Ivan Butorac is a Los Angeles and Palm Springs–based contemporary artist whose work explores the space between abstraction and representation, geometry and emotion, meaning and ambiguity.
Butorac’s love of art began at an early age. Growing up with parents who were both established artists, he was surrounded by art and creativity and became fascinated by the ability of color and form to affect human emotion and mood. Always experimenting across different media, he studied acting at the Arts Academy in Belgrade before continuing to develop his visual practice. In 2014, he spent a year working in Brooklyn with artist Saint Clair Cemin, an experience that further shaped his artistic development.
Butorac is less interested in delivering a specific message than in creating an experience and posing questions: What does this look like? Does it remind me of something? How does it make me feel? Above all, his work seeks to evoke a sense of wonder.
“Art is about creating a space for the viewer. It is the discovery of one’s own possibilities. It’s about freedom, self-expression, following your interests and going beyond the rational mind. I am interested in bringing light into the world.” — Ivan Butorac
Selected Exhibitions
2026
- Mod Week, Palm Springs — Ethereal
- Intersect Art Fair, Palm Springs
- Arts District Collective, Palm Springs
2025
- LA Art Show, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles
- Palm Springs Modernism Show, Palm Springs
- El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition, Public Work, Palm Desert
2024
- Gary Wexler Studio Gallery, Backstreet Art District, Palm Springs
- LA Syndicate, Los Angeles — Relax +
- Intersect Palm Springs Fair
- Palm Springs Modernism Show, Palm Springs
- LA Art Show, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles
- The Other Art Fair, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica
- Art Miami Context, Fabric Gallery, Miami
2023
- Intersect Palm Springs Fair
- LA Art Show
- The Other Art Fair
- Burning Man Installation
- Palm Springs Modernism Show, Palm Springs
Selected Earlier Exhibitions
- Palm Springs Modernism Show
- Intersect Palm Springs Fair
- LA Art Show, LA Convention Center
- La Neomudejar Art Museum, Madrid, Spain
- BG Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica
- Yucca Valley Art Center
- Beverly Hills Art Show
- Wndo Gallery, Venice
- Cappellini, Los Angeles & SoHo, New York
- Budman Studio, Venice
- Hale Art Space Gallery, Venice
- Legato Studios, DTLA
- MD Gallery, Los Angeles
- Urban Hardwoods, Los Angeles
- Phantom Galleries, Long Beach
Born: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1980
Education: Arts Academy BK, Belgrade — Acting
