Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

For the 10th International Art Competition: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus, artists submitted works responding to the theme “Tell Me the Stories of Jesus,” which aligned with the 2015 Sunday School curriculum. Many of the artworks explore stories of the Savior’s mortal ministry as recorded in the New Testament, while others include artists’ experiences in drawing near to the Savior. Ultimately, it is the hope of the Church History Museum that visitors come to see Jesus the Christ in new and distinct ways, thereby enlivening their understanding of the Man of Galilee.
The artwork in this exhibit was on display at the Church History Museum from September 30, 2015 to August 15, 2016.

A—C

A watercolor by Dianne Johnson Adams depicting the Savior caring for the woman with the issue of blood.

Who Touched Me

Dianne Johnson Adams (1960– )
An oil painting by Rob Adamson, depicting the mount of transfiguration.

Mount of Transfiguration

Robert N. Adamson (1962– )
An ink on paper artwork by Sharyl Adamson, depicting the fast of 40 days and nights.

Vertical Desert III

Sharyl Adamson
Purchase Award
An oil painting by Paige Elizabeth Anderson, depicting the scriptural account of the woman with an issue of blood.

Whole (Woman with an Issue of Blood)

Paige Elizabeth Anderson (1989– )
Purchase Award
An Armenian needle lace artwork by Karoun Elizabeth Arslanian, depicting how the gospel binds her family together.

Intertwined

Karoun Elizabeth Arslanian
A multimedia sculpture by Valerie Atkisson de Moura, depicting a matriarchal line of ancestors.

Matriarchal Line

Valerie Atkisson de Moura
Merit Award
An oil painting by Cassanda Barney, depicting Mary after the crucifixion.

Behold Thy Son

Cassandra Barney (1967– )
An ink on paper artwork by Daniel Bartholomew, depicting the 490 times we have been asked to continually forgive.

Seventy Times Seven

Daniel Bartholomew
Merit Award
A scratchboard triptych by Bethany Bates, depicting Mary of Bethany with the Savior.

At His Feet

Bethany Bates
Visitors' Choice Award
A stoneware ceramic by Ben Behunin depicting the feast for 5,000, with two small fish and five loaves of bread.

Feast for 5000

Ben Behunin
An oil painting and hand carved and painted frame by Lee Udall Bennion, depicting Christ right before His Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.

Lord of Heaven and Earth (Just before Jerusalem)

Lee Udall Bennion (1956– )
A mixed media collage by Robin Birrell, depicting the sister of the boy who contributed his loaves and fishes to be used by the Savior to feed the 5,000.

She Baked the Loaves and Dried the Fishes

Robin Birrell (1969– )
An acrylic and gold leaf painting by Annie K. Blake, depicting the guidance of the Savior symbolized by an open door.

Knock

Annie K. Blake
An ink illustration by Timothy Boyle, depicting Legion, the man tormented by many unclean spirits.

Legion

Timothy Boyle
A cast bronze sculpture by Joseph Ray Butcher, depicting the parable of the prodigal son.

Prodigals

Joseph Ray Butcher
A watercolor and ink artwork by JoLin Chao, depicting a bird in prayer as a metaphor for her mothering.

A Loving Mother Awaits

JoLin Chao
A cast bronze sculpture on a granite base by Brian Dean Christensen, depicting the Spirit of God descending like a dove.

Behold My Beloved Son

Brian Dean Christensen
A cut silhouette by Melissa Clark depicting the Lamb of God.

Lamb of God

Melissa Clark
An oil painting by Crystal Suzanne Close depicting Jesus and the woman at the well.

At the Well

Crystal Suzanne Close
Purchase Award
A mixed media artwork by Lisa Aerin Collett depicting the Kingdom of Heaven.

The Kingdom of Heaven

Lisa Aerin Collett
Merit Award
An oil painting on panel and fabric by Caitlin Maxfield Connolly, depicting Jesus and a believing woman.

A Believing Woman

Caitlin Maxfield Connolly
Purchase Award
A textile by Kazuko Covington depicting worlds without end.

Worlds without End

Kazuko Covington (1971– )
An oil painting by Teodorico Cumagun depicting Jesus doing good among the people.

He Went About Doing Good

Teodorico Cumagun (1933– )
A digital print on canvas by Brandon Cunningham depicting the ten lepers.

And There Was One

Brandon Cunningham

D—K

An oil painting by Rose Datoc Dall, depicting Jesus offering the loaves and fishes.

Loaves and Fishes

Rose Dall (1968– )
Purchase Award
A stained and leaded glass sculpture by Matthew Hyrum Dell, depicting the Plan of Salvation.

The Plan of Salvation

Matthew Hyrum Dell
A watercolor, ink, and gold leaf artwork by Lisa DeLong depicting the parable of the seed.

Parable of the Seed

Lisa DeLong
Merit Award
An acrylic painting by Shelley Mendenhall Detton, depicting an invitation to listen to the words of the Savior.

Martha’s Chair

Shelley Mendenhall Detton
A handmade accordian-style book by Emily Dyer Barker, depicting Christ’s story of salvation.

Extravagant or Credo

Emily Dyer Barker
Purchase Award
An oil painting by Barbara Summers Edwards, depicting the woman of Samaria at the well.

Living Water

Barbara Summers Edwards
A photograph by Jeffery Barker Edwards, depicting the ways we are carried and known by our Savior even in our suffering.

Fallen Sparrows

Jeffery Barker Edwards
A photographic diptych by Daniel Brian Everett depicting the way in which our mortal perspective fogs and shadows a clear view of the celestial heavens.

Sky I/Sky II

Daniel Brian Everett
Purchase Award
An oil painting by Peter Everett depicting the abundance, generosity, and love from Jesus.

Untitled

Peter Everett
Merit Award
A digital print on canvas by Kevin Figueira, depicting the magnitude and extent of Jesus Christ’s suffering on behalf of humankind.

Arm of Mercy

Kevin Figueira
An oil painting on brocade cloth by Nathan Samuel Florence, depicting the BeAttitude, pure in heart.

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart: For They Shall See God

Nathan Florence (1972– )
A digital print on paper by Aundrea Leonna Frahm depicting the Savior's sacrifice.

Circulation

Aundrea Leonna Frahm
A watercolor by Meagan Ruth Getz depicting the story of the Magi.

We Are Come to Worship Him

Meagan Ruth Getz
Visitors' Choice Award
An oil painting by Glenda Cheryl Gleave depicting a love of the scriptures.

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

Glenda Cheryl Gleave
A pen and ink, digital print on canvas by Christopher Clane Graves depicting the choice that Jesus had to make in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Eye #4 Reflection

Christopher Clane Graves
An ink, acrylic, and graphite artwork by David Marshall Habben II depicting Peter walking on water.

Bid Me Come unto Thee

David Marshall Habben II (1980– )
Merit Award
A bronze and sandstone sculpture by Benjamin Ray Hammond depicting the suffering Christ.

Yet His Hands Are Stretched Out Still

Benjamin Hammond (1977– )
An oil painting by Sue Frances Hansen depicting a Gentile woman in contemplation.

The Woman and the Good Idea

Sue Frances Hansen
A bronze sculpture by Allen Jay Haroldsen depicting the Good Samaritan.

The Good Samaritan

Allen Jay Haroldsen
A photograph by Mark Hedengren depicting a primary president in Brooklyn, New York.

Marie, a Primary President in Brooklyn, New York

Mark Hedengren
A quilted textile by Mary Hutchings depicting gratitude and love for God.

Then Sings My Soul

Mary Hutchings
Visitors' Choice Award
An etching by Steph Rasmussen Johnsen depicting the Creation as a confluence.

Confluence

Steph Rasmussen Johnsen (1981– )
Purchase Award
An oil painting by Brian Kershisnik depicting little children with Jesus.

Jesus and the Angry Babies

Brian Kershisnik (1962– )
A mixed media construction by Lloyd Knowles depicting emblems of the sacrament and other biblical metaphors.

Living Water by Lloyd Knowles

Lloyd Knowles (1945– )
An oil painting by Justin Burton Kunz depicting the Sermon on the Mount.

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

Justin Kunz (1975– )

L—R

A mixed media artwork by James Edward Lauritsen depicting the wise men and women who build their houses upon the foundation of Christ.

And the Rains Came Down

James Lauritsen (1967– )
A granite, steel, copper, and gold leaf sculpture by Clayton Michael Lefler depicting the parable of the ten virgins.

The Bridegroom Cometh

Clayton Michael Lefler (1953– )
A mixed media artwork by Kheng Saik Lim depicting the boundary between the world of the dead and the living.

Passageway

Kheng Saik Lim
A construction of oil on canvas and sculpted wood by David Chapman Lindsay depicting our ability to rise above life’s adversities.

The Winds and the Waves (Shall Obey Thy Will)

David Chapman Lindsay
Purchase Award
A digital drawing by Normandie Shael Luscher depicting the Savior and Peter talking.

Leave Your Nets

Normandie Shael Luscher
Purchase Award
An oil painting by Michael Malm depicting the Savior preparing Himself for His ministry.

To Be with God

Michael Tom Malm (1972– )
Purchase Award
A pencil and gouache illustration by Brooke Mann depicting the loaves and fishes.

They Did Eat

Brooke Mann
An oil painting by Emily McPhie depicting Martha and Mary.

Martha and Mary

Emily McPhie (1978– )
An oil painting by Erin Meads depicting the story of the Widow's Mite.

Even All Her Living: The Widow’s Mite

Erin Meads
An aluminum sculpture plated with gold by Jason Metcalf, depicting Joseph Smith's vision in the Kirtland Temple.

A Paved Work of Pure Gold

Jason Metcalf
Purchase Award
A mixed media artwork by Alexander Hraefn Morris depiciting Jesus Christ traveling the earth.

Traveler

Alexander Hraefn Morris
A cut paper relief by Ryan McGowen Muldowney depicting the Pearl of Great Price.

Pearl of Great Price

Ryan McGowan Muldowney (1980– )
Merit Award
An oil painting by Gregory Leo Newbold depicting sheep waiting to be shorn as a symbol of the Atonement.

Fear Not Little Flock

Gregory Leo Newbold (1967– )
An oil painting by Sopheap Nhem depicting the children of Cambodia surrounding Jesus.

Early Morning with the Savior

Sopheap Nhem
Purchase Award
A mixed media artwork by Lynette Oberg depicting the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well.

Swimming in the Living Waters

Lynette Oberg (1959– )
An oil painting by Michal Diane Onyon depicting the Good Shepherd.

The Good Shepherd

Michal Diane Onyon
An oil painting by Benjamin Pack depicting Christ as the Great High Priest.

The Great High Priest

Benjamin Austin Pack (1985– )
Merit Award
A mixed media artwork by Erin Amber Pearson depicting a storm as a symbol of life's trials.

Anchor Me

Erin Amber Pearson
Merit Award
A watercolor, charcoal, and gold leaf artwork by Justine Louise Peterson depicting Mary and the child Jesus waiting for Joseph.

Waiting on the Carpenter

Justine Louise Peterson
An oil painting by Kathleen Peterson depicting Jesus and the woman taken in adultery.

Jesus and the Woman Taken

Kathleen Bateman Peterson (1951– )
An oil painting by Clark Kelley Price depicting the testimony of the Roman centurion standing guard at the Crucifixion of Christ.

“Truly This Man Was the Son of God”

Clark Price (1945– )
Visitors' Choice Award
An oil painting by Kelly Lane Pugh depicting the saving power of our Redeemer.

The Savior

Kelly Pugh (1971– )
Visitors' Choice Award
An oil painting by Walter Rane depicting the sacrifice required of Christ's disciples.

Foxes Have Holes and Birds of the Air Have Nests

Walter Clair Rane (1949– )
An etching by Nathanael Miles Read depicting the beginning and the end of the Savior's mortal ministry.

Rabboni

Nathanael Miles Read
Purchase Award
An oil painting by Katherine Marie Ricks depicting Mary and Martha as two sides of the same person.

Mary and Martha

Katherine Marie Ricks
An oil painting by Richard Lance Russell depicting a moment in Christ's childhood.

Christ Awaits His Ministry

Richard Lance Russell

S—Z

A pigmented wood artwork by Jon Saline depicting the five virgins who were wise and prepared to meet the bridegroom with joy.

Watch Therefore

Jon Saline (1980– )
An acrylic painting by Colby Adams Sanford depicting a woman sharing Christ's message of love with children at a factory in Huidong, China.

Teaching the Children

Colby Adams Sanford
An oil painting by Jorge Orlando Cocco Santangelo depicting Jesus walking by the Sea of Galilee.

The Call

Jorge Cocco Santángelo (1962– )
Purchase Award
An acrylic painting by Sheila Dianne Somerville depicting the parables of Christ.

The Language of Christ

Sheila Dianne Somerville
A mixed media artwork by Sabrina Jill Squires depicting the Last Supper.

The Last Supper

Sabrina Jill Squires (1981– )
An acrylic and oil painting by Nick Stephens depicting the parable of the wise man and the foolish man.

Wise Man, Foolish Man

Nick Stephens (1978– )
Purchase Award
A mixed media artwork by Diane Stevenson Stone depicting the twisted briar crown set upon Christ's head to mock Him.

“Father, Forgive Them . . . ”

Diane Stevenson Stone
Purchase Award
A digital print by Scott Lynn Sumner depicting Christ serving those He loved.

“I Have Given You an Example”

Scott Lynn Sumner
A oil painting by Tyler Earl Swain depicting the mocking of Christ before His Crucifixion.

King of the Jews

Tyler Earl Swain
An oil painting by Shohei Takahashi depicting Takahashi's personal experience of communing with God in the temple.

Guided by Prayer

Shohei Takahashi
An oil painting by Jennifer Lynn Tolman depicting a woman walking toward the Savior.

The Bridegroom

Jennifer Lynn Tolman
A clear resin sculpture by Leroy Transfield depicting Christ's Transfiguration.

The Transfiguration

Leroy Glen Transfield (1965– )
An oil painting by Valeriano Ugolini depicting the human need for redemption from sin.

Akeldama

Valeriano Ugolini (1948– )
A textile by Yvette Ungricht depicting the Good Samaritan.

The Good Samaritan by Yvette Ungricht

Yvette Ungricht (1960– )
An oil painting by Tyler Vance depicting the fleetingness of mortal life and earthly things.

Earth Shall Pass

Tyler Vance
An oil painting by Albin Veselka depicting Mary and Elizabeth.

Mary and Elizabeth

Albin Veselka (1979– )
A graphite illustration by Peter Walker depicting a modern version of the Good Samaritan.

Samaritans

Peter Walker (1978– )
An acrylic painting by Justin Wheatley depicting the prodigal son.

Prodigal Son

Justin Wheatley
Purchase Award
An oil painting by Daniel Alma Wilson depicting Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Light in the Darkness

Daniel Alma Wilson
An oil painting by Dana Mario Wood depicting the Wise Men who traveled to see Christ.

Let Us Adore Him

Dana Mario Wood
Merit AwardVisitors' Choice Award
A hinged oil painting by Travis Wood depicting the wonder and awe of the gift of the Atonement.

Love Made Perfect

Travis Wood (1983– )
An oil painting by Lester Lee Yocum depicting the Atonement.

In the Garden

Lester Yocum (1954– )
An oil painting by Elspeth Young depicting a Lamanite woman worshiping in reverence at His feet.

Other Sheep I Have

Elspeth Caitlin Young (1984– )