Exhibition of monumental paintings by Daisy Patton that explore storytelling and family through the lens of collective memory, adorning forgotten photographs with bright colours and floral patterns.
The Place of Flowers opens at the Denver Botanic Gardens on September 19, 2026, and runs through January 31, 2027. It's a collection of monumental paintings by Daisy Patton, a multidisciplinary artist based in Massachusetts whose work looks at storytelling and the meaning of family through the lens of collective memory.
Patton's practice starts with forgotten photographs of people from around the globe. She adorns them with bright colors and extravagant floral patterns, a restorative act that carries ancestors lost to time into a timeless, imaginative space. The scale of the paintings is part of the experience—they're monumental, so you're not just glancing at a small frame; you're standing with these figures.
Patton has exhibited widely, with shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the Tampa Museum of Art, and the International Museum of Science and Art. Her work is held in numerous private and public collections, including the Denver Art Museum, the Ulrich Museum of Contemporary Art at Wichita State University, and the Fidelity Investments Art Collection.
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You can find the exhibition at the York Street location of the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO 80206. It opens September 19, 2026, and stays on view through January 31, 2027.
