Alyson Denny

Alyson Denny creates abstract photographic images of intricately manipulated light. Her light-altering techniques include motorized refractors, programmed LEDs, hand-painted colorants, and digitally die-cut apertures, all used to generate immersive, luminous, motion-filled worlds.
Her moving images were featured as part of the inaugural screenings of Off the Wall @ 725 Ponce in Atlanta GA, and recently appeared as the grand finale of the University of Maryland’s NextNOW Fest. Two works were commissioned for residential installations in New York City, and her piece Half & Half & Honey now resides permanently in the lobby of Radian Boston’s residential tower.
In May of 2024 she mixed her moving image visuals live for the first time with Slow Fawn, a music project of Sam Cohen. Two of her moving images are currently looping on the digital covers of his latest albums, Slow Fawn Music No. 1 and No. 2.
Since 2008 Alyson has been a member of the legendary Joshua Light Show. She has performed everything from the iconic liquid light to state-of-the-art VJ projections, working with an eclectic group of musicians, including Terry Riley, Lou Reed, John Zorn, MGMT, and Oneohtrix Point Never.
Alyson studied physics and filmmaking at Harvard. She is currently on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts, NYC, where she teaches Light Lab, a course she designed to explore the artistic potential of experimental lighting in photography and video.