Category: Dorothy Tanner

Nov. 2019: From the Beginning Exhibit

From Nov. 8 to Dec. 31 in 2019, the Lumonics School of Light Art showcased a number of lighted cubes created by the students who each took the 12-hour class. The exhibit took place at The Storeroom, located at 1700 Vine Street in Denver, and managed by Brendan Gill. The title of the exhibit, From …

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All the Immersive Art to See in Denver

All the Immersive Art to See in Denver EMILY FERGUSON  NOVEMBER 1, 2022  11:46AM   WESTWORD Thanks to Westword’s Cultural Editor, Emily Ferguson for including Lumonics Immersed in her article,  All the Immersive Art to See in Denver. “Denver continues to be immersed in immersive arts experiences, with more to come. The Denver Immersive Gathering, a major …

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Dorothy Tanner at Work and Play

Photos of Dorothy Tanner (1923-2020) working in the studio at Lumonics. “The major challenge for me in art is to keep under control the tyranny of a logical mind. The spirit that moves me is capricious, unruly and irreverent. Most of my work grows out of intuitive impulse–the rest gets underway by just playing.”

Sketch and Sculpt

Mel and Dorothy Tanner worked with the same material, acrylic glass, in very different ways. Dorothy liked to have a lot of material around and then begin her construction. Mel Tanner always sketched first, often filling the sketches in with colored pencils so that they were very precise. The drawing(s) very closely resembled the completed …

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