{"product_id":"liz-nielsen-giving-you-to-the-moon-2026","title":"Liz Nielsen, Giving You the Moon, 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf interested in this print framed, please contact hello@wassaicproject.org. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 layers variable edition, glow in the dark ink on Arches 88, 2026, Variable Edition of 22, 22.5 in x 27.5 in, Printed by McKinzie Trotta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiz Nielsen was first shown at Wassaic Project’s 2020-2021 Winter Exhibition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wassaicproject.org\/exhibitions\/all-out-all-in\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll Out\/All In\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Since then, Nielsen has received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts to create a public art installation in Wassaic Project's Gridley Chapel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wassaicproject.org\/public-art\/liz-nielsen-crystalline-resonance\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrystalline Resonance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrystalline Resonance\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand this print\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGiving You the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexpands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNielsen’s previous work with photograms, one of photography’s earliest techniques. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the darkroom, Nielsen creates richly layered compositions by blocking sections of photo-sensitive paper with hand cut shapes and exposing the paper to various wavelengths of found light. Nielsen has spent over two decades evolving this singular process that she likens to “painting with light.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003en \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGiving You the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Nielsen transforms the careful planning of the photograms into a print recalling the phenomena of Earth’s topographies such as glaciers, mountains, and moons. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt from timeless shapes including circles, triangles, and squares, the figures suggest benevolent visitors, guardians, or beings composed entirely of light. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBio\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiz Nielsen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (b. 1975) is a Hudson Valley, New York–based artist, photographer, and educator known for redefining camera-less photography. Working with photograms, one of photography’s earliest processes, she creates luminous, one-of-a-kind images in the analog color darkroom through a method she calls “light painting,” layering colored light onto photosensitive materials to produce works that balance precision and spontaneity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNielsen's vibrant compositions range from intimate to monumental in scale, exploring themes of duality, perception, and transformation while bridging art and science. Nielsen has presented solo exhibitions at Miles McEnery Gallery (New York), Black Box Projects (London), SOCO Gallery (Charlotte), and Hexton Gallery (Aspen). Her 2026 projects include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArt Everywhere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManifestations of the Voyage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at Grand Central Madison, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrystalline Resonance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at the Wassaic Project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer work has been featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtforum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts, she holds degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. She served as the Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in Photography at Hartford Art School for the 2025–2026 academic year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wassaic Project","offers":[{"title":"Framed","offer_id":67658021273754,"sku":null,"price":1138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":67658021306522,"sku":null,"price":888.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/4529\/7050\/files\/LizNielsen_GivingYouToTheMoon_2026_128.jpg?v=1792529054","url":"https:\/\/store.wassaicproject.org\/products\/liz-nielsen-giving-you-to-the-moon-2026","provider":"Wassaic Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}