Unique Lightpainting exhibition coming to the Dennos Museum Center

Traverse City: The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College will host the exhibition Stephen Knapp: Lightpaintings April 13 - August 31, 2008. A reception for museum members and guests to preview the exhibition will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008.

Using mirrors, dichroic filters and a focused light source, Stephen Knapp fills walls with vibrant color producing paintings created entirely of light. The exhibition will feature a broad selection of his stunning creations.

Stephen Knapp’s lightpaintings expand the concept of light sculpture and light art and continue the traditions of kinetic art, op art and abstract painting. His sculptural canvases appear to be painted but are all created with light and glass.

His Lightpaintings are the intersection of painting, sculpture and technology, exploring color, light and space and may be a harbinger of the future of painting.

Stephen Knapp has over thirty years experience creating installation art and exploring the possibilities of light. His work can be found in museum, public, corporate and private collections. To learn more about his work go to www.lightpaintings.com and www.lightpaintings.com/videos

This exhibition is made possible with support from the Robert T. and Ruth Haidt Hughes Memorial Endowment Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs, and Tamarack Lodge with media support from TV 7&4 and Northern Express.

The Dennos Museum Center is open daily 10 AM to 5 PM and Sundays 1-5 PM. Admission is $4.00 adults, $2.00 for children and free to museum members. For more information on the Museum and exhibition, go to www.dennosmuseum.org or call 231-995-1055. The Dennos Museum Center is located at 1701 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49686, at the entrance to the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.