405-445-7080
301 W. Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Crystal Bridge: Ticket Required
Open daily, 9am-5pm;
Sunday, 11am-5pm
Outdoor Grounds: Open daily 6am-11pm
405-445-7080
301 W. Reno
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Crystal Bridge: Ticket Required
Open daily, 9am-5pm;
Sunday, 11am-5pm
Outdoor Grounds: Open daily 6am-11pm
Discover a stunning collection of art from local Oklahoma talented artists at Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Crystal Bridge Art Gallery. Stroll through this free gallery, open Monday-Saturday from 9am-5pm and Sunday from 11am-5pm, and be inspired by the array of works available for purchase.
April 10 – May 29, 2025
Featuring artist VC Torneden
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
VC Torneden is a multidisciplinary artist who works in a range of mediums including graphite, ink, charcoal, watercolor and oil, as well as photography. Her formal training in the arts began in early childhood and extended into study as a young adult at the University of New Orleans and Memphis College of Art.
Her background includes education and work experience in painting, illustration, advertising design, and photojournalism. Since 1995, her work has been featured in various publications and exhibited nationwide. She creates and works from her home studio in rural Oklahoma County.
Her current projects include a series incorporating both painting and photography about her years spent living in Tulsa and a collaborative documentary photo project entitled The Other Side which seeks to chronical Route 66 in the years just ahead of its centennial.
Dates TBA
Stay tuned for details!
The Cloud Portal, made of aluminum, stands 15-18′ tall in the center of the Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory. It represents upward growth of nature. Designed by architect Scott Murase, it will manufactured and installed by Pelco Products, located in Edmond.
It is funded in part by the Robert Glenn Rapp Foundation.
Location
Inside the Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory
“Friendship” Sculpture: Well-known Boston artist, Nancy Schön, has captured the true nature of friendship in this bronze sculpture of two prairie dogs on display in the Children’s Garden.
Location
Children’s Garden
“Gateway” Sculpture: Artist Hans Van de Bovenkamp created the 14-foot red abstract sculpture as a means to connect the organic forms of nature with urban architecture and the environment.
Location
Northwest corner of the Gardens, at the corner of Hudson and Sheridan avenues.
“Goldfish” Sculpture: This Texas Cream Limestone sculpture measuring approximately 18” x 4’ x 5’ 10” displayed on the lake level is a Fancy Tail Goldfish. This sculpture was created by Oklahoma City artist, Kendall Howerton.
Location
Lower level east lake side.
By Laurie Spencer, artist, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Installed 1992 at the lower lake.
Philodendron is a tropical American climbing plant that is widely grown as a greenhouse/indoor plant, which is fitting considering the dome is located by the Inasmuch Foundation Crystal Bridge Conservatory. The dome contains many huge leaves, with vines and roots climbing among the curved metal pieces forming the dome. The leaves resemble a Philodendron plant, except in size.
Location
Moved to the Children’s Garden after 2011 renovation.
“Storyteller’s Chair” Sculpture: Oklahoma City artist, Don Narcomey, created this Sculpture with bois d’ arc wood (Osage Orange), an extremely hard and decay-resistant wood used in the past for fence posts and bows to shoot arrows. It is a magical addition to storytime in the Children’s Garden.
Location: Children’s Garden Porch
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