10 works you should know
According to multimedia artist Annie Poon
Originally published June 2020
Annie Poon is a New York-based multimedia artist known for her distinctive stop-motion animations using paper cut-outs and Sharpies. Her acclaimed short Runaway Bathtub, collected by the Museum of Modern Art, has received multiple screenings and an audience choice award. Another short, The Shiny Bicycle, featuring narration by President Thomas S. Monson, is available on LDS.org.
Annie’s work explores themes ranging from redemption in despair to childlike wonder, reflecting her experiences with bipolar and schizoaffective disorders diagnosed at age 26. She was featured in an Artful documentary about her animation The Castle, celebrating healing through the Savior.
Her work is held in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, BYU Museum of Art, Springville Museum of Art, and several private and institutional collections. Annie has had six solo exhibitions and is handicapped.
1
J. Kirk Richards (American, born 1976)
Breath of Life (From the Dust) (2011)
oil on linen, 98 x 80 inches
Private collection
Installation photograph from Materializing Mormonism
2
Laura Erekson Atkinson (American)
The Power to Build (2018)
rust and acrylic on panel, 72 x 96 inches
Collection of the artist
3
James C. Christensen (American, 1942-2017)
Lehi Beckons His Family (2011)
acrylic on panel, 12 x 18 inches
Cris and Janae Baird Collection
4
Caitlin Connolly (American)
In Their Image (2017)
oil on canvas, 130 x 103 inches
Church History Museum
5
Page Turner (American, born 1981)
Total Plentitude: A Congregation of Seeker Sisters (2018)
assemblage mixed media
Collection of the artist
Installation photograph from Work and Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art, courtesy of Glen Nelson
6
Samuel Evensen (American)
In the High Noon of the Heavenly Garden (2018)
oil pastel on paper, installation, 8 x 54 feet; 9 x 20 feet
Collection of the artist
7
Brian Kershisnik (American, born 1962)
She Will Find What Is Lost (2013)
oil on canvas, 132 x 96 inches
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Installation photography from Work and Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art
8
Casey Jex Smith (American, born 1976)
Seer Stone (2015)
colored pencil on paper, 7.5 x 7.5 inches
Church History Museum
9
Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert (American, 1888-1976)
The First Vision (1934)
oil on canvas, 102 x 78 inches
Brigham Young University Museum of Art
10
Jorge Cocco Santángelo (Argentine, born 1936)
Fear Not It Is I (2018)
oil on canvas, 96 x 48 inches
Church History Museum
discover more works you should know:
caitlin connolly’s list
glen nelson’s list
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