Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes
York Street Location
Southern-born, Colorado-based artist Jazz Holmes creates large-scale paintings that depict ingredients and recipes beloved throughout the American south. Revealing hidden stories about cultivation and its influence on culinary traditions, Holmes’ work highlights plants and the people who have been growing and cooking them for centuries. Embark on a journey through a joyful story about agriculture, personal history and cultural connections and discover how the food that sustains us is rooted in labor and love.
About the Artist
Using her own Creole background as a catalyst, Jazz Holmes’ mixed media works celebrate the many colorful aspects of Black American culture. Holmes is also an educator and community organizer, and her artworks have been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally.
In the News
The Denver Gazette, Oct. 14, 2025
Feast your eyes on Jazz Holmes’ first solo exhibit ‘Nourished’ at Denver Botanic Gardens
9NEWS, Oct. 21, 2025
Mixed-media artist Jazz Holmes celebrates southern roots in Denver Botanic Gardens exhibition
Gallery
Related Programs
Art at the Gardens Tour
Walk through the galleries with a guide who shares stories about the work on display. Price includes admission to the Gardens.
Curator Conversations Tour
Join us for a stroll through current art exhibitions in our state-of-the-art Freyer – Newman Center galleries with a curatorial staff member.
Visitas guiadas: arte
Disfrute las exposiciones de las galerías en el edificio FNC con un guía. Los Jardines Botánicos de Denver es líder en exposiciones de arte que destacan escultura, pintura, ilustración botánica y más.
Recipes and Memories
Exhibiting artist Jazz Holmes guides participants on a multi-sensory experience. Visit her exhibition Nourished in the Freyer – Newman Center Ladd