Great Awakening: Vision & Synthesis in Latter-day Saint Contemporary Art
Center Gallery | June 18 - August 7, 2021
The Lord hath gathered all things in one. The Lord hath brought down Zion from above. The Lord hath brought up Zion from beneath.
Doctrine & Covenants 84:100
Two hundred years ago, Joseph Smith experienced a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ that would come to be known as the First Vision. In that moment, Joseph’s tangible world was suddenly brought into contact with another plane of existence. This laid the groundwork for an ongoing project of synthesis, which includes Contemporary Art.
Great Awakening: Vision and Synthesis in Latter-day Saint Contemporary Art is organized by Chase Westfall and made possible by a generous donation from Allyson and Daniel Chard in honor of Richard Bushman and Glen Nelson for being visionaries in the arts. It is the inaugural exhibition of the Center Gallery, the gallery is a project of the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts. Graphic design for the exhibition is by Cameron King.
Exhibition Checklist
Some artists have provided a video introduction of their work. In these cases, transcriptions and/or video is available in English and Spanish.
Algunos artistas han proporcionado una presentación en video de su trabajo. En estos casos, las transcripciones y/o videos están disponibles en inglés y español.
1
Maddison Colvin (American, b. 1990)
Let us rejoice (2015)
Video
03:50 duration
2
Darlene Young (American, b. 1970)
A Handshake with the Heavens (2020)
Vinyl text on painted wall
Dimensions variable
Design by Cameron King
3
Jared Lindsay Clark (American, b. 1976)
Learning to Fly Prayer Circle (2010)
found ceramic figurines, epoxy resin
44 x 23 x 15 inches
4
Jared Lindsay Clark (American, b. 1976)
Kitschbild: Oso Negro (2015)
found ceramic objects, PC-11, epoxy resin
36 x 24 x 24 inches
5
Daniel Everett (American, b. 1980)
Sky I/Sky II (2012)
Printed vinyl, inkjet print on paper
96 x 72 inches, 35 x 28 inches
6
Georgina Bringas (Mexican, b. 1975)
La vibración del tiempo (2018)
VHS tape, computer fans
Dimensions variable
7
Ron Linn (American, b. 1987)
Signs that Aren’t Signs (Sewer Grate) (2018)
Graphite on paper
16 x 15 inches
8
Jason Metcalf (American, b. 1984)
A Paved Work of Pure Gold (2015)
99.9999999% pure gold plated aerospace-grade aluminum
0.5 x 12 x 12 inches
9
Jonathan Frioux (American, b. 1986)
Grove (2020)
Risographic print on paper
11 x 8 inches, edition: 120
10
Maddison Colvin (American, b. 1990)
Virtual Temple Garden (2017)
Unity video game, custom controller
11
Jonathan Frioux (American, b. 1986) with Armando Castro Hernández (Mexican, c. 1978)
Pico de Gallo #2 (2019)
Mixed media on paper
33.5 x 26.5 inches
12
Daniel Everett (American, b. 1980)
Marker II (2016)
Inkjet print on paper
50 x 40 inches
13
Ron Linn (American, b. 1987)
hraun i (bed) (2016)
Inkjet print on newsprint
24 x 36 inches
14
Rachel Thomander (Colombian American, b. 1989)
Indumentario Alfabético (2021)
Textile, wood, acrylic paint and ceramic
39 x 20 x 24 inches
15
Rachel Thomander (Colombian American, b. 1989)
Gracias Sumercé (2021)
Ceramic, wood, butter, and acrylic paint
17.5 x 14.5 x 11 inches
16
Darlene Young (American, b. 1970)
Kintsukuroi for Joseph Smith (2019)
Poem, inkjet print on paper
9 x 6.5 inches
Design by Cameron King
Great Awakening: Vision and Synthesis in Latter-day Saint Contemporary Art was organized by Chase Westfall and made possible by a generous donation from Allyson and Daniel Chard in honor of Richard Bushman and Glen Nelson for being visionaries in the arts.