Press Release
An alumna and former staff member of USU Eastern, Lori Wait, will exhibit her photographs at Gallery East in the Central Instruction Building on campus. Her exhibit, “God and Man,” will run from March 12 through April 6.
Lori Wait is an award winning photographer and videographer. Her work has been seen in the television series Discovery Road, several television commercials and on billboards throughout Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been published in Park City, Reader’s Digest, Arizona Highways, Chamber of Commerce and Wasatch Academy Today magazines. Her work has also been published in the Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune and the Pyramid newspapers. She was awarded Utah Best of State, videography, in 2015.
Her love of nature is what drives her and is where she feels at peace. Lori enjoys capturing people experiencing life through her lens. Family is what she cherishes most. She is the mother of three and grandmother of two. Her travels have taken her to nearly all 50 states in search of scenery and people that touch her soul.
Lori is an alumna and former coordinator of Distance Education at USU Eastern. She is humbled and honored to share her work at this gallery, where she spent time studying the work of many great local and regional artists.
Wait’s exhibit is part of USU Eastern’s Year of the Arts, a celebration of the arts at each of USU’s campuses from 2017-18.
The artist will be unable to attend, but a reception will be held on March 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery. Students, family and the public are invited. Admittance into the gallery is free and open to the public during the academic year from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Any questions can be answered by Noel Carmack, Gallery East curator, at (435) 613-5241 or noel.carmack@usu.edu.
