10 works you should know
according to artist Valerie Atkisson
originally published June 2020
Valerie Atkisson is an accomplished artist and educator who has made significant contributions to contemporary art and the LDS art space. With a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York, she is currently an adjunct faculty member at Utah Valley University. Valerie also has a rich history of teaching and lecturing at various universities. Her work is included in several permanent collections, and has been featured in diverse exhibitions across notable institutions such as the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art and the Springville Museum of Art.
Dennis Applebee (American, born 1973)
Variation: Double Spiral (2008)
collage, 10 x 20 inches
Collection of the artist
Thomas Battersby Child, Jr. (American, 1888-1963)
Gilgal Sculpture Gardens (1947-1963)
12 original sculptures and over 70 stones, 749 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
Gi (Ginny) Huo 허지은
we didn’t see it as a tidal wave (2021)
1 minute 40 seconds, 8mm stop motion film. Created and edited by Gi (Ginny) Huo. Cinematography, sound design, and colour by Saif Al-Sobaihi.
L (American, born 1984)
(α 17h 45m 40.0409s / δ -29° 0′ 28.118″) (2015)
airbrushed acrylic on canvas, 74 inches x 9’25 inches
Private collection
Jackie Leishman (American)
The Many Faces of an Eve (2011)
photographic emulsion on mixed media, 94 x 140 inches (installation dimensions)
Collection of the artist
Daleene Menning (American, born 1938)
The Dream (c. 1958)
stoneware clay, sand, porcelain, 24 x 5 x 4 inches
Private collection
Annie Poon, (American, born 1977)
stop-motion animation (12:02), limited edition multiple with flipbook, rubber stamp, game board, soft figures, DVD, and clamshell box
Church History Museum
Bruce Hixson Smith (American, born 1936)
oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches
Church History Museum
Janis Mars Wunderlich (American, born c. 1970)
multi-fired, hand-built earthenware, slips, underglaze, glaze, 22 x 11 x 10 inches