About the Gallery
Now residing within Studio 945, the Bethlehem House Gallery has fused with Ward Van Haute’s working design studio to create a dynamic, multi-functional art destination in Bethlehem, PA. This modular, industrial-themed space serves as both a transformative exhibition venue capable of adapting to any style and an active workshop where Van Haute crafts his distinctive oils on fused glass and mixed-media sculptures. By combining the gallery with the creative studio, the venue provides a unique, immersive environment where the boundary between the creation of contemporary art and its public display is dissolved.
Ward Van Haute
Ward Van Haute is a self-taught painter, sculptor, glass artist, and curator born in 1978 in Ft. Belvoir, VA. He received his BA in TV/Film Production from DeSales University in 2001 and spent 15 years working as a properties master and art director for stage and screen in Philadelphia and New York.
In his workspace, Studio 945, Van Haute works primarily in oils on the reverse of fused glass panels, marrying the folk and sacral arts techniques of reverse glass painting with contemporary styles and subjects. His additional media include found object sculpture, urethane casting, kiln-formed glass, and stop-motion animation.
Van Haute is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and exhibiting innovative fine art in the Lehigh Valley. He currently serves on the ArtsQuest Visual Arts board and served two terms on the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission from 2016 to 2022. He was a Juror for the Lehigh Valley Region of the Pennsylvania Scholastic Art Awards in 2019 and judged the BFAC 2024 Fine Art and Craft Show.
Ward's Artwork
Ward Van Haute, a self-taught artist whose practice is defined by the intricate technique of reverse glass painting. Working primarily in oils on the reverse of fused glass panels, he marries the traditions of folk and sacral arts with contemporary subjects to create pieces of unique depth and luminosity. The collection below also features his explorations in three-dimensional media, including found object sculpture, urethane casting, and kiln-formed glass.
