Artist Information
Name: Hoyt, Madeline
Location(s): United States
Gender: Female
Sariah’s Sorrow
by Madeline Hoyt
Dated 2025
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Sariah’s Sorrow
by Madeline Hoyt
Scripture
1 Nephi 05
Medium
Oil Paint
Dimensions
15 x 20 in
Copyright
Madeline Hoyt. Used with permission.
Date
2025
Citation
Madeline Hoyt, Sariah’s Sorrow, 2025. The Book of Mormon Art Catalog, [URL].
Insights
Technique & Style
Figurative, Painting
Figures
Sariah
Symbols
hat, robe
Additional Info
Notes
Artist statement: "In my life, I have often felt sorry for myself. Often I have complained. Often I believe all hope is gone. Often I turn away from the comforting arms of my Savior to lick my wounds. Maybe that is why Sariah’s briefly recorded moment of lamenting pain appeals to me so deeply. In this painting, a figure is emerging through the tent door behind her. Her back is turned resolutely away from the onlooker, but the signs on His side and hands suggest that if she had turned to Him, He would have comforted her."
Commissioned Status
Submitted to the 2025 Book of Mormon Art Contest
Awards
Honorable Mention, 2025 Book of Mormon Art Contest
Exhibition History:
2025 Book of Mormon Art Contest Winners, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, July – November 2025.
Church Name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints