Barry Raphael has been a team member of Lumonics since 1972. He is the administrator of the Lumonics School of Light Art. He is also the publicist for Lumonics, co-archivist of the project, social media director, organizer of field trips to Lumonics, and maintains the Lumonics website. He assists in the art studio, on art installations, and is a co-curator. He hosts and is co-producer of Lumonics Immersed.
Barry has a background in education and marketing, and attended Loyola University Graduate School of Education in Chicago, majoring in Guidance and Counseling. He is a former language arts teacher in the Chicago Public School System.
Barry is on the Board of Artistic Advisors at The Arts Validation Network. The Arts Validation Network, known as TAVN.org is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to to supporting and promoting musicians, performers and visual artists and their work by providing them with platforms for performances, community education and validation. This work also nourishes the audiences and students of these arts. Barry writes a personal blog and the blogfor Lumonics.
