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LIMINAL LIGHT
Liminal Light is a curated group exhibition exploring moments of transition, atmosphere, and transformation through contemporary painting, photography, mixed media, and sculpture. The exhibit brings together artists whose work captures the subtle interplay of light, form, and emotion — inviting viewers into the space between what is and what is becoming.
Public gallery reception on March 19.
Peg Connery-Boyd is an award-winning oil painter based in Erie, Colorado. She began painting over 25 years ago and developed her practice while studying at the Lyme Art Association in Connecticut under artist Christopher Zhang. Her early work focused on realistic figure drawing, portraiture, and still life.
After moving to Phoenix in 2017, Peg became active in the Scottsdale Artists’ League, where the dramatic landscapes of the Southwest inspired her to work larger and adopt a looser, more expressive use of color. She relocated to the Boulder area in 2021 and now paints daily in her home studio.
Peg is an active member of Open Studios Boulder, East Boulder County Artists, and the Louisville Art Association. Her work is represented by Osmosis Gallery in Niwot and Tumbleweed Art Collective in Longmont, where she also teaches oil painting workshops. Through her vibrant, expressive paintings, she aims to bring light and joy to the world.
Tim Connelly’s photography captures the awe and wonder of the night sky, from the light of our sun and neighboring planets to the vast reaches of distant galaxies. By incorporating familiar landscapes, his work grounds the celestial light in the natural world, creating a sense of connection while highlighting the immense beauty and scale of the universe.
Boulder-based artist Richelle Cripe creates paintings that merge philosophical inquiry with personal exploration. Working with a deliberately limited palette, she investigates the emotional and perceptual impact of color, using abstraction as a means to access the subconscious and invite shifts in perspective. Through the use of repeating motifs, she weaves visual threads that accumulate meaning across a series, allowing each body of work to unfold as a layered narrative. Her practice is grounded in the belief that painting is both an intuitive exploration and a gateway to transformation. Cripe holds dual degrees in Art History and Fine & Studio Arts, and pursued doctoral studies in the interdisciplinary ATLAS program at the University of Colorado.
Deborah Fryer
Deborah Fryer’s paintings explore the relationship between energy and form, light and color, movement and stillness. She’s inspired by the beauty of nature, the cycles of creation, and the mystery of consciousness. Her work weaves visual, emotional, narrative, and archetypal elements to invite a deep sense of connection with self, body, the natural world, and the cosmos.
Denise Hawkins studied Fine Art and Drafting at Sheridan College in Wyoming and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Regis University in Denver, graduating magna cum laude. Her photographic perspective is influenced by artists such as Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, and architect Frank Lloyd Wright, whose work informs her sense of composition, light, and form.
Her photography often focuses on abandoned architecture, blending her interests in history, architecture, and storytelling. Through her lens, Denise documents forgotten structures and vehicles as a form of visual preservation. Her work has also supported the Alliance for Historic Wyoming, a nonprofit dedicated to historic preservation.
Cyndy Hinkelman-Smith is a fine artist living in the Boulder area. Hinkelman-Smith captivates the viewer with her unexpected freshness of expression and play in her work. Inspired by the raw beauty of nature, the energy of color, and the dialogue between gestural shapes and textures, her work is a vibrant experimental playground where intuition takes the lead, with each piece telling its own story. The pieces selected for the “Liminal Light” exhibit evoke a sense of atmosphere, energy and space.
Heidi Love Larraz is an American realist painter whose work often blends realism with subtle surrealist elements. Inspired by the natural world, her paintings explore the power and beauty of nature, often using landscape and wildlife as metaphor.
A graduate of Prescott College, Heidi trained early in her career under renowned sculptor and master potter Heath Krieger, whose Japanese-influenced approach emphasized discipline, repetition, and awareness of form. She later transitioned to painting, studying drawing, watercolor, and oil while learning from Cuban artist Julio Larraz, whose approach to composition and color deeply influenced her work.
Based in Denver, Colorado, Heidi continues to develop her distinctive style, translating moments of reflection and “streams of consciousness” into evocative paintings.
Lara Mann is a mixed media artist whose meditative process transforms layered mark-making into otherworldly landscapes. Through repetition, luminous color gradients, intricate details, and resin, her work evokes surreal environments drawn from the subconscious.
Originally from the north suburbs of Chicago, Lara earned her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2011 and later worked with several art institutions, including Ann Nathan Gallery and EXPO Chicago. She now lives in Colorado and works from her studio in Boulder.
Her work has been exhibited across the United States, including recent shows at Coconino Arts Center (Arizona), The Strathmore (Maryland), and The New Local (Colorado)
When Hana is asked what art medium she creates in, she loves to answer, “All Things Wax”. Hana specializes in two related yet different wax processes, Encaustics, and Cold Wax and Oils. Both mediums lend themselves to layering. The sum of the layers is an additive process that cannot be achieved by mixing the final color alone. It is the truest reflection of nature and light. It is the language that Hana finds most relatable, translating what she sees and feels in color. Much of Hana’s inspiration comes from the rhythms of nature and organic forms, from the places where she has lived and loves; the forests of Europe, Florida’s beautiful coastal waters, and the majestic mountains of Colorado. Hana’s intent is to capture the moment she experienced, create something that resonates, share this with others, and transport them to that place. Art is language, and when it speaks to another person, it is extremely rewarding to share those connections.
As you engage with her pieces, I invite you to take your time and look deeper. The colors and forms that live just below the surface tell the full story of the time and place of the scene.