New BYU exhibit reveals an LDS artist who seeks truth, not converts

Art, says painter Brian Kershisnik, “should remind us of what we have forgotten, illuminate what we know, and teach us new things.”

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) "Jesus and the Angry Babies" by Brian Kershisnik at the BYU Museum of Art in Provo on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024.

New BYU exhibit reveals an LDS artist who seeks truth, not converts

Art, says painter Brian Kershisnik, “should remind us of what we have forgotten, illuminate what we know, and teach us new things.”

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