Artists by Medium · Part 18 of 20
Light art makes illumination itself—projected, reflected, fluorescent, neon, solar, or shadowed—the principal material. The Smithsonian's account of Thomas Wilfred's Lumia makes clear that artists were composing changing, nonrepresentational light well before today's LEDs and immersive digital environments.
The 30 practitioners here range from early kinetic-light experimenters to public-space sculptors and contemporary installation teams. Work pages are selected for visible light-based examples wherever possible, while photographs of luminous works are treated as separately copyrighted documents rather than free substitutes for the work.
Rights note: each featured work or portfolio sample is presented as a link only. No contemporary artwork or documentary photograph is reproduced.
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Artists in this article
- Jane Haskell
- Peter Erskine
- Liz West
- Gina Jones
- Juan Garaizabal
- Susanne Rottenbacher
- Hans Kotter
- NatHalie Braun Barends
- Henk Stallinga
- Claudia Reh
- Nicole Anona Banowetz
- Maria Nordman
- Bibi
- Chul Hyun Ahn
- Dorothy and Mel Tanner
- Maja Petrić
- Patrick Rimoux
- Dale Eldred
- Ann Veronica Janssens
- Tom Lloyd
- Livinus van de Bundt
- Thomas Wilfred
- Shuster + Moseley
- Victoria Coeln
- Yann Kersalé
- Bruce Munro
- Molitor & Kuzmin
- Stepan Ryabchenko
- Regine Schumann
- Tim White-Sobieski
30 artists working in Light Art
1. Jane Haskell link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Jane Haskell as “American artist and philanthropist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Light Art connection: The illustrated exhibition feature identifies Haskell, states that she is best known for neon pieces, and names her Rivers of Light light sculpture. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
2. Peter Erskine link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Peter Erskine as “American artist.”
Sun Painting (2009) — The source documents the Light Art connection: Erskine's official illustrated portfolio presents Sun Painting and many other named solar-spectrum light installations with sites and dates.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
3. Liz West link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Liz West as “British visual artist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Light Art connection: The archived National Trust page credits West and explicitly documents Autumn Lights as a site-responsive light installation. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
4. Gina Jones link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Gina Jones as “New Zealand architect.”
Untitled (Twisted 1) (2007) — The source documents the Light Art connection: Milford Galleries credits Jones and catalogues Untitled (Twisted 1) as painted laser-cut and welded steel with LED lights and control gear, with a work image.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
5. Juan Garaizabal link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Juan Garaizabal as “Spanish sculptor.”
Urban Memories — The source documents the Light Art connection: Garaizabal's official illustrated Urban Memories page presents his site-scale skeletal reconstructions; the linked project visibly documents the illuminated sculptural installations.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
6. Susanne Rottenbacher link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Susanne Rottenbacher as “German artist.”
Colours in disorder lo — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents Rottenbacher's luminous installation Colours in disorder and identifies the artist and installation in its description.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
7. Hans Kotter link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Hans Kotter as “German artist (born 1966).”
Selected light and kinetic sculptures — The source documents the Light Art connection: Kotter's official portfolio is explicitly titled Selected Works: Light & Kinetic Sculptures and visibly presents his LED, neon, and site-specific light works.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
8. NatHalie Braun Barends link-only sample
The linked identity record describes NatHalie Braun Barends as “German artist.”
PHaradise and selected lighting projects — The source documents the Light Art connection: Braun Barends's official Lighting Projects page visibly presents PHaradise and other named light installations.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
9. Henk Stallinga link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Henk Stallinga as “Dutch artist (born 1962).”
Lumens, topview light installation, 2016 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons title and description explicitly identify and visibly present Stallinga's 2016 light installation Lumens.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
10. Claudia Reh link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Claudia Reh as “German Light Artist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Light Art connection: Reh's official Echtzeitlicht site identifies her as a light artist and visibly documents her live light-drawing and projection works. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
11. Nicole Anona Banowetz link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Nicole Anona Banowetz as “American artist.”
Permutate (2019) — The source documents the Light Art connection: Banowetz's official page visibly documents Permutate as an interactive glowing, algae-inspired installation and supplies multiple installation views.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
12. Maria Nordman link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Maria Nordman as “American sculptor.”
Maria Nordman – Lyon, 1987 (1987) — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Biennale de Lyon's dedicated illustrated page explains how Nordman's installation pairs two chairs with moving sunlight reflected through the museum by mirrors.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
13. Bibi link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Bibi as “French artist.”
BIBIGLOO - An installation by BIBI - Vivid Sydney Festival 2012 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents BIBIGLOO at the Vivid Sydney light festival, credits BIBI, and classifies the depicted installation as light art.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
14. Chul Hyun Ahn link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Chul Hyun Ahn as “South Korean artist.”
Chul Hyun Ahn, "Tunnel IV," 2011 (two views), cast concrete, lights, mirrors, ed. of 3, 20x40x40 inches — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents two views of Ahn's Tunnel IV and explicitly specifies its lights and mirrors and classifies it as light art.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
15. Dorothy and Mel Tanner link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Dorothy and Mel Tanner as “American artist partnership that founded the light-and-sound environment Lumonics.”
Lumonics Mind Spa: Light Intersection — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Lumonics project site documents the Tanners' light-sculpture and light-and-sound environment with images and biographies.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
16. Maja Petrić link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Maja Petrić as “Croatian-American new media artist (born 1981).”
Constellation - We Are All Made of Light at Farol Santander, São Paulo, Brazil, 2020 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents Petrić's Constellation: We Are All Made of Light and classifies the installation as light art and interactive art.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
17. Patrick Rimoux link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Patrick Rimoux as item Q3369819 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
Chenn'eye (2018) — The source documents the Light Art connection: Rimoux's official site labels him a light sculptor and presents this light work with installation images.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
18. Dale Eldred link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Dale Eldred as “American sculptor (1933–1993).”
Light-Plus-Time-Tower-Raleigh-NC-20081012 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons description credits Eldred and explains that the visible Light+Time tower splits sunlight through glass so its colors change with the viewer's position.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
19. Ann Veronica Janssens link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Ann Veronica Janssens as “British artist.”
Ann Veronica Janssens, L'odrre n'as pas d'ipmrotncae, 2012 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents Janssens's luminous rooftop work and identifies it as part of Geneva's Neon Parallax public light-art project.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
20. Tom Lloyd link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Tom Lloyd as “American sculptor (1929–1996).”
Electronic Refractions II (1968) — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Studio Museum in Harlem identifies Lloyd as an early pioneer of light art and documents Electronic Refractions II as an exhibition of electronically programmed light sculptures.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
21. Livinus van de Bundt link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Livinus van de Bundt as “Dutch painter (1909–1979).”
1756 – Eusebiusbuitensingel, 1997 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons description visibly locates and explicitly identifies van de Bundt's rooftop light artwork and light carillon.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
22. Thomas Wilfred link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Thomas Wilfred as “Danish visual artist and musician (1889–1968).”
Lumia, Counterpoint in Space, opus 146 (1956) — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Metropolitan Museum identifies Wilfred and classifies this work through its light-producing Lumia apparatus.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
23. Shuster + Moseley link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Shuster + Moseley as “British artist duo working with light.”
Body of Light (2023) — The source documents the Light Art connection: The duo's archive documents Body of Light as an optical prism illuminated by beams that generate rainbow projections, with work images and materials.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
24. Victoria Coeln link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Victoria Coeln as “Austrian artist.”
Victoria Coeln - Das Parlament im Licht der Menschenrechte — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents Coeln's illuminated Parliament project and credits her in both the file title and description.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
25. Yann Kersalé link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Yann Kersalé as “French conceptual artist (born 1955).”
L'amorse du bleu P1000753 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents Kersalé's illuminated public artwork L'amorse du bleu and identifies its artist and Nice location.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
26. Bruce Munro link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Bruce Munro as “English-Australian artist.”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Light Art connection: The archived Waddesdon/National Trust page credits Munro and explicitly presents Winter Light as a series of illuminated light-art installations. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
27. Molitor & Kuzmin link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Molitor & Kuzmin as item Q4044442 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
Molitor & Kuzmin Lichtinstallation, Galerie Inge Baecker, 2000, Römerturm, Köln — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page visibly presents the duo's 2000 Roman Tower work and explicitly describes it as a light-art installation.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
28. Stepan Ryabchenko link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Stepan Ryabchenko as “Ukrainian artist (born 1987).”
New Era (2012) — The source documents the Light Art connection: Ryabchenko's documentation identifies New Era as a 610-by-860-centimeter neon installation for ARSENALE 2012 and visibly presents the light work.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
29. Regine Schumann link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Regine Schumann as “German artist.”
Regine Schumann Lightcatcher Bild 1 — The source documents the Light Art connection: The Commons page credits Schumann and explicitly identifies Lightcatcher as a four-part 2017 fluorescent-acrylic light-art installation.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
30. Tim White-Sobieski link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Tim White-Sobieski as item Q15443196 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
Stainless Teal Steal | Archipelago — The source documents the Light Art connection: The artist's site dedicates a section to light-art installations and visibly documents this named project as neon, LED, programmed light, sculpture, and projection.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
Method and source notes
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lumia
- Metropolitan Museum: Thomas Wilfred, opus 146
- Medium-specific discovery category for Light Art
Selection excludes the previous 600-profile series and favors less familiar names where the evidence allows. The opening image is an original AI-assisted editorial visual made for this series, not a work by a featured artist. Featured works and documentary images are linked rather than reproduced because reuse rights were not cleared.
