Daisy Patton, "Untitled (Family in the Garden)," oil paint on archival pigment print, 2023. Photo from Varna, Bulgaria.

The Place of Flowers: Works by Daisy Patton

Immerse yourself in monumental paintings where color, memory and the spirit of togetherness bloom like an everlasting garden.

Sept. 19, 2026 – Jan. 31, 2027

Using bright colors and extravagant floral patterns to highlight our ties to nature and to each other, Daisy Patton creates artworks honoring and celebrating forgotten photographs of people from around the globe. Patton’s adornment of these found images is a caring act of restoration, bringing ancestors lost to time into a timeless imaginative space filled with beauty and joy.

 

About the Artist

Daisy Patton is a multidisciplinary artist based in Massachusetts. Inspired by collective memory, Patton’s works explore storytelling and the meaning of family. She has exhibited widely, including at Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the Tampa Museum of Art and the International Museum of Science and Art. Her work is in numerous private and public collections, including the Denver Art Museum, Ulrich Museum of Contemporary Art at Wichita State University and Fidelity Investments Art Collection among others.   

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