History

The Woodbury Art Museum exists out of the generosity of Orrin and Wally Woodbury. Their gracious donation of funds sought to create an art museum on the campus of Utah Valley University. Within a short time it became evident that the critical shortage of space on campus would not permit the formation of the art museum. Thus, as owners of the Woodbury Corporation, they made available the upper floor of the former JC Penny's store at the University Mall when it underwent significant remodeling and expansion. The Museum is approximately one mile from the main campus on the same major arterial.

The first museum director, Barbara Wardle, saw the museum through its construction phase and into its years of operation beginning in 2001. In 2005, Marcus A. Vincent was hired to replace Barbara Wardle, who was then retiring from the university. The museum has since undergone significant remodeling and program development. Long-range goals for the museum include a move to the proposed Center for the Arts that will be built on the northwest end of campus. This move will finally realize the dream of the Woodbury brothers for a permanent facility on campus that benefit every UVU student, and the surrounding community.

Drawing of the proposed Center for the Arts to be
built on the Utah Valley University Orem campus .