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Art & Exhibitions

Freyer – Newman Center gallery hours: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily. Included with admission. Here are early or full closings for the galleries.

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Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

Tali Weinberg, "Bound," petrochemical-derived medical tubing, plant fibers, plant and insect dyes, 2024.

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Tali Weinberg: The Space Between Threads

March 3 – June 9, 2024

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Experience weavings and sculptures about the connections between our own lives and the vast changes taking place all around us.

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Hung Liu, "Crossing the River: Chasing," color lithograph, 2003. Photo CU Art Museum © Hung Liu.

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Process Makes Perfect: Printmakers Explore the Natural World

March 9 – July 28, 2024

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Learn about contemporary lithographic printmaking through artworks exploring the beauty of nature.

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Alexandra Kehayoglou, "Paraná de las Palmas River" (detail), textile wool, 2021.

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River's Voice: Textiles by Alexandra Kehayoglou

April 14 – Dec. 8, 2024

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Step into the fragile beauty of vanishing landscapes through monumental textile artworks.

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Jacobo and María Ángeles, "Jaguar-Eagle," fiberglass and acrylic paint, 2024.

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Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles

April 28 – Sept. 8, 2024

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Encounter fantastical creatures sited throughout the living galleries of the Gardens.

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Elliot Ross, "Portal," digital exposure produced with archival inkjet, 2022.

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Elliot Ross: Geography of Hope

June 23 – Sept. 29, 2024

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Discover the resilience and beauty of Glen Canyon’s ecosystem through the large-scale photographs of Elliot Ross.

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Patrick Marold, "String Work," nylon thread, 2011.

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Shadow and Light: Patrick Marold

Aug. 11, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

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Explore a site-specific installation highlighting the ever-changing qualities of sun and shadow.

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Andrea Kowch, "The Feast," acrylic on canvas, 2010.

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Terra Incognita: Paintings by Andrea Kowch

Oct. 13, 2024 – Feb. 2, 2025

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Explore the enigmatic terrain of memory and emotion through paintings by Andrea Kowch.

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Ashley Eliza Williams, "Nerve," oil on panel, foam, gouache, mirror and clay, 2020.

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Language Without Words: Works by Ashley Eliza Williams

Dec. 22, 2024 – April 13, 2025

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Encounter a world inhabited by sun, stone, weather and the intricate living tapestries of tiny organisms.

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Past Exhibitions Highlights

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Salvador Dalí: Gardens of the Mind

April 10 – Aug. 22, 2021

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Experience rarely seen fanciful color lithographs on loan from The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, FL.

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Sculpture by Alexander Calder

April 28 - Sept. 24, 2017

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Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Alexander Calder’s sculptures among the ever-changing living galleries of Denver Botanic Gardens.

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Stories in Sculpture: Selections from the Walker Art Center Collection

April 29 - Oct. 2, 2016

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Moore. Nevelson. Noguchi. Segal. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to experience 13 masterworks in Denver.

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Minimalist horse sculpture using branch and stick pieces

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Deborah Butterfield: The Nature of Horses

May 23 – Oct. 18, 2015

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Deborah Butterfield captures the essence of the horse with her contemporary sculpture—characters of strength, spirit and grace. Explore the American artist’s use of minimalistic line...

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Chihuly

June 14 – Nov. 30, 2014

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Denver Botanic Gardens presented the Rocky Mountain Region's first major outdoor exhibition of artwork by celebrated American artist, Dale Chihuly. Chihuly's sculptures – ranging in...

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Native Roots | Modern Form: Plants, Peoples and the Art of Allan Houser

May 1 – Nov. 13, 2011

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Featuring more than 20 bronze sculptures by American modernist Allan Houser (Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache, 1914–1994), Native Roots | Modern Form served as a springboard...

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Other Past Exhibitions

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Tamara Kostianovsky, “Becoming Native” (detail), discarded textiles on wood, 2022.

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Renewal: Sculptures by Tamara Kostianovsky

Feb. 26 – June 18, 2023

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Repurposing fabrics to build textile sculptures of tree stumps and tropical birds with flora, Tamara Kostianovsky’s works weave together a narrative about loss and the...

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Melanie Yazzie, “Two Sisters” (detail), acrylic and mixed media.

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Melanie Yazzie: Peace Walking

Jan. 29 – May 29, 2023

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Contemporary artist Melanie Yazzie weaves together nature and narrative in multi-layered prints, paintings and sculptures to explore the experiences that shaped her.

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Jean Emmons, “Eggplants,” watercolor on vellum, 2020.

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Abundant Future: Cultivating Diversity in Garden, Farm and Field

Oct. 8, 2022 – Jan. 16, 2023

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Discover the importance of plant diversity with Abundant Future.

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Sammy Lee, “A Very Proper Table Setting,” hanji (Korean mulberry paper), ongoing series, 2017- present.

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Sammy Seung-min Lee: Taking Root

Oct. 1, 2022 – Feb. 5, 2023

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Sammy Seung-min Lee explores the immigrant experience through cast paper sculptures of food and flora.

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Seeing Red: Botanical Art & Illustration

Oct. 1, 2022 – Jan. 16, 2023

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Experience the vibrant shades of red found in plants and fungi.

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Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling

April 30 – Sept. 11, 2022

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An ambitious exhibition featuring large cedar sculptures by one of the most influential sculptors working today.

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Traveling Exhibitions & Displays

Spirit Guides: Traveling Exhibition

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Encounter celestial creatures rendered in monumental scale in this traveling exhibition.

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Melanie Yazzie: Peace Walking

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Discover Melanie Yazzie’s stories of living in peace with nature with this traveling exhibition.

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Dreams in Bloom: Photos by Fares Micue

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Discover the dreamlike world of Fares Micue through this traveling photography exhibition.

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Golden Opportunity: Botanical Illustration

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Discover the world of yellow plants and pigments through illustrations created by students and faculty of Denver Botanic Gardens’ School of Botanical Art & Illustration.

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La Calavera Catrina

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Offer your visitors a taste of the history and symbolism of La Catrina through joyful large-scale skeleton sculptures.

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V for Vegetables

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Explore the victory gardening movement in this traveling exhibition.

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Diversity of Life Interpretive Trail

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Engage your visitors with this bilingual family-friendly sign package that invites children to actively use their observation skills as they learn about biodiversity.

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