Lindsey Licht from Midland has Art on Display in Lansing

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Lindsey Licht and one of her sketches.

HOUGHTON, MI (10/22/2012)(readMedia)-- Lindsey Licht, a fifth-year exercise science major at Michigan Technological University, has had two of her sketches selected for display in the House of Representatives Office Building in Lansing, part of the annual Art in the House exhibit.

Two of Licht's pieces, a still life and animal sketch, will be displayed later this month joining artwork from other university and high school students. An open house launching the exhibit was held on Oct. 17.

Licht's teacher is pleased. "I have had Lindsey in several art classes," says Susan Kilpela, senior lecturer in visual and performing arts. "She is an excellent student and artist, and I am confident that she will make a valuable contribution to society. She is also humble about her talents, a trait that I admire in students."

So, Lindsey is asked, why the interest in art?

"When I visited and fell in love with Tech, I wanted to go here. I chose an art minor because they didn't have an art major," she said. She plans to use her art in a career in occupational therapy, hopefully with children.

Licht is no stranger to public exhibitions. In fact, she had artwork shown before in the House before, when she was in Midland High School.

"It's cool to be acknowledged," she says of the Lansing exhibit. "I would still draw if my work wasn't noticed, but it's nice that other people see potential."

Graduating in December, she's glad her future in the health field will include art. "It's best of both worlds," she says. "There's art in a health career, and that's everything I need."

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.