By Lara Niedermeyer
I’ve been fascinated by Camilla Stark’s art since I first came upon it several years ago. While she served as one of the guest judges for Segullah’s art contest in early 2025, I got to know her a little better, and decided she would be perfect as one of our featured artists—a bit of an …
By Lara Niedermeyer
The first-place art winner in our 2025 contest is Lavinia Hale, a painter from Greencastle, Indiana whose submissions were universally appreciated by our guest judges this year. As we continue to search for a new Art Editor, I had the privilege of interviewing Lavinia! I loved our conversation through email, which resulted in this interview. …
By Lara Niedermeyer
First Place The first-place art winner of the 2025 Segullah Contest is Lavinia Hale of Greencastle, Indiana. Her painting entitled “Morning Mist at Big Creek” impressed our judges with its composition, dimensionality, and gentle imagery—and especially the rendering of the reflection of the sky on the water. It was a place we could envision visiting …
By Linda Hoffman Kimball
When I first saw Joy Olney’s paintings, I was impressed with the glorious light that infused each canvas. It sparkled on water. It shone on an athlete’s face. It escaped from behind a wall. It shimmered on a sandcastle. Many of her paintings are spare–just a face, or sometimes NOT even a face just a …
By Linda Hoffman Kimball
Paige Crosland Anderson’s magnificent triptych artwork “Again, Glorified” was recently purchased by Brigham Young University Museum of Art and is on loan at the Church’s Museum of Art in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a glorious work to see and an even richer experience to perceive with an understanding of Paige’s aesthetic worldview. She …
By Linda Hoffman Kimball
We received a number of impressive entries for the Segullah 2024 Art Contest. Diantha Hopkins’ piece “Priesthood” received the 1st place award for its unique mixed media excellence, using the most mundane supplies – paper, glue, newsprint, metal keys, hardware bits – and giving it a title that transcends definition. In an era when so …
By Linda Hoffman Kimball
1st Place The first-place winner of the 2024 Segullah Visual Arts Competition is Diantha Smith Hopkins of Rexburg, Idaho. Her mixed media piece entitled “Priesthood” astounded our judges with its potent ineffable grace and its complete lack of woman- or man-splaining. With its subdued color palette, its layers of coated and textured papers (often scripture …
By Linda Hoffman Kimball
I first met Sue Bergin in November 2016 during an extremely difficult time. My father-in-law Edward L. Kimball was in his final days, and Sue arrived to provide medicine and hospice care at his home in Provo, UT. Her cheerful demeanor, skill and confidence, and her recognition and affirmation of Edward’s Life-Well-Lived was both consolation …
By Lara Niedermeyer
Many of our Segullah sisters are multi-artistically-talented. Whether they embrace more than one literary genre, produce stunning visual art in both 2D and 3D mediums, or are creators in both the written and fine art worlds—this artistry is an asset and a joy to our organization. In this special staff edition of the journal, we …
By Linda Hoffman Kimball
In late March I saw the glorious LDS International Art Competition in the Church’s Museum of History and Art in Salt Lake City, UT. It was and is splendid, diverse, and breathtaking. As the Church’s website explains: This year’s competition invites viewers to explore the powerful gospel message that “all are alike unto God” (Book …