COVER ART “Tar Edge” by Maddison Colvin
The photograph on the cover of this edition of Exponent II was made using a high-resolution scanner late at night by the side of a newly resurfaced road in rural Pennsylvania. Colvin is an interdisciplinary visual artist residing in Orem, Utah. Originally from Washington State, she received a BA from Whitworth University in 2008 and an MFA from Brigham Young University in 2013. She is currently Department Manager for Art at BYU and was most recently an Eliza Moore Fellow at Oak Spring Garden Foundation. Her work focuses on themes of ecology, built environment and communal knowledge, and spans media from drawing to photography to video game design. maddisoncolvin.com | @maddisoncolvin
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Rachel Rueckert
Managing Editors Carol Ann Litster Young, Sam Layco
Art Editor Page Turner
Managing Art Editor Natalie Taylor
Layout Designer/ Editor Rosie Gochnour Serago
Women’s Theology Editor Eliza Wells
Sabbath Pastorals Editor Fara Sneddon
Poetry Editor Abby Parcell
Fiction Editor Mette Harrison
Subscription Manager Kirsten Campbell
Proofreaders Kami Coppins, Cherie Pedersen, Karen Rosenbaum
Additional Staff Christa Baxter, Heather Sundahl, Kate Bennion, Natalie Prado, Tia Thomas, Tracy Allen
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Barbara Christiansen
Treasurer Susan Christiansen
Secretary Kirsten Campbell
Members Katrina Vinck Baker, Tirza Davis, Lindsay Denton, Margaret Olsen Hemming, Sam Layco, Carol Ann Litster Young, Rachel Rueckert, Carrie Salisbury, Heather Sundahl
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SPECIAL THANKS
Thank you to Maddison Colvin, Amber Hertzog Weiss, Megan Knobloch Geilman, Allison Walker Gaughan, Marissa Albrecht, Charlotte Condie, Laura Erekson, Maria Coit, Sandra Clark Jergensen and Nancy Ross. We are also especially grateful to Victoria-Riza Hyde, who illustrated artwork specifically for Judy Ou’s essay.
Exponent II (ISSN 1094-7760) is published quarterly by Exponent II. Exponent II has no official connection with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Articles published represent the opinions of authors only and not necessarily those of the editor or staff.
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