Brian Kershisnik is a contemporary artist and Mormon whose faith-based work is featured on a tour of the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City. He has described his subjects as people engaged in “workaday holiness” and lectured about the intersection of faith, inspiration and art at the Art, Belief and Meaning symposium in 2008. […]

Claudia Gould is director of the Jewish Museum in New York City. She has a strong background in contemporary art and her appointment to head the museum in 2011 was a move to emphasize contemporary art and contemporary perspectives on the museum’s collection of Judaica.

Natasha Ritsma is curator of the Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago, where eight galleries feature religious art. She can discuss the importance and impact of religiously inspired art and what role faith can play in the life and work of an artist.

James R. Blaettler is a Jesuit priest and director of the Manresa Gallery in San Francisco. He has curated or co-curated several art shows at Manresa, which emphasizes art and religion, including “The Spirit Within,” a collection of contemporary Native American art.

Menachem Wecker is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who writes frequently about art and religion/spirituality for many publications, including The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Religion News Service. He can discuss contemporary artists whose subjects are inspired by faith or religion, especially Jewish and Christian artists. Contact via the form on his […]

Dee-1 is the stage name of David Augustine Jr., a Christian rap artist from New Orleans. Two of his mixtape releases have biblical themes — “David and Goliath” and “Psalms of David” — and he frequently talks about his Christian faith.

Chance the Rapper is the stage name of Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, a Christian rapper from Chicago who has had significant crossover success in the mainstream hip-hop/rap category. His 2016 release “Coloring Book,” with explicitly Christian lyrics and gospel influence, won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. He is represented by Total Management.

Andy Mineo is a Christian rapper from New York City. He is represented by WME Management.

Kevin Gates is the stage name of hip-hop artist Kevin Jerome Gilyard. He is a convert to Islam who is originally from Baton Rouge, La. Contact via Atlantic Records’ publicity office.