The Art & Culture Program at Denver International Airport (DIA) is pleased to present a light art exhibition for passengers and airport visitors to experience at the Art Gallery on level 5 of Jeppesen Terminal beginning in February and concluding in early May. The exhibition titled, A Light Journey, features works by local artists Dorothy Tanner and the late Mel Tanner of Denver-based Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery.

Light sculptures by Dorothy Tanner and the late Mel Tanner of Denver-based Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery displayed at Light Journey exhibition at Denver International Airport. (LEDinside/Denver International Airport)

The exhibition is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and includes free standing, pedestal and wall-mounted light sculptures. Most of the work is powered with LED lighting elements. While each sculpture stands alone as an artistic expression, Dorothy's interest is to integrate the works into a total environment –installations that express a powerful visual and emotional sensibility.

“It is our hope that passengers will take a moment and immerse themselves in the relaxing and intimate light environment of this exhibit,” said DIA’s Manager of Aviation, Kim Day. “We also encourage our visitors to take a moment and experience another entertaining aspect of the airport, DIA’s Art Gallery.”

About the Artists

Dorothy and Mel Tanner began their luminal art in the 1960s, adding the elements of live projection, electronics and music to create a multi-sensory experience they call “Lumonics.” The intention is to deeply affect people on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels and foster a sense of relaxation and well-being. Since the passing of Mel Tanner in 1993, Dorothy collaborates with long-time associate, Marc Billard, creating electronic music and video, continuing to build the Lumonics experience.

While experimenting with a vast array of media in Dorothy’s career, she has found Plexiglas to be the most rewarding. It is a material that she sculpts, paints, sandblasts, bakes and shapes. Some are wall sculptures, some free-standing or mobiles, while others are water sculptures. Light is an intrinsic element of the art form. LEDs have been the primary source of lighting the works in recent years.