Love Beacons
B Gates, Near Gate B16
Art at Den
B Gates, Near Gate B16
Pard Morrison holds a BFA in sculpture from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. His work is included in permanent collections in the United States and abroad, including the United States Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands, the Phoenix Art Museum, The Collection of Agnes Martin, the Lannan Foundation, Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, New Mexico State University Art Museum, Colorado State University Art Museum, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, the City of Denver, Tulane University and Fidelity Investments, among others.
Museum exhibitions include a solo exhibition at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Boulder, CO, as well as group presentations at the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, NM, Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge, LA and Colorado State University Art Museum in Fort Collins, CO. Morrison’s work has been exhibited at the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe, NM, the Arvada Center for the Arts in Denver, CO and Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, CO with additional national and international exhibitions.
Three freestanding columns, standing at 10’, 8’ and 6’, embody Denver’s spirit of place through bold geometry and luminous color. Fabricated in aluminum with hand-applied Tnemec Fluoronar surfaces, the columns merge painting and sculpture into resilient, architectural forms. Their stacked presence echoes the verticality of Denver’s skyline and mountains, while their vibrant palettes celebrate the city’s dynamic energy and cultural diversity. Installed together, they create a beacon-like landmark that aids wayfinding, offers moments of reflection and delivers surprise and delight to travelers.
