Lisa DeLong studied painting and earned an MA in art history at BYU before continuing her training in London with Keith Critchlow and Paul Marchant. She completed her doctorate at The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts in 2007 and now serves as the school’s Outreach Programme Manager. DeLong designs and leads educational workshops worldwide and is the author of Curves: Flowers, Foliates and Flourishes in the Formal Decorative Arts. She also delivered a TEDx talk on geometry and education at BYU in 2016.
The Wonder of Scripture series, sponsored by the BYU Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, invites thoughtful speakers from diverse disciplines to reflect on how sacred texts inspire wonder, deepen understanding, and shape lives. Each lecture offers a unique perspective on engaging scripture with curiosity, reverence, and intellectual depth.