![Chinami Rickets, “Stripe Book” (detail), indigo-dyed cotton, 2021. Photo by Rowland Ricketts. Chinami Rickets, “Stripe Book” (detail), indigo-dyed cotton, 2021. Photo by Rowland Ricketts.](/sites/default/files/styles/small_hq/public/image/2022-12/Chinami-Rickets-Stripe-Book_banner.jpg?itok=YDc1Sua5)
Indigo
July 2 – Nov. 5, 2023
York Street Location
1007 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
Map
Freyer – Newman Center
Discover contemporary artists from the United States, Nigeria, Japan and South Korea highlighting this plant-derived dye. With a winding history that spans millennia and traverses thousands of miles, indigo holds a complex and influential place in global art, trade and culture. Explore sculpture, textiles and works on paper that tell a story woven through with history, botany and beauty.
Gallery
![Chinami Rickets, “Stripe Book,” indigo-dyed cotton, 2021. Photo: Rowland Ricketts. Chinami Rickets, “Stripe Book,” indigo-dyed cotton, 2021. Photo: Rowland Ricketts.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/image/2022-12/Chinami-Rickets-Stripe-Book_gallery.jpg?itok=wlW4m0Hd)
Chinami Rickets, “Stripe Book,” indigo-dyed cotton, 2021. Photo: Rowland Ricketts.
![Rowland Rickets, “Drawings,” indigo-dyed wool felt, 2016-2019. Installation at the Museum of Craft and Design. Photo: Henrik Kam. Rowland Rickets, “Drawings,” indigo-dyed wool felt, 2016-2019. Installation at the Museum of Craft and Design. Photo: Henrik Kam.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/image/2022-12/Rowland-Ricketts-Drawings_gallery1.jpg?itok=9YOuXHaQ)
Rowland Rickets, “Drawings,” indigo-dyed wool felt, 2016-2019. Installation at the Museum of Craft and Design. Photo: Henrik Kam.
![Rowland Ricketts, “Drawings” (detail), indigo-dyed wool felt, 2016-2019. Installation at the Museum of Craft and Design. Photo: Henrik Kam. Rowland Ricketts, “Drawings” (detail), indigo-dyed wool felt, 2016-2019. Installation at the Museum of Craft and Design. Photo: Henrik Kam.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/image/2022-12/Rowland-Ricketts-Drawings_gallery2.jpg?itok=LsEMFbWm)
RRowland Ricketts, “Drawings” (detail), indigo-dyed wool felt, 2016-2019. Installation at the Museum of Craft and Design. Photo: Henrik Kam.
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