Works of Wonder: BYU Alumni in Latter-day Saint Art Exhibit
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Works of Wonder


Sanctuary, by David Dibble
David Dibble, Sanctuary, 2019. Oil on linen panel, 36 × 30 inches. Private collection.

BYU graduate artists Lee Udall Bennion (BFA ’86), Sara Lynne Lindsay (MFA ’22), and David R. Dibble (BFA ’03), among other alumni, have pieces included in the Work and Wonder: 200 Years of Latter-day Saint Art exhibit at the Church History Museum (open until March 1, 2025). The exhibit is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts—a group that believes art is a divine gift that connects us all. The exhibit shows art in many media and genres from across the globe.

Lee Udall Bennion painting
Lee Udall Bennion, Daily Bread, c. 1990, oil on canvas, 50 × 40 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Gary Ernest and Judy A. Smith, 1994.
Sara Lynne Lindsay, Knew They Would/Knew You Would Be Here
Sara Lynne Lindsay, Knew They Would/Knew You Would Be Here, 2020. Cotton, cedarwood, ink, text from Sarah DeArmon Pea Rich’s journal entries, 1814–93, approximately 7 feet in diameter × 2 inches. State of Utah Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection.