Aquatics/Riparian
Denver Public Art 1%
2025.6.1
This sculpture features a selection of wildlife native to the aquatic and riparian habitats of Colorado. Many of these species are currently threatened, and the artwork aims to raise awareness about them. As with all the sculptures, the ceramic work will feature relief elements that protrude up to half an inch from the background, adding an appealing tactile component to the art.
The wildlife depicted on the west-facing side, clockwise from the bottom left, includes: Blue-winged Olive Mayfly, Northern Leopard Frog, Wilson’s Phalarope, Western River Birch Leaves, Belted Kingfisher, Cattails, and Colorado River Cutthroat Trout.
The wildlife depicted on the east-facing side, clockwise from the bottom left, includes: Artic Rush, Yellow Mud Turtle, Black Crowned Night Heron, Yellow-headed Blackbird, California Darner Dragonfly, Golden Stonefly Nymph, Plains Cottonwood Catkin and Leaf, and Western Tiger Swallowtail.
The wildlife depicted on the west-facing side, clockwise from the bottom left, includes: Blue-winged Olive Mayfly, Northern Leopard Frog, Wilson’s Phalarope, Western River Birch Leaves, Belted Kingfisher, Cattails, and Colorado River Cutthroat Trout.
The wildlife depicted on the east-facing side, clockwise from the bottom left, includes: Artic Rush, Yellow Mud Turtle, Black Crowned Night Heron, Yellow-headed Blackbird, California Darner Dragonfly, Golden Stonefly Nymph, Plains Cottonwood Catkin and Leaf, and Western Tiger Swallowtail.
Gregory Fields (artist)
Self-Fabricated (fabricator)
Yetiweurks (engineer)
Gregory Fields (semi-finalist)
Jodie Bliss (semi-finalist)
Vanny Channal (semi-finalist)
David Conger (semi-finalist)
Maureen Hearty (semi-finalist)
Mayor Michael Hancock (mayor)
Meg Pursell (public art project manager)
Heather Runkel (city project manager)
Shelby Batalla (city project manager)
Merv Tano (community representative)
Martin Willie (community representative)
Kathy Price Garcia (community representative)
Ratha Sok (panel artist)
Aya Trevino (arts professional)
Margie Soo Hoo Lee (pac member)
Kevin Smith (commissioner)
Jacqueline Altreuter (community representative)
Gretchen Wilson (design team representative)
Candi CdeBaca (city council representative)
Self-Fabricated (fabricator)
Yetiweurks (engineer)
Gregory Fields (semi-finalist)
Jodie Bliss (semi-finalist)
Vanny Channal (semi-finalist)
David Conger (semi-finalist)
Maureen Hearty (semi-finalist)
Mayor Michael Hancock (mayor)
Meg Pursell (public art project manager)
Heather Runkel (city project manager)
Shelby Batalla (city project manager)
Merv Tano (community representative)
Martin Willie (community representative)
Kathy Price Garcia (community representative)
Ratha Sok (panel artist)
Aya Trevino (arts professional)
Margie Soo Hoo Lee (pac member)
Kevin Smith (commissioner)
Jacqueline Altreuter (community representative)
Gretchen Wilson (design team representative)
Candi CdeBaca (city council representative)