Celebrating Creativity in the Gardens

The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is proud to showcase a rotating selection of talented artists whose work reflects the beauty, diversity, and inspiration of the natural world. Our gallery provides a welcoming space where art and nature come together—inviting visitors to slow down, look closer, and experience the gardens in a new way.

Guests are encouraged to explore the exhibit during regular garden hours. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm, September through May, and Sundays, 12 pm to 5 pm, June through August, the gallery is located on the second floor, in the hallway just beyond the Conservatory. Enter through the glass doors to access the space. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or simply enjoying a day at the gardens, this exhibition offers a meaningful and inspiring addition to your visit.

Barbara J. Wolf with short brown hair wearing sunglasses and dangling earrings, smiling outdoors in front of a forested mountain landscape. She is wearing a blue patterned top, and sunlight highlights her face and hair.

Featured Artist

Pastel Collection by Barbara J. Wolf

Barbara is an accomplished pastel artist whose work is celebrated for its luminous color, expressive versatility, and remarkable ability to capture the spirit of the natural world. Working in pastel, she masterfully conveys the ever-changing qualities of light, transforming familiar landscapes into scenes rich with atmosphere and emotion.
Her paintings invite viewers to experience nature as it unfolds in real time—the gentle movement of trees swaying in the breeze, the shifting light across open fields, and the quiet stillness that settles over the landscape. Through her skilled use of color, texture, and light, Barbara creates artwork that is both vibrant and deeply peaceful, inspiring viewers to pause and appreciate the beauty found in the world around them.

In 1999, I began taking watercolor classes in my spare time as a creative outlet. Art helped me reconnect with an important part of myself while balancing the everyday responsibilities of being a teacher, mother, and wife.

Over time, my artistic journey expanded into sculpting and eventually into working with pastels. Since 2003, pastels have been my primary medium and remain one of my greatest passions.

Throughout the years, I have also taught both sculpting and painting classes, sharing my love of art with others. Today, I continue to explore new creative paths in acrylic painting while still creating works in pastel.

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A 15-foot-tall stump to be carved by a woodcarver

Artist Call

Chip Happens: A Woodcarver’s Call

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is accepting applications for a skilled woodcarver to create a unique arborglyph from a large stump on our property. We are looking for ideas that draw inspiration from the natural world, whether they are your vision of the High Plains West, naturally occurring abstract shapes, garden and landscape features, or wildlife interpretations. Let your imagination be guided by the wood’s shape.

Project Specifics:

The stump is 15 feet tall, with a diameter of two feet at the base and a thinner top

Rules:

Family-friendly artwork is required
While creativity is welcomed, bears and bare butts are not.
It must be appropriate for long-term outdoor display

How to Apply: Artists are encouraged to submit the following:

A portfolio of previous work
Sketches or concept ideas
Submit to Brandi Bingham at bbingham@cheyennecity.org or for questions, call 307.773.1041

The deadline is August 31, 2026.

CariFaye hanging fabric cyanotypes on a line with clothes pins.

Future Artist

Imgaginarium: A living Exhibition

Cari Faye creates cyanotypes using light exposure and hand-coated chemistry, reinterpreting one of photography’s earliest processes for a contemporary audience. Her large-format works and experimental surfaces emphasize atmosphere and narrative, offering a modern Western vision through a historic photographic medium.

Her cyanotypes have been presented in solo exhibitions in galleries and museums in Wyoming and beyond, including work exhibited in New York City. Pieces from this body of work are held in private collections across the United States, and her photographs have received recognition in national photography exhibitions and juried shows.

Cari Faye Antonovich