CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — The Ronald K. De Long Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley presents "Portraits by Dana Van Horn." The exhibit will be on display from Jan. 11 to March 4. 

“I am attracted to subjects whose beauty resides in the truth of their reality rather than their exoticism. I believe that beauty derives from how something is portrayed, not from what is portrayed. The subject that engages me most fully is the human figure. The challenge of creating an image that embodies the reality and personality of the sitter is endlessly fascinating,” said Dana Van Horn in his artist’s statement.

Van Horn is a realist who paints the 21st-century world he lives in and the people with whom he shares it. After receiving his master of fine arts degree from Yale University, he moved to New York City and exhibited in various galleries from which his work was purchased for private, corporate and museum collections. After completing a major commission for the Catholic Diocese of Allentown, he moved nearby. In addition to pursuing his own work, Van Horn accepts commissions and teaches adults at The Baum School of Art in Allentown.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call 610-285-5078 for additional evening hours. For more information, contact Ann Lalik, gallery director, at annlalik@psu.edu or 610-285-5261.