Victoria; National Gallery of New Zealand, Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris, as well as numerous regional galleries, university collections and private collections both in Australia and internationally.
