Franz M. Johansen

Franz Mark Johansen (1928, Huntsville, Utah—August 23, 2018, Provo, Utah) was a Latter-day Saint (LDS) sculptor and an emeritus professor at Brigham Young University (BYU). He has been called the founder of the LDS contemporary art movement that expresses spiritual belief through the human form.

Biography Johansen studied at BYU under B. F. Larsen and J. Roman Andrus. starting in 1981. on West Temple in Salt Lake City, and the Harold B. Lee Library and Joseph Smith Buildings at BYU. He also sculpted medallions on the front doors of the Washington D.C. Temple. Resurrection: Restored 2 Nephi 2:12; and a bust of Gerrit de Jong. Johansen's The Grave Hath No Victory is located in the BYU sculpture garden between the BYU Museum of Art and the Harris Fine Arts Center. Johansen also did the sculpture of a family in the Winter Quarters cemetery. Johansen has also had an oil on canvas painting presented in shows.

Johansen received first place at the 20th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah show at the Springville Art Museum for his work Veiled Study.

Johansen was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Lynn, Kevin, David, Nathan, Shawn, Mat, and Lisa. After Ruth's death, he married Josie Morris.