Ashlee Whitaker's guest appearances

Ashlee Whitaker

Zion Art Podcast

Rita Wright

Dennis Smith

Howard Lyon

Ryan Clark

Ryan Brown

Richard Bushman

Mark Taylor

Ernest Smith

Brad Kramer

J. Kirk Richards

Caitlin Connolly

Adam Thomas

Shari Lyon

Laura Allred

Pioneer Quilts

OwlTail

Ashlee Whitaker is the Head Curator and Roy &amp; Carol Christensen Curator of Religious Art at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art and has just opened a new exhibition on renowned sculptor and artist Mahonri Young. We talk about the exhibition, Young’s life and remarkable circle of influence.  In the Arena: The Art of Mahonri Young runs through September 21 at the BYU Museum of Art.  Mahonri Young (1877-1957), Plowing Valley of the Great Salt Lake, c.1930, oil on canvas, 28 ¼ x 72 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959. Mahonri Young (1877-1957), The Pavers, c.1924, oil on canvas, 29 ¼ x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959. Mahonri Young (1877-1957), Man with Stones, charcoal, 8 ½ x 11 5/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.

Ashlee Whitaker is the Head Curator and Roy &amp; Carol Christensen Curator of Religious Art at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art and has just opened a new exhibition on renowned sculptor and artist Mahonri Young. We talk about the exhibition, Young’s life and remarkable circle of influence. In the Arena: The Art of Mahonri Young runs through September 21 at the BYU Museum of Art. Mahonri Young (1877-1957), Plowing Valley of the Great Salt Lake, c.1930, oil on canvas, 28 ¼ x 72 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959. Mahonri Young (1877-1957), The Pavers, c.1924, oil on canvas, 29 ¼ x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959. Mahonri Young (1877-1957), Man with Stones, charcoal, 8 ½ x 11 5/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of the Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.

In The Arena: The Art of Mahonri Young with Ashlee Whitaker

Trevor Southey

We sit down with Ashlee Whitaker, the Roy and Carol Christensen Curator of Religious Art at BYU to talk about her favorite pieces of religious work in the collection at the BYU Museum of Art. A pair of triptychs by renowned LDS painter Trevor Southey reflect the life of Christ in a style completely unique to Southey and with a depth unparalleled in LDS art.  Jesus and Mary: The Moment After by Trevor Southey. Currently on view at the BYU MOA "Magnifying the Lord" Exhibition. Intercession at Gethsemene by Trevor Southey. Courtesy of the BYU Museum of Art

We sit down with Ashlee Whitaker, the Roy and Carol Christensen Curator of Religious Art at BYU to talk about her favorite pieces of religious work in the collection at the BYU Museum of Art. A pair of triptychs by renowned LDS painter Trevor Southey reflect the life of Christ in a style completely unique to Southey and with a depth unparalleled in LDS art.  Jesus and Mary: The Moment After by Trevor Southey. Currently on view at the BYU MOA "Magnifying the Lord" Exhibition. Intercession at Gethsemene by Trevor Southey. Courtesy of the BYU Museum of Art

BYU's Ashlee Whitaker on Trevor Southey 