Tenney
Maddison Tenney, MTS '25
I am a queer Latter-Day Saint, artist, and activist.
My goal is to foster communities of inclusivity, belonging, and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration wherever I go.
I grew up in Southern Oregon and I graduated with my Bachelors degree in English Literature with minors in Art and Global Women's Studies from BYU. I founded the RaYnbow Collective, a non-profit in Provo Utah focused on supporting the LBGTQ+ community at BYU. I am currently a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School, pursuing a Masters of Theology degree. I also work as a ceramicist, artist, and illustrator and have had shows across Utah and Arizona.
Education
2023 - 2025
Harvard Divinity School
2017 - 2023
Brigham Young University
Awards
2022
BYU Sorensen Center Leading by Faith Art competition, Second Place
2022
BYU Religious Education Visualizing Learning Competition, First Runner Up
Exhibitions
Solo
2022
“Wholly Divine: Solo Exhibition.” Ceramics and Stained Glass
Group
2024
Materializing Mormonism, Arizona Contemporary Art Museum in collaboration with the Center for Latter-Day Saint Artists
2023
Love Show, JKR Gallery
2022
Sacred Vessels; Priestesses and Prophetesses, Loaned to the BYU Religious Studies Department
2021
Candari, Ester Hi’ilani, and Maddison Tenney. Ceramic Installation. “Chosen Vessels: An Exploration of Power, Burdens, Prophecy, Joy, and Sorrow.” Writ and Vision