
Father Sky by Arline Martens
More than two-thirds of Americans live where they can no longer see the Milky Way galaxy because of light pollution. We have grown so isolated from night that in much of our culture it has become alien and fearful. NightVisions seeks to re-open our positive connections to the natural night and to bridge the divide separating artistic from scientific perception, promoting the idea that science and art are two intertwined aspects of human experience.
In other words, NightVisions is an art exhibition that celebrates the beauty of the night sky. Showing for the sixth time, the exhibition is hosted at the Coconino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, Arizona. Flagstaff was designated as the world’s first International Dark Skies City, enacting limitations on light pollution to preserve the community’s exquisite view of the night sky, and leading a worldwide movement.
Congratulations to this year’s Jury Prize winners for NightVisions 2017:
- Best in Show: Arline Martens for Father Sky Mother Earth (pictured above)
- Second Prize: Noah Stein for Hati Hróðvitnisson / The Devouring Light
- Third Prize: Sharon McGinnis for Moonrise

Starry Night by Sean Heavey
NightVisions opened with a Members Reception on Thursday, June 8, 2017. There will be a public Opening Reception on Thursday, June 15. The exhibition will be open to the public from June 13 through July 29, 2017. The exhibition is produced by the Flagstaff Arts Council in partnership with the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition.
The participating artists in NightVisions 2017 are:
Cathi Borthwick, Flagstaff, AZ
Ty Cook, Yuma, AZ
Joe Cornett, Flagstaff, AZ
Jeffrey DaCosta, Tucson, AZ
Regina Dell, Flagstaff, AZ
Diane Fairfield, Saint David, AZ
Yolanda Fernandez-Shebeko, McHenry, IL
Candace Greenburg, Tucson, AZ
Theodore Greer, Jemez Springs, NM
Frederica Hall, Flagstaff, AZ
Sean Heavey, Glasgow, MT
Theresa Hentz, Tucson, AZ
Stan Honda, New York, NY
Janek Keediniihii, Flagstaff, AZ
Kay Kenny, South Orange, NJ
Karen Knorowski, Flagstaff, AZ
Simon Kregar, Tucson, AZ
Nick Lawrence, Flagstaff, AZ
Sandra Luehrsen, Tempe, AZ
Arline Martens, Flagstaff, AZ
Sharon McGinnis, Flagstaff, AZ
Xanthe Miller, El Paso, TX
SD Nelson, Flagstaff, AZ
Jim Nickelson, Camden, ME
Rebecca Nolda, Placitas, NM
Jane Notides-Benzing, Rochester, NY
Lynn Overend, Flagstaff, AZ
James Peterson, Sedona, AZ
Michael Pierre Price, Phoenix, AZ
Sharon Richards, Flagstaff, AZ
Noah Stein, Portland, OR
Jody Tanner, Flagstaff, AZ
Stewart Thomson, Flagstaff, AZ
Rhonda Thomas Urdang, Flagstaff, AZ
Kenneth Walters, Flagstaff, AZ
Kristin Whitten, Flagstaff, AZ
Jane Yudelman, Cambridge, MA
NightVisions was juried by Paula Rice, Lance Diskan, and John Tannous (replacing Alan Petersen who had to step down from the jury).
Night Visions is generously supported by:
- Gallery view
- Father Sky by Arline Martens
- Veil Nebula by Sonja London-Hall
- Cactus & Slip by Kay Kenny
- Luna, Manhattan, 2016 by Stan Honda
- Girl in the Red Coat by Lynn Overend
- Stories of the Night by Regina Dell
- Opening Night for the Natural Light by Jane Notides-Benzing
- El Vado Milky Way by Theodore Greer
- Jemez Historic Site by Theodore Greer
- And the cloud jumped over the moon by Sean Heavey
- Starry Night by Sean Heavey
- Sharon McGinnis
- Always by Diane Fairfield
- Uncharted Constellations 10 by Jane Yuldelman
- Adrift in the Cosmos by Rebecca Nolda
- His Nestling Grip by Nick Lawrence
- Wičháȟpi HinápȟA Lakota Emergence by SD Nelson
- Beyond the Many Stars by SD Nelson
- Sol 1 by Jim Nickelson
- Symphony in Blue I by Jim Nickelson
- Symphony in Blue II by Jim Nickelson
- Outside Lightening by Yolanda Fernandez
- Stars Over Ocotillo by Ty Cook
- Web of Life by Candace Greenburg
- Anno Domini 1054 by Michael Pierre Price
- Comet Pan STARRS by Jody Tanner
- Tree of Life – As Above, So Below by Sandra Luehrsen
- Tree of Life – Artesian Street by Sandra Luehrsen
- Lunar Eclipse at Cathedral Rock by James Peterson
- The Night Was Dark But The Stars Were Bright by Karen Knorowski
- Tepary Way by Xanthe Miller
- Pleides. Lost Pleiad Diptych Duo by Rhonda M. Thomas Urdang
- Stargate N1037 by Elizabeth Bonzani
- So’ Yadaalti’ (Talking Stars) by JanekKeediniihii
- A Small Parenthesis in Eternity by Cathi Borthwick
- The Pacman Nebula by Theresa Hentz
- Milky Impressions by Theresa Hentz
- The Science and Art of it by Stewart Thompson
- Government Prairie by Kenneth Walters
- Hati Hróðvitnisson : The Devouring Light by Noah Stein
- The Pleiades by Simon Kregar
- Parcel 4 by Jeffrey Da Costa
- Parcel 7 by Jeffrey Da Costa
- Still by Joe Cornett
- Night Lillies in the Milky Way by Frederica Hall