Category: Mel Tanner

Lumonics Immersed Now on Fridays and Saturdays

We are happy to announce that we are adding Fridays to the Lumonics Immersed event schedule.   Fridays and Saturdays  8 pm to 10 pm Doors: 7:45 pm Performance:  8:15 pm Tickets: From $15-$28.52   Glowing light sculptures, captivating video art projection and music converge to relax your body and engage your mind and emotions.  …

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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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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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Dorothy Tanner (from the archives)

From the Lumonics Archives (2017) thanks to Denver Westword “Hip couple Dorothy and Mel Tanner began exploring Plexiglas light sculpture back in the ’60s, inventing their own avant-garde genre while freely experimenting with what’s come to be known as “new media” on the modern front: refracted light, projections, music and electronic enhancements. Mel passed away …

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