Category: Mel Tanner

Luminaries Exhibit at Children’s Hospital Colorado in 2021-2022

Luminaries at Children’s Hospital ColoradoNov 8, 2021 – Jan  20, 202213123 East 16th Avenue, 160  Aurora, CO 80045  Ph: (720) 777-0078 | Lumonics is honored to be participating in this light-themed exhibit at Children’s Hospital. We have selected light art from Dorothy Tanner and  Mel Tanner, and video art by Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard. At Children’s Hospital Colorado, the …

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Review of the Tanners’ Lumonics Retrospective at MOA by Todd Siler

Todd Siler Luminous Art Inspiring Our Hearts-n-Minds To Dream With Wonder: Experiencing the Art of Mel and Dorothy Tanner Art Review by Todd SilerFebruary, 2017 When I first encountered the art universe of Mel and Dorothy Tanner in the current retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, my mind leaped “back to the future”. …

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Galactic Trio by Mel Tanner

Galactic Trio (1983) by Mel Tanner is one of the newest additions in the performance space at Lumonics, and can be seen at Lumonics Immersed on Saturday evenings and at the Immersive Jazz-Art Experience, hosted by Janine Santana on the last two Fridays of the month. Galactic Trio, a lighted wall sculpture, looks two-dimensional from …

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Colorado Matters Interview with Dorothy Tanner (2015)

In June 2015, Ryan Warner, host of Colorado Matters, interviewed 3 people in the arts: age 82, 92, and 102.Here are excerpts from the interview with then 92-year old Dorothy Tanner. “Sculptor Dorothy Tanner’s work is best seen in the dark. That’s because the 92-year-old works with light, using materials like plexiglass to bend and …

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