Mar 25, 2025 - News
10 must-see public art pieces in Denver that celebrate women
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The Boy and a Frog by Elise Ward Hering at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Photo: Courtesy of Denver Arts & Venues
March is Women's History Month.
The big picture: To celebrate, Denver Arts & Venues compiled a collection of nearly 50 creations by and about women that can be viewed on a self-guided public art tour across the city.
Zoom in: The Boy and a Frog is the oldest piece in the collection, made in 1898 by Elise Ward Hering and on display at the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Here are nine more not to be missed:
"City of the Sun" (2015)
- Artist: Gemma Danielle
- Location: Cherry Creek Trail
- Artwork type: Mural
Luminous Wind (2020)
- Artist: Haddad | Drugan
- Location: 61st and Peña Station
- Artwork: Sculpture
Wynken, Blynken and Nod (1919)
- Artist: Mabel Landrum Torrey
- Location: Washington Park
- Artwork type: Sculpture
"The Spirit of Togetherness" (2003)
- Artist: Yvonne Muinde
- Location: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
- Artwork type: Acrylic painting
Sun Spot (2011)
- Artist: Haddad | Drugan
- Location: Denver Animal Shelter
- Artwork type: Sculpture
Colorado Panorama: A People's History (1991)
- Artist: Barbara Jo Revelle
- Location: Colorado Convention Center
- Artwork type: Mosaic
Woven Light (2018)
- Artist: Catherine Widgery
- Location: Uplands Park
- Artwork type: Sculpture
"Wood Water Rock" (2004)
- Artist: Trine Bumiller
- Location: Colorado Convention Center
- Artwork type: Oil painting
Pursuing Perspectives (1994)
- Artist: Susan Cooper
- Location: Virginia Village Branch Library
- Artwork type: Sculpture
