EARTHBOUND AND HEAVENWARD
THE SACRED ART OF DISCIPLESHIP
SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2028
SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2028
J. Kirk Richards (b.1976), 'Rescue,' 2025, oil on panel with dirt, 86 ¼ x 53 ¼ inches. Courtesy of the artist.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath
Isaiah 51:6
Disciples of Christ often sense the gap between where they are and where they'd like to be. Throughout the history of Christian art, artists have grappled with this "sacred distance" and, to our pleasant surprise, demonstrated how often we find heaven approaching us in mundane, everyday details.
In Earthbound and Heavenward—a religious exhibition featuring dozens of artworks from the MOA permanent collection and new works by living artists—saints, sinners, pupils, and prophets alike will find their hopes, beliefs, struggles, and successes reflected in more than five centuries of artistic wonder.
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Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, 'Head of Christ,' 17th century, oil on panel, 23 3/4 x 19 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Vivian Hotchkiss Leonis Vicondo, 2004.
Lift Up Thine Eyes by Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), ‘Lift Up Thine Eyes,’ c.1965, oil on board, 28 x 22 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of anonymous donor, 1996.
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Elise Wehle, 'Through a Corridor of Laurel,' 2024, pressed plants and paper, acrylic paint, 54 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 2024.
Jesus and the Woman at the Well
Unknown Artist, 'Jesus and the Woman at the Well,' no date, stained glass, 103 x 70 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Stanford C. Stoddard, 2013.
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Matthew Geddes (b.1950), 'Pot Shedding Skin,' 1979, ceramic, 15 x 6 x 14 inches. Brigham Young University Museum
The Denial of Peter
Ary Scheffer (1795-1858), The Denial of Peter, 1855, oil on canvas, 52 x 73 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Donald Greenwood, 1976.
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James C. Christensen, 'Portrait of Joseph Smith with Butterfly,' c.1979, oil and acrylic on canvas, 23 1/16 x 17 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Gregory and Linda Mackay, 1997.
The Twelve-Year-Old Christ in the Temple
Ernst Zimmermann, oil on canvas, 63" x 94.5", 1879; courtesy BYU Museum of Art; purchased with funds from Roy and Carol Christensen
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