Famous Mormon Artists

Famous Mormons

Famous Mormon Painters, Sculptors, Illustrators and Designers

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	Michael Allred comic artist	"Zane" Michael Allred has done many things in life. So much, in fact, that some might call him a “Renaissance man”. A quick look at his resume reveals work as an artist, writer, film-maker, actor, musician, producer and publisher. With successful runs on Marvel’s X-Statix and X-Force, as well as his own titles Madman and The Atomics, Allred has established himself a place in comics with his timeless style and vibrant, kinetic energy. This fall it looks like he’s adding another occupation to his repertoire: missionary. Well, maybe that’s over-stepping, but not by much. The next project on the horizon for cartoonist Mike Allred is The Golden Plates: The Shape of All Things. It is an adaptation of The Book of Mormon, and is scheduled to begin coming out in October from his own AAA Pop Comics. Source: Chris Arrant from Newsarama.com
Photo: Courtesy of the cowboy's family Earl Bascom (1906-1995)	Earl Bascom sculptor and professional cowboy	He was born in Utah and raised in Alberta. He started rodeo in 1916 at the age of ten. He was a champion in saddle bronco riding, bareback riding, bull riding and steer wrestling. In 1922 he invented the hornless bronco riding saddle. Two years later he invented the one-hand bareback rigging. He also invented the side-delivery rodeo chute. Upon retiring from rodeo, he became an accomplished cowboy sculptor. In 2000, he became the first Mormon inducted into the Cowboy Memorial Museum, located in Caliente California. Sources: Sports Academy Honors Mormon Cowboy, Mormon News, 18 Feb 2002 and Hall picks 'Mormon Cowboy', Deseret News 14 Oct 2000, P2	Earl Bascom Artist and sculptor Rodeo Innovations of Earl Bascom by John Bascom, About Inventors
	James Christensen illustrator	James Christensen's work has been commissioned by Omni magazine, Time/Life Books and numerous book publishers. His work has also appeared in the American Illustration Annual, Japan's Outstanding American Illustrators, and numerous gallery shows across the country. In 1990, he received the Association of Science-Fiction and Fantasy Artists' Chesley Award for "The Fish Walker." The World Science-Fiction Convention awarded him in 1991 a "Best in Show" for "Once Upon a Time," and then in 1992 a "Judges' Award" for "The Royal Processional." Jim recently retired as a full professor of art at Brigham Young University. James Christensen and his wife Carole make their home in Orem, Utah. Source: Swoyers Art
	Richard Comely comic artist	Captain Canuck creator Captain Canuck was "born" in 1971 when art student Ron Leishman met Richard Comely. They soon became friends and both being artists, Ron suggested the idea of doing a Canadian superhero comic book series. There wasn't one at the time and Canada was experiencing some feelings of nationalism.	www.captaincanuck.com
LDS Church News	Kim Corpany	Kim Corpany grew up on the backs of her family's horses in Morgan, Utah. Her mother is an artist and art teacher, so to keep Kim out of trouble and quiet in church and other meetings she would give her daughter pencils and paper to draw on. Kim graduated from Morgan High School where she was SterlingScholar in art. She went on to earn an AS degree from Weber State University and then a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Utah State University. She studied landscape painting at the Jackson Hole Artist's Academy under the direction of Jim Wilcox. She attended Scottsdale Arist's School where she studied horse anatomy and sculpture from CA sculptor Mehl Lawson. This class launched Kim's career in bronze sculpture and sculpting bronze horses. She has also continued her learning by learning horse psychology, anatomy, and training from reining horse trainer Vaughn Knudsen. Kim has worked in concert with sculptor and bronze foundry owner Stan Watts and his foundry Atlas Bronze Casting to create numerous bronze monuments and statues worldwide. Custom sculpted bronze portraits and custom oil paintings are Kim Corpany's specialty and she would be happy to work with you to create a portrait of your favorite horse. Feel free to call for more information on a custom bronze sculpture, monument, statue or oil painting. www.corpany.com	Joseph and Hyrum Smith "Calm As a Summer's Morning" By Stan Watts and Kim Corpany www.atlasbronzecasting.com Stan Watts and Kim Corpany have worked together on many nationally known bronze monuments, including: The bronze statue of Hyrum and Joseph Smith on their horses which is located in Nauvoo, Illinois Bronze Equestrian monument of George Washington located at Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The National Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial located at Emmitsburg, Maryland
	Brian Crane cartoonist	Brian Crane's daily comic strip "Pickles" was syndicated in April 1990 and the Sunday version was launched the following year. In 1995, PICKLES was nominated for "best comic strip of the year" by the National Cartoonists Society. In 2002, it was awarded the "best comic strip of 2001" by the society. It appears in over 300 newspapers around the world. Earl and Opal are just like the people next door In fact, Earl and Opal Pickles would probably fit right in with 67 percent of the state's population. Apparently, the couple is Mormon.
Photo: One Stroke.com	Donna Dewberry painter	She is a self-taught artist from Florida. She is recognized throughout America, Europe and Asia as the innovative creator of the ONE Stroke™ painting technique. She shares her techniques with others through a television show available on PBS. In 2003, she shared her techniques during Womens' Conference at BYU in Provo, Utah.
Heather Winn/Daily Universe Simon Dewey signs some of his art work at the bookstore.	Simon Dewey	Simon Dewey, the only son of a London bus driver, left school at the age of seventeen to pursue his artistic dreams. He studied at a London art college before launching his career. In 1999, he entered the world of published fine art and soon became one of the best selling artists of LDS religious works. His first book, Beloved Savior, was an immediate bestseller. (deseretbook.com)
	Avard Fairbanks Ph.D. (1897-1987) sculptor	He was one of America’s distinguished sculptors of the 20th Century. In his career he created over 100 public monuments. (Four are found in the U.S. Capitol Bldg. in Washington, D.C.) He studied in New York, Paris, and Italy, and he attained his Doctorate in Anatomy at the University of Michigan where he was also professor of sculpture. He was the founding dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Utah (his native state). He was a descendent of Utah Pioneers. fairbanksart.com
	Brian Fairrington editorial cartoonist and illustrator	Born and raised in Arizona, Fairrington's award winning editorial cartoons are nationally syndicated to over 800 newspapers and publications in America with Cagle Cartoons. His cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, USAToday as well as on CNN, MSNBC and Fox New. Additionally his cartoons regularly appear on MSNBC's Cagle Cartoon Index, the most popular cartoon web site on the Internet and can be viewed regularly here on MSNBC He has also authored the Best Political Cartoons of the Year books available at Barnes & Noble or here on Amazon.com Fairrington can be reached at: bfair97@aol.com
Photo: Helaman Sculpture.com	Helaman Ferguson sculptor	Ferguson is [an] abstract artist who ... express[es] his mathematical conceptions as sculpture. He has discovered the common ground of mathematics and art upon which he has placed his own creativity. --Richard Waller, Director of the Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond, Virginia. Source: Helaman Sculpture.com
Deseret News	Arnold Friberg artist	"Friberg, whose Swedish father and Norwegian mother were both Mormon converts and immigrants to America, began drawing at a young age. By the time he was eight, he had aspirations to be a newspaper cartoonist, but after studying at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and later in New York, he went on to become a noted commercial artist and illustrator. He is best known for his work with Cecil B. DeMille's film The Ten Commandments and his nearly four decades as Chief illustrator of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. . . .[The] legendary Hollywood mogul Cecil B. DeMille . . . commissioned Friberg to develop the artistic look and costuming for the classic film The Ten Commandments. The artist provided large paintings along with drawings of actors with their individual dress. Because the movie schedule was tight and the Book of Mormon series was not yet finished, Friberg asked President David O. McKay for advice. www.schoolofabraham.com Arnold Friberg passed away July 1, 2010 at the age of 96