Background
Parson was born in Ogden, Utah and grew up in Rexburg, Idaho, where his father was an art professor at Ricks College.
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Parson attended Ricks College and later Brigham Young University (Brigham Young University), where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Life Sciences in 1972 and a Master of Fine Arts in drawing and painting in 1975.
Career
He is one of nine children, three of whom became professional artists. Parson was a gallery and portrait artist before becoming a professor of art at Dixie College in 1988. Parson denies this, stating the work"s commission and revisions were according to the needs of the church curriculum department.
In April 2011 the biographical film "Delegate Parson: Portraits of Love" premiered on BYUtv.
