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PUBLIC ART

Utah-based artist Greg Ragland was commissioned for the project and responded to the spirit in which the garden was created by adding color, scale, shape, and levity with his sculptures.

—Salt Lake City Public Art Website

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Salt Lake City Weekly
Peer Review
September 14, 2016

Local arts luminaries share the Best of Utah Arts awards they would give
~by Scott Renshaw

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Salt Lake Tribune
Aesthetics
July 7, 2013

Park City artist’s sculpture among four pieces costing $865,000
~by Michael Appelgate

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Park Record
Arts and Entertainment
July 6, 2010

Local artist shares passion for public art
~by Alisha Self

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Park Record
Arts and Entertainment
June 12, 2012

From public art to theatre posters, Ragland enjoys paints and sculpture
~by Scott Iwasaki

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Salt Lake City Arts Council
54 Finch Lane Newsletter
Summer 2010

Peoples Portable Garden
~by Staff

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Park Record
Arts and Entertainment
July 6, 2010

Local Artist Shares Passion for Public Art
~by Alisha Self, of the Record Staff

GALLERY WORK

Ragland’s paintings feature monochromatic grounds in painterly textures, adorned with fine, detailed depictions of hummingbirds feeding from wildflowers. This juxtaposition of abstract reductivism and precise naturalism emphasizes the aesthetic choices and artistry of both modes.

—Stephen Dillon