Our Queer Galleries host art exhibits that celebrate LGBTQ+ artists and LGBTQ-themed art.
Exhibits are professionally curated and each exhibit includes an artist reception. We also host exhibits that bring LGBTQ+ history to life -
featuring materials from the Lehigh Valley LGBT Community Archive, or hosted in partnership with external organizations.
About Emily:
Emily Strong is a figurative oil painter based out of building Eleven20 in Easton, Pennsylvania. Strong was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1992 and received her undergraduate degrees in Studio Art and Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Moravian University of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2015. Her study of psychology and sociology has greatly influenced the conceptual and formal aspects of her work.
Strong works primarily in oil on canvas, creating realistic, intimate depictions of figures and spaces that explore the many complexities of relationships with self, other, and environment, as well as existence, isolation, and identity.
In addition to her personal studio practice, Strong has worked in the arts as a freelance mural artist, studio assistant to multiple artists, a gallery professional at various institutions, artist's model, and from 2020-2023 co-founded and co-directed the online gallery Manifold Global. She is currently the Exhibitions and Collections Coordinator at The Baum School of Art in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Emily Strong is a figurative oil painter based out of building Eleven20 in Easton, Pennsylvania. Strong was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1992 and received her undergraduate degrees in Studio Art and Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Moravian University of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2015. Her study of psychology and sociology has greatly influenced the conceptual and formal aspects of her work.
Strong works primarily in oil on canvas, creating realistic, intimate depictions of figures and spaces that explore the many complexities of relationships with self, other, and environment, as well as existence, isolation, and identity.
In addition to her personal studio practice, Strong has worked in the arts as a freelance mural artist, studio assistant to multiple artists, a gallery professional at various institutions, artist's model, and from 2020-2023 co-founded and co-directed the online gallery Manifold Global. She is currently the Exhibitions and Collections Coordinator at The Baum School of Art in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Past art exhibits have featured artwork from:
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Past history exhibits have included:
- Pride Guides and the Early Years of Lehigh Valley Pride
- Secret Symphony: Gay Composers of Classical Music
- The Long Road to LGBTQ Equality in Pennsylvania
- Trans Stories Project by Eastern PA Trans Equity Project
- Pride in Print: Moving Above Ground and Embracing Our Gaydar
- Amending Allentown: The 40+ Year Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights