LUAG showcases work by Lehigh faculty

Professors from Lehigh’s department of Art, Architecture and Design stepped out of the classroom and into the spotlight to showcase their work at the Lehigh University Art Galleries for the first time in five years.

The exhibition ran from Feb. 4 to Feb. 18 in the main gallery of Zoellner Arts Center. The goal was to “celebrate the visionary talent and creativity of Lehigh’s Department of Art, Architecture and Design,” according to the gallery’s website.

The gallery hosts a faculty exhibition every five years. In 2025, the work of 14 professors is being showcased.

Amy Forsyth, a professor at Lehigh since 2001, blends her passion for visual and performing arts in her courses and personal work. Forsyth’s courses include furniture design, drawing and an experimental musical instrument-making class — an interest which is reflected in her pieces for the exhibition.

Forsyth said she received a Lehigh Makers Grant last year, which helped her create this artwork for the exhibition.

At the opening reception, she performed a crankie — a long scroll drawing that illustrates a song written by her husband. She also created three cabinets, including an instrument storage rack featuring instruments she and a friend built, some of which were repurposed from an old piano she deconstructed.

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