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Welcome to the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery website. 
Lumonics is among the first and longest-running light art projects in the U.S. 

The Gallery is open during events, or by appointment.
75 light sculptures are on display from a rotating collection of 200+.

In Remembrance of the Founders of Lumonics

Dorothy Tanner
(Jan. 30, 1923 – July 23, 2020)

Mel Tanner
(Sept. 26, 1925 – Oct. 21, 1993)

 

Lumonics Immersed

 

Light sculptures, video art projection, and music converge to relax your body and engage your mind and emotions.

Light and space artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated this highly-acclaimed multisensory experience in 1969, and it continues to evolve.

“For over 50 years, Lumonics has been a pioneer in light art. Founded in the 1960s by the late Dorothy and Mel Tanner, it is “one of the first and longest-standing light art studios in the U.S., long before immersive art was considered a trend’”. – Denverite

Fridays and Saturdays 
8 pm to 10 pm

Tickets:
From $15-$25
by advance tickets only

More info: Lumonics Immersed

 

Limited Editions

The Lumonics Team has selected 11 light sculptures by Dorothy and Mel Tanner’s as limited editions for the Lumonics Legacy Project. Visit the Gallery webpage.

 

 

 

 

The passing of Dorothy Tanner in 2020 and the passing of Barbara Billard in August of 2023 have reduced the number in our art collective from 7 members to 2.  As the remaining members, Marc Billard and Barry Raphael, we have been part of this incredible art project since 1972. With the help of our friends and supporters, we are embarking on a new journey: the Lumonics Legacy Project. This endeavor aims to ensure the continuation of Lumonics and preserve the remarkable works created by our late founders, Mel and Dorothy Tanner.

Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery: A Legacy of Light, Sound, and Immersive Art
Article on the past, present, and future of Lumonics
by Caroline Margaret

 

Lumonics Mind Spas 

Our latest edition of the book Lumonics: The Light Art of Dorothy & Mel Tanner is now available. It chronicles the Tanners’ art journey and the evolution of their art form, Lumonics, as “told” through more than 120 photographs.
$20 

Front cover of Lumonics art book

 

Public Art

 Lumonics was honored to have the opening exhibit in The Galleri at Meow Wolf Denver’s Convergence Station that is devoted to Colorado artists.

 

Postscript by Mel Tanner is part of the permanent collection of Meow Wolf 

 

Dorothy Tanner received the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts when she was 95, two years before she passed.

 

Yess + Love = Bliss
by Dorothy Tanner

 

You can find Lumonics listed in the KAYAK Denver Travel Guide:
Arts and Performing Arts