Patti Gardiner

Creative Freedom and My Artist Residency Experience

Join us for a special presentation by Patti Gardiner, a multidisciplinary artist whose creative journey centers around capturing the hidden beauty of the natural world.

Last summer, Patti was awarded an artist residency along the Tongue River, where she explored the intricate relationship between water and the life it sustains. This experience led to her newest body of work, "Taking Root"—a powerful visual meditation on nature’s resilience and grace.

Patti will also share her experimental digital cyanotype series, "After the Bloom," which pairs the delicate shadows of wildflowers with macro photographs of their seeds and pods. The result is a striking reflection on the quiet transformation that follows the peak of bloom.

With a focus on the unseen, the overlooked, and the quietly magnificent, Patti’s work invites us to reconnect with nature, to pause in wonder, and to consider what’s worth protecting.

Come be inspired by her story, her process, and the vision behind her work.