A new exhibition at BYU showcases the nine new artworks of Lehi’s dream from the book Approaching the Tree: Interpreting 1 Nephi 8. See it at the Harold B. Lee Library Reynolds Auditorium Gallery on the first floor until May 12, 2024.
Author Archives: Jennifer Champoux
Ashlee Whitaker, former religious art curator at the BYU Museum of Art, joins Book of Mormon Art Catalog director Jenny Champoux to discuss “The Vision of Nephi” by John Held Sr. This episode complements week 4 (1 Nephi 11-15) of the 2024 “Come, Follow Me” Book of Mormon curriculum.
Benjamin Keogh joins Book of Mormon Art Catalog director Jenny Champoux to discuss “Pulling Up the Iron Rod” by J. Kirk Richards. This episode complements week 3 (1 Nephi 6-10) of the 2024 “Come, Follow Me” Book of Mormon curriculum.
Devan Jensen, executive editor at BYU’s Religious Studies Center, joins Book of Mormon Art Catalog director Jenny Champoux to discuss the “Lehi’s Family Leaving Jerusalem” panel from C. C. A. Christensen’s “Huntington Panorama.” This episode complements week 2 (1 Nephi 1-5) of the 2024 “Come, Follow Me” Book of Mormon curriculum.
The “Come Follow Up” series on BYUtv features the Book of Mormon Art Catalog this week! In the second half of the episode Jenny Champoux talks about the project and shares a couple artworks from the catalog. Also joining are scholars Melissa Inouye and Jason Olson, and host Ben Lomu. Watch it now on the
Laura Paulsen Howe, Church History Museum art curator, joins Book of Mormon Art Catalog director Jenny Champoux to discuss C. C. A. Christensen’s Huntington Panorama. This episode complements week 1 of the 2024 Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon curriculum.
Jennifer Champoux, director of the Book of Mormon Art Catalog, is interviewed by Margaret Olson Hemming, art editor of Dialogue, in their newest issue. Read it to learn more about how the Book of Mormon Art Catalogue is recovering the history of LDS art, how it can enrich your study, and why variety in religious
What hope does the birth of the Savior bring to you? How does knowing His mission bring you peace? For the prophet Nephi, as can be for all of us, Christ meant love–the love of Heavenly Parents, the love of sacrifice, the love of a Redeemer (see 1 Nephi 11:17-33). This simple but profound message
New book from Maxwell Institute! Available now at Amazon. Approaching the Tree: Interpreting 1 Nephi 8 is a collection of new scholarly, theological, and artistic considerations of these scriptures. It is an invitation to view again one of the Book of Mormon’s best-known texts. From the fresh interactions of an array of artists and scholars,
In Revelation, John sees a vision of “a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars” (Revelation 12:1). This woman has widely been interpreted as Mary, especially alongside the description of how “she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all