Denning House Art Collection

The arts are an integral component of Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS) which strengthens scholars’ ability to lead across disciplines and cultures. Works of art displayed outside and throughout the building prompt scholars to engage with the work of global artists who are making significant impact in the arts. The KHS art committee invites these innovative and distinctive artists to spend time at Denning House in fellowship with scholars.

See the Denning House art collection in person—join a tour of Denning House. Can't attend a tour in person? Take a virtual tour via Instagram Stories.

artwork on wall
Apparition (Golden), 2021 by Teresita Fernández
Tomas Saraceno Wolf 359c/M+M art
Wolf 359 c/M+M, 2019 by Tomás Saraceno
Artwork
Sonic Rotating Line Type A – Nickel Plated, 2013 by Haegue Yang
Artwork on a wall with frames and gold sections.
Pregnant Mountains – Trustworthy #316, 2017 by Haegue Yang
Lake Tenaya Maximally Stable Extremal, 2016, by Trevor Paglen
Lake Tenaya Maximally Stable Extremal, 2016 by Trevor Paglen
Matterhorn (How to See Like a Machine) Brute-Force Descriptor Matcher; Scale Invariant Feature Transform, 2016 by Trevor Paglen
Closeup of artwork by Nick Cave
Arm Peace, 2018 by Nick Cave
Front of Denning House exterior
MOCNA, 2018 by Ursula von Rydingsvard
artwork on wall
Red Leaves, 2021 by Elias Sime
Baskets with different earthy tones with "plus" signs in the center of each basket hung on the lobby wall facing entrance.
Space Baskets, 2022 by Rose B. Simpson

Denning House, and Stanford, sit on the ancestral land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. Consistent with our values of community and inclusion, we have a responsibility to acknowledge, honor, and make visible the University’s relationship to Native peoples.

— Stanford's Land Acknowledgment Statement, developed in collaboration with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe.