Researching light — Liz Nielsen creates a dialogue between art and science as a core element of her practice; as she explores the intersection of these two worlds, boundaries blur and new possibilities emerge. To record colored light, Nielsen must make work in a pitch-black environment. Tiny bits of light are emitted out systematically, making several to hundreds of exposures onto sheets of light sensitive film. The latent images are then processed through traditional color chemistry to reveal their imagery. Nielsen’s images are both abstract and representational. References to the landscape, the moon, and architecture are present in both large-scale and intimately sized works.
The Joseloff Gallery at Hartford School of Art School will present Nielsen’s solo exhibition, Interdimensional Timelines, from March 5–April 11. The opening reception will be on Thursday, March 5 at 5 p.m.–7 p.m.
An Artist Talk—free and open to the public—will be held on Wednesday, March 25 at 5 p.m.–6:30 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium (Hillyer Hall).
Liz Nielsen is the 2025–26 Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in Photography. Nielsen received her MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago and BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Nielsen is the recipient of numerous awards including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grant, New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Grant, and the Chicago Academic Achievement