Category: Dorothy Tanner

A Legacy of Light, Sound, and Immersive Art by Caroline Margaret

Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery: A Legacy of Light, Sound, and Immersive Art   by Caroline Margaret May 21, 2025 www.showcasemyart.com   Nestled in Denver, Colorado, Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery is not just an art space—it is a living, breathing experience of light, sound, and emotion. Founded by the late artists Dorothy (1923–2020) and Mel Tanner (1925–1993), Lumonics …

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International Women’s History Month

  Happy to share our friend Shandearan Lea’s Instagram post from 2020 about Dorothy Tanner, a few months before Dorothy passed at the age of 97. You are also welcome to follow her insightful posts on Instagram @shandearanlea. Today is the first #motivationmonday of March and it also happens to be #internationalwomenshistorymonth. So what does …

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Archival Quotes about Lumonics

As Lumonics enters its 56th year, we are posting archival quotes: “A Lumonics show is a mesmerizing melding of light, rhythmic movement, and sound…a kind of Disneyland for the senses. But in spite of the abstract nature of the presentation and the almost intimidating force of the music and movement, it’s a completely opposite effect …

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From the Lumonics Archives, 2020: Lumonics Mind Spa at Understudy

From the Lumonics Archives,  2020: (thanks to Annie Geimer and Thadeous Mighell of Understudy)   In appreciation of art writer Mary Grace Bernard for her article in DARIA about the Lumonics Mind Spa exhibit at #UnderstudyGallery.   Mel Tanner, Paradigm, 1975, Plexiglas and LED lights. Image courtesy of Third Dune Productions.   excerpt: Lumonics Mind …

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