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Art & Exhibitions

Freyer – Newman Center gallery hours: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily. Included with admission. Here are early or full closings for the galleries.

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Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

Elliot Ross, "Portal," digital pigment print, 2022.
York Street

Elliot Ross: Geography of Hope

June 23, 2024 – Feb. 2, 2025
Indoor
York Street

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

Meredith Feniak, "Mikado California Poppy," watercolor, 2015. Artwork © Botanical Interests, Inc.
York Street

Seeds of Inspiration

Jan. 18 – May 20, 2025
Indoor
York Street

Explore botanical art used to inspire gardeners across the nation.

Colorful hand-painted polyester velvet and digital inkjet print
York Street

Contemporary Fiber: Botanicals

May 17 – Sept. 28, 2025
Indoor
York Street

Inspired by the world around us, this exhibition features artworks made with fiber materials and innovative textile techniques.

Person with braids and flowers in their hair. person wearing a turban, and flamingos in the background.
York Street

Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes

Sept. 27, 2025 – March 15, 2026
Indoor
York Street

Savor the complex origins of southern American food culture through artworks celebrating Creole dishes.

Colorful painting with two people, two horses and two yellow sunflowers
York Street

Agave: Symbol and Spirit

Sept. 27, 2025 – March 22, 2026
Indoor
York Street

Discover the spirit of agave, a succulent plant with a storied role in the religion, culture and economies of Mexico.

Past Exhibitions Highlights

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York Street

Sculpture by Alexander Calder

April 28 - Sept. 24, 2017
Outdoor
York Street

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

Minimalist horse sculpture using branch and stick pieces
York Street

Deborah Butterfield: The Nature of Horses

May 23 – Oct. 18, 2015
Outdoor
York Street

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...

Chihuly
York Street

Chihuly

June 14 – Nov. 30, 2014
Outdoor
York Street

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...

Other Past Exhibitions

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Paleobotanical Illustrations by Marjorie Leggitt
York Street

Paleobotanical Illustrations by Marjorie Leggitt

February 7, 2009 - April 26, 2009
Indoor
York Street

Nationally recognized scientific illustrator Marjorie Leggitt transforms the mysterious lines and shadows of fossils into understandable and recognizable shapes that add to our knowledge of...

painting of a flower
York Street

Synthesis: Paintings by Robin Schaefer

July 15, 2008 - August 29, 2008
Indoor
York Street

Robin Schaefer is a Denver native who uses traditional oil painting techniques to execute work that is complex and alluring, exposing luminous and vivid details...

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York Street

Urban Nature

April 19, 2008 - November 30, 2008
Outdoor
York Street

The Gardens invited street-style artists to create surprising connections between built and natural environments with paintings from more than a dozen street-style artists, all of...

image of man holding saxophone
York Street

City Rhythms: New Paintings by Darrell Anderson

April 19, 2008 - June 29, 2008
Indoor
York Street

Denver artist Darrell Anderson captures the unstoppable, inventive spirit of music and the arts when complemented by the pulse of the city. Original paintings addressed...

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York Street

Chapungu: Custom & Legend, A Culture in Stone

July 11, 2007 - February 29, 2008
Outdoor
York Street

Featured were 60 stone sculptures from contemporary Zimbabwean artists. Chapungu honors ancestral stories from the collective reality of Shona culture: family, social commentary and the...

Traveling Exhibitions & Displays

Jacobo and María Ángeles, "Monkey-Iguana," fiberglass and acrylic paint, 2024.

Spirit Guides: Traveling Exhibition

Traveling Exhibition: Booking Now

Experience celestial creatures rendered in monumental scale in "Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles."

Catrina

La Calavera Catrina

Booking Now

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

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