Elvis Presley What do you think of when someone mentions Elvis Presley? What you probably don’t think of is his spiritual side, witnessed by notes he left in a Book of Mormon. While he was filming Blue Hawaii (1961), filmmakers used the Polynesian Cultural...
Alice Cooper His father’s name was Ether Moroni Furnier. Jay Evenson, who is the Deseret News’ editorial page editor and teaches an opinion writing class at BYU, interviewed him once. His family belonged to an offshoot of the LDS Church, but his father was...
Christina Aguilera Christina’s parents met at Brigham Young University and married in the Washington, D.C. Temple. They were divorced when she was seven. When she was nine, her mother was still receiving home teachers, but it is unclear if Christina herself was...
Reg Wilkins Reg Wilkins FCSD is an international freelance photographer with a career spanning more than four decades. Born in Brockley, London in 1942, he assisted the acclaimed fashion, advertising and editorial photographer, David Montgomery for seven years in the...
Stanley J. Watts Stan Watts was born in Salt Lake City Utah and grew up in the city’s Sugarhouse neighborhood. While attending Salt Lake’s South High School he was already a noted artist, being recognized as a Sterling Scholar in art; the Sterling Scholar...
Anne Vanderlaan Anna Vanderlaan (pronounced Onna ) is a multicultural interdisciplinary artist with a BS degree in painting and drawing, and a Master of Fine Arts. She is a candidate for a Ph.D. in Psychology. Anne was the president of the South West Artist of...
Erick Sosa Erick Sosa is a Los Angeles based Toy sculptor (collectible sculptor also) He has been sculpting since he was 3-4 years old, and over 13 years professionally.Erik is a stay at home Dad/Husband to a 2 year old daughter (Keira) and his wife Erika. He served...
Al Rounds In 1977, he earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah. His painting technique was influenced there by the English portrait master, Alvin Gittins, and newspaper art critic and watercolorist, George Dibble. Utah-born, Al Rounds was...
Ed “Big Daddy” Roth (1932 – 2001) Hot Rod Designer He created custom show cars in his garage. He was a struggling artist who financed his inventions by selling drawings and t-shirts at drag events, fairs, and car shows. When he personally...
Rose Marie Reid She was an accomplished Canadian swimmer, who created the bathing costume which was a fashion item rather than a purely functional suit. Her company eventually captured ten percent of the women’s swimwear market which led to her being named...
Walter Rane He served a full-time mission in France. The mission president wanted to do a traveling exhibit of original works to appeal to the French people. It was sort of a visitors center in the back of a VW Bus. Elder Rane spent a couple of months in the...
Del Parson He grew up in Rexburg, Idaho, where his father was an art professor at the local college and his mother taught second grade. His dad often took the family on painting excursion camp-outs. He loved the outdoors. Drawing came naturally for him, and he...
Greg Olsen Greg grew up in rural Idaho. His parents were also artists, and they encouraged his artistic expression. He studied illustration at Utah State University. His paintings hang in temples in more than 20 countries around the world. He has also done work...
Keith Nielsen He is self-taught sculptor working from his home. His first commercial success came while selling his sculptures in a mall where shoppers were able to watch him work. Latter-day Saints might be most familiar with his temple sculptures which feature his...
David Edward Linn David Linn was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in the hills of the South Bay peninsula. He began painting shortly after birth and has only occasionally paused to pursue other interests such as music composition and performance, mountain...
Hayden Lambson Painter Lambson grew up in New Mexico and now resides in Idaho. He graduated from BYU before beginning a career as a professional scouter. Whitetails Unlimited and the Foundation of North American Wild Sheep named Lambson artist of the year in 1988...
Brian Kershisnik The son of a geologist, Brian Kershisnik spent much of his youth moving around the world: Angola, Thailand, West Texas and Pakistan. After a mission to Denmark for the LDS Church, Kershisnik earned a degree in fine art from Brigham Young University. ...
Jodi Jensen She is best known for her beautiful florals, adorable bunnies and creative children’s illustrations. One of her collectors describes her best: “Her work is realistic, serene and warm.” Jodi received her art degree from Brigham Young...
Glen Hopkinson Glen’s paintings are well known in the world of Western art and since his paintings have appeared in many LDS publications.He is often commissioned to paint particular events from personal family histories. His originals are found at the Williams...
Brett Helquist He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah in 1993. Shortly after graduation he moved to New York City, where he currently lives with his wife, Mary Jane Callister. He has illustrated for many magazine,...
Mark Gudmundsen He is well known for his striking paintings of American national parks, monuments, and wilderness areas. Because he lives just outside of Yosemite National Park, nearly half of his paintings are devoted to capturing the beauty and changing light of...
