{"id":26344,"date":"2014-08-22T15:35:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T21:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=26344"},"modified":"2014-08-26T23:13:20","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T05:13:20","slug":"governors-artist-awards-roland-lee-and-craig-jessop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/governors-artist-awards-roland-lee-and-craig-jessop\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor’s Artist Awards – Roland Lee and Craig Jessop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Artist Roland Lee (center) with First Lady Jeanette Herbert and Governor Gary Herbert<\/p><\/div>\n

This week, Roland Lee and Craig Jessop were honored with a Governor’s Artist Award medal at the Governor’s Mansion in Salt Lake City. The awards are given annually to a visual artist and performing artist who “have made significant contributions to the arts in Utah.”\u00a0Governor Gary Herbert and First Lady Jeanette Herbert made the presentations before about 150 guests at a special dinner and reception held at the stately Kearns Mansion, which was donated to the state by the Kearns family.<\/p>\n

St. George artist Roland Lee has been acclaimed for his work depicting the natural wonders of Utah and surrounding states.\u00a0He is featured in the books Century of Sanctuary: The Art of Zion National Park<\/em>, Art of the National Parks<\/em>, Painters of Utah\u2019s Deserts and Canyons<\/em>, Contemporary Western Artists<\/em>, Artists of Utah<\/em> and others.\u00a0“I am honored to receive this award for doing what I love so much,” said Lee. “Utah’s scenic wonders are beyond compare. We are blessed to live in a place so rich in scenic beauty, and I thank God each day for the gift of art in my life.” A selection of the artist’s works were on exhibit the day of the ceremony. You can view the artist’s work at www.rolandlee.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Craig Jessop, currently the Dean of the Caine College of the Arts (CCA) at Utah State University,\u00a0was formerly the director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, from 1999-2008.<\/p>\n

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