Materializing Mormonism: Trajectories in Contemporary Latter-day Saint Art

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum - Mesa Arizona

May 10, 2024 – August 4, 2024

For the first time, the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts is curating an exhibition of Latter-day Saint art in Mesa, Arizona! Be part of bringing vibrant, contemporary LDS visual culture to the beautiful Mesa Arts Center.

Donors of $500 or more will be invited to a private reception at the Museum.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

This exhibition will showcase dozens of contemporary artists affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These creators expand upon Latter-day Saint theological and cultural concepts using visual art, objects, and film. Their objects explore ideas such as community and belonging; natural and built environments; worldmaking; peculiar “Mormon” iconography; sacred memory; and the body.

Together, these artists will demonstrate the vibrancy and complexity of recent Latter-day Saint visual culture and expand visitors’ expectations of fine art inspired by this increasingly worldwide faith.

Collin Bradford, A Burning Hope, 2021, video

Corinne Geertsen, Orbit Starter Kit, digital photo collage, 21 x 25 inches. Collection of the Artist.

Kent Christensen, Secrets of the Great Salt Lake (Triptych), 2019, oil on linen, 40 x 64 inches. Private Collection.

You can help bring this show to Mesa by donating today to Center for Latter-day Saint Arts, Inc. The Center was organized to study, promote and encourage art and artists who identify as or affiliate with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across all mediums including music, fine art, dance, theatre, and cinema. For more information, visit the Center's website.

Materializing Mormonism: Trajectories in Contemporary Latter-day Saint Art is curated by Heather Belnap, Brontë Hebdon Patterson, and Ashlee Whitaker and presented by the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.