UVU School of the arts has a great team of academic advisors to make sure you are prepared for your college journey. Students are encouraged to meet with an advisor often to make sure they are on track for graduation. The art & design advisors can help you register for classes and are able to answer any questions you may have about being an Art & Design major.
Students are able to rent lockers in the GT building, floors 3-6. Locker rentals can be obtained in the main office of the Facilities Complex (FC 100). The Facilities Department is open Monday – Friday 7:30a to 5p, questions can be directed to (801) 863-8130.
Locker cost:
$5 per Semester
or
$13 for 3 consecutive semesters
*Locker rental fees can be paid with cash, check or credit/debit card.
The Department of Art & Design has 6 computer labs, GT334, GT537, GT539, GT543, GT511E, & GT511G for students enrolled in Art & Design courses with computer instruction. It also has a print lab, located in GT516c. The A&D computer labs are for current art students. All A&D labs use iMac computers and Adobe Creative Cloud software, which are funded by A&D student fees and by the School of the Arts. The A&D computer labs are dedicated for current A&D students. Click here for more information about other UVU open computer labs available to all current UVU students.
Get more information about the A&D computer labs and detailed schedule information
Performance scholarships in the A&D department are primarily awarded to students who demonstrate significant talent above and beyond the average student. Scholarships are awarded based on performance and perceived potential. Below is the rubric for use in evaluating applicants:
Additional factors to consider may be status in the A&D program, area of study, work ethic, and collegiality.
The department has the following seven areas of emphasis for study: art education, art history, graphic design, illustration, painting/drawing, photography, sculpture/ceramics. Ideally, at least one student in each area should be awarded a scholarship. However, mitigating factors such as a limited number of applicants in an area or poor student portfolios may preclude this from occurring.
To be considered for an Art & Deign scholarship, applicants must submit a UVU Scholarship Application through the UVU Scholarship link by March 1st, 2021
Common reasons for performance scholarship ineligibility:
Internship Policy, Procedures, and Agreement
Students working as employees of a business, agency, or institution performing duties that directly relate to the student's area of study may receive elective credit towards their major. Internship credit is granted through completion of up to six credit hours of ART 281R and/or up to six credit hours of ART 481R or a combination of credit from each (6 credits maximum in each area). All internship credit must be pre-approved through the appropriate Area Coordinator (signature required) and verified with the Art & Design Internship Coordinator before registration. Students must follow the steps below and complete the application to register for A&D Internship credit.
A&D Internship Requirements
Students who want to concentrate on a specific area of art and design can gain professional training at UVU through several specialized degrees. The Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degrees are four-year degrees for individuals with above-average abilities, who are looking for a competitive program to hone their skills.
Those who decide to earn a B.F.A. in their field are typically prepared to enter the workforce at design firms, photography studios or advertising. Others become self-employed artists, promoting their work through galleries, museums, exhibitions and commissions. Some choose to pursue graduate studies to further their artistic development or to prepare to teach in higher education.
The BFA degrees require students to publicly display their work.
In order to apply to the BFA program, students must first meet the core class requirements in the Art & Design Department (consult with your academic advisor for details) and submit a portfolio for departmental BFA review. Students desiring to participate in the review should check the application links listed below. Portfolios are typically due around March in Spring Semester, although some programs also accept BFA students in the Fall.
Acceptance into the BFA program is based on a portfolio review and overall GPA of 2.0 or above with 3.0 GPA or above in ART and ARTH courses. Courses within the student's area of emphasis must be completed with a C grade or above.
For graduation with a BFA degree, students must maintain the grade requirements listed above and receive a B grade or above for ART 499R BFA Project. For more information, contact the Academic Advisors. Those not accepted into the program may apply up to two additional times for admission. A review is held in the fall for students not accepted in the spring. Students not accepted into the BFA program, or who are unable to fulfill the above requirements, may still pursue the more general BA/BS degrees.
Graphic DesignEntertainment DesignIllustrationPainting/DrawingPhotographySculpture/Ceramics
"Fortuity"
Coco Berryessa
BFA Photography Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"Larger than Life"
Richard Bird
BFA Photography Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"Through the Looking Glass"
Jessica Booth
BFA Sculpture Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"the Art of Science"
Alyssa Chamberlain
BFA Photography Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"Finalmente"
Angelica Gutierrez
BFA Painting Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"Authenticity"
Christin Huntsman
BFA Photography Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"Nurture"
Jennifer Adamson Mock
BFA Sculpture Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"Sonder"
Samantha Riding
BFA Photography Exhibition
March 24 - May 27, 2020
Woodbury Art Museum
"Grimmley the Game"
Bob Miller
BFA Illustration Exhibition
December 9 - 13, 2019
Center for Global and Intercultural Engagement
"Grim Tales"
Marissa Clement
BFA Illustration Exhibition
December 9- 13, 2019
Center for Global and Intercultural Engagement
"Reshape"
Whitney Chadwick
Kylie Crosby
Zachary Frazier
Lauren Haws
Michael Hermann
Kristi johnson
Jose Lopez
Annalise Neff
Krill Solomein
Jonah Stowe
Brynn Willis
BFA Graphic Design Exhibition
December 7 - 9, 2019
Rev Road
"Reflection"
Alyssa Ball
BFA Painting Exhibition
November 15, 2019 - January 17, 2020
Gateway
"Feast"
Jenna Evans
BFA Photography Exhibition
September 6, 2019
Bright Building
"Clinical"
BFA Illustration Exhibition
July 22 - August 3, 2019
UVU Fulton Library
5th Floor Gallery
"Brother of Stone"
Courtney Sorenson
BFA Illustration Exhibition
June 3 - 14, 2019
UVU Fulton Library
3rd floor Gallery
"Honor"
Tiana Horito
BFA Photography Exhibition
April 20 - May 3, 2019
Provo Studio
"Cookies at 6"
Jacob Davidson
Jordyn Gleason
Greg Harper
Chandler James
Sierra Lawrence
Caitlin Saunders
Kirk Stevens
Alli Thorn
BFA Graphic Design Exhibition
April 24, 2019
UVU Sorensen Center
SC 206 A&B
"Obscured Ponderings"
Cathy Erdmann
BFA Sculpture Exhibition
March 12 - April 27, 2019
Woodbury Art Museum
"Letting Go"
Rachel Godfrey
BFA Illustration Exhibition
March 12 - April 27, 2019
Woodbury Art Museum
"Narrative"
Taylor Larsen
BFA Sculpture Exhibition
March 12 - April 27, 2019
Woodbury Art Museum
"Soulbound"
Cathy Erdmann
BFA Illustration Show
January 7 - 19
UVU Fulton Library
5th floor Gallery
"Grasp"
BFA Painting Exhibition
November 29 - December 13, 2018
UVU Fulton Library
5th floor Gallery
"Makai"
Taylor Thomas
BFA Painting Exhibition
November 10 - 24, 2018
UVU Fulton Library
5th floor Gallery
"Motion and Grace: the Essence of Flight"
Byron Harward
BFA Photography Exhibit
August 31 - September 8, 2018
Boxcar Studios
"Stop Ignoring Me"
Brooke Morrill
BFA Photography Exhibit
January 8 - 20, 2018
UVU Bookstore Art Wall
"Kellan Johnson & Nathan Lords"
Graphic Design BFA Exhibition
December 9, 2017
Nu Skin Pavillion
"Catharsis"
Kyara Englund
BFA Photography Exhibit
December 14 - 31, 2017
The Old School Draper
"Identity"
Katy Page
BFA Photography Exhibit
December 14 - 31, 2017
The Old School Draper
"Elements"
Meghan G. England
BFA Photography Exhibit
December 14 - 31, 2017
The Old School Draper
"Apart of our Surroundings"
Taylor Strong
BFA Photography Exhibit
November 6 - 31, 2017
Red Finch Gallery
"Models"
Hadley Chanel
BFA Photography Exhibit
November 6 - 31, 2017
Red Finch Gallery
"Glow"
Zachary Bowman
BFA Painting Exhibit
November 17 - December 2, 2017
UVU Library 5th floor
"Glitch"
Erin Bezzant, Brad Bradley, Devin Dehart, Jordan Dolinar, Bryndi Folkersen,
Brynn Hadley, Sara Mcneil, Rachel Pennock, Gaby Seeley
BFA Graphic Design Show
November 28, 2017
Bright Building
33 W 400 S, Provo Utah
"Fate & Fortune"
Ellie Parker
BFA Printmaking Exhibition
October 23, 2017
Velour Live Music Gallery
"The Essence of Military Service"
Judith Day
BFA Photography Exhibition
May 30 - July 7, 2017
UVU Veterans Affair Office
"For the Living"
Haily Booth
BFA Photography Exhibition
May 1 - May 26, 2017
UVU Library 5th floor Gallery
"the Snow Queen"
Sarah Sanchez
BFA Photography Show
May 6 - 25, 2017
Orem City Rotunda Gallery
"UVU Art & Design BFA Design Graduates Show"
Chelsea Durfee, Angel Esquivel, Jackie Herrera, Dana Kendrick, Sofia Mira
Kelsie Wilson, Marianne Wilcock, Samra Lovelady, Eden Robinson
April 22, 2017
Bright Building
33 W 400 S, Provo Utah
"Unconditional"
Kimberly Collings
April 1 - April 28, 2017
UVU Library 5th floor Gallery
"Nothing to See Here"
Nathan Gross
April, 2017
Orem City Rotunda Gallery
"UVU Art & Design BFA Graduates Show"
Victor Amor, Sean Bauer, Blake Cox, Caitlyn Cutler, Sergey Khrushchev
Marie Simonson, Lauren Smith, Valerie Walker, Sherry Ward
March 28 - April 22, 2017
Woodbury Art Museum
"Infestation"
Sergey Khrushchev
March 28 - April 22, 2017
Woodbury Art Museum
"Signal/Noise"
Marie Klinger
March 28 - April 22, 2017
Woodbury Art Museum
"Synthesis"
Blake Cox
March 28 - April 22, 2017
Woodbury Art Museum
"A Hidden Language"
Sherry Bennett Ward
March 28 - April 22, 2017
Woodbury Art Museum
"Living Spaces"
Valerie Walker
March 28 - April 22, 2017
Woodbury Art Museum
"Disambiguation"
Lauren Smith
March 28 - April 22, 2017
Woodbury Art Museum
"Memories"
Christina Rogers
March 2 - 31, 2017
Orem City Rotunda
"Victim to Victor"
Jane Merritt
March 20 - 31, 2017
Here Gallery
"She Me Her"
Caitlyn Renshaw
August, 2016
Boxcar Gallery
"Other Gods"
Ariel Solomon
Ragan Art Wall
"Art of Modern Museums"
Brandon Pullan
June 1 - June 30, 2016
UVU Library 5th floor
"Art of Modern Museums"
Hannah Taylor
June 1 - June 30, 2016
Orem City Rotunda Gallery
"Tale of Alejandro"
Rene Paniagua
May 23 - June 6, 2016
Sorenson Center
"Simulacrum: A visual Journal"
Dallin Orr
May 6, 2016
Writ & Vision
"By Way of Salt"
Laura Fox
May, 2016
Boxcar Gallery
"The Feast"
Kandace Hardee
May 2, 2016
Sorenson Center
"Monsters & Mythos"
Andrena Barrett
April 4 - April 15, 2016
Ragan Art Wall
"Adulterated Ecosystem"
Annalee Morris
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"Sinew Synapse Soul"
Kristal Peck
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"Built to Grow"
Kelly Cluff
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"Postcards from Home"
Mckell Haggard
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"Endless Perspectives"
Autumn Jensen
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"The Anti Photographer"
Emily Susan Kim
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"Family Pictures"
Alyssa Sorenson
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"Endless Summer"
Taylor Allan
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"An Honest World"
Lexi Bills
March 24 - April 23, 2016
Woodbury Art Museum
"Curb Appeal"
Quincy Griffiths
March 1 - 31, 2016
Orem City Rotunda Gallery
"Places"
Brooke Speakman
February 1 - 29, 2016
Orem City Rotunda Gallery
"7 Designers, 7 Projects, 7 Months"
Provo Library, Bullock Room
December 18, 2015
"Epic"
Thomas Mann
Pioneer Bookstore
December 5 - 18, 2015
"The Fashionable Figure"
Virginia Johnson
December 2015
Orem Library, Fireplace
"The Terror in Your Mind"
Leslie Gleaves
November 2015
Orem Library Rotunda
"Word Play"
Samra Prestwich
November 2015
Studio 11
"Realizations of Reverie"
Ascha Lorisa
October 2, 2015
300 N 100 W Provo Utah
"Adventures with Bruno"
Noelle Reynolds
October 2015
Orem Library Rotunda
"Making Headway"
Christina Ruth
October 2015
Covey Center for the Arts
"Out West"
Sean Gibson
September 1 – 30, 2015
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"Under the Night Sky"
Allison Bowers
September 1 – 30, 2015
Orem Library Rotunda
"Adapting to Adversity"
Amber Liddiard
August 3 – 27, 2015
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"Least in Show"
Jocelyn Callahan
August, 2015
Orem Library Rotunda
"Vagabond"
Dave Horrocks
August, 2015
UVU Library 5th floor Gallery
"Shave"
Carlos Sanchez
July 8 – 31, 2015
Orem City Rotunda
"Empowering Women"
Amy Allen
May 2015
Orem Library Rotunda
"Living Thompson"
Gabbe Wagner
May 1 – 15, 2015
Library 5th floor Gallery
"Life Eternal"
April 1 – 23, 2015
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"Suicide. Talking Heals, Talking Prevents"
Michael Swan
April 1 – 30, 2015
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"I'm Not the Only One Out Here"
Kassidy Bradford
April 1 – 30 2015
Orem Library Rotunda
Andrew J Peterson
April 1–30, 2015
Library 5th floor Gallery
"Monsters"
Shaun Ivie
April 25, 2015
American Fork Library
Elise McCluskey
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
"Places lovelier than palaces"
Brandi Stoneman
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
Jennifer Pickering
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
"Suburban Legends"
Jason Hermansen
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
Liz Lindsay
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
Dorothy Boyle
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
"No Place Like Home"
Carlita B. De Jesus
March 24 – April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
"Eta Aquarii"
McKenzie Jones
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
"This Is Not A BARBIE"
Christi Simpson
March 24 - April 25, 2015
Woodbury Art Museum
"Empty Sands"
Heath Heil
February 20, 2015
Dragon's Keep Orem
"Contemporary, Urban, Memories"
Gina Martine
January 1 - March 30
Woodbury Art Museum
"Tales From the Shadow"
Krishna Ballif
December 1 - 31, 2014
Orem City Rotunda
"Robot Friend"
Lyndi Bone
November 1 - 30, 2014
Orem City Rotunda
"Imprints"
Alicia Wade
October 2014
Woodbury Art Museum
"Unbank Lonely"
Gabriel Wagner
September 19 - October 19
SAAN's Gallery
"Artificial Landscape"
Jesica Baker
September 2014
UVU Library 3rd Floor
"Tennis: What it Takes"
Courtney Beatty
August 1 - 30, 2014
Orem City Library Rotunda
"Life of Harrington"
Chloe Harris
August 2014
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"Ever After"
Johanna Eardley
SCERA Gallery 101
June 1 - 30, 2014
"Not By Bread Alone"
Mirielle Sandford
Orem Library Rotunda
June 14 - 31, 2014
Christi Hill
SCERA Gallery 101
"The Wonders Around Us"
Travis Adamson
May 2 -17, 2014
Library 5th Floor Gallery
Michael Denning
May 16 - May 31, 2014
UVU Student Center Grande Ballroom Gallery
"Illustrators Extraordinaire"
Jessica Weaver, Brandon Bolader, Sarah Kelsey, James Poai
May 17 - 31, 2014
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"The Ride"
Forrest Dalmer
April 1 - 30, 2014
Orem City Rotunda
"Music to My Eyes"
Heather Bliss
Photography Prints
Woodbury Art Museum
March 27 - April 26, 2014
"Undiscovered"
Jennifer Smith
April 14 - 28, 2014
Orem City Rotunda
Julie Webb
April 14 - 28, 2014
SC Grande Ballroom Commons
"Refracted Light"
Megan Skye Parry
SC Grande Ballroom Commons
"The Demono of Corrath"
Justin Mayhew
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"Mysticism & Illusion"
Rick Suchoski
Orem City Rotunda
Mar 1 - 31, 2014
"Laura Romero"
Scera Gallery 101
Mar 1 - April 1, 2014
"Opposition, Balance and Harmony"
Kevin Schley
Woodbury Art Museum
Mar 27 - April 26, 2014
"Landscapes a Sense of Place"
Jose Maria Velasco
3rd Floor Library
Mar 7 - April 27, 2014
"Women of Influence"
Sarah Blackburn
Orem Library Rotunda
February 1 - 28, 2014
"Lil's Paper"
Brian Nye, Justin Smith, Michelle Ellis
December 12 - 28, 2013
Covey Center
"Fashion Psychology"
Rafael Butron
Provo Marriott
December 14, 2013
"Faces"
Magann Wilkinson
December 14 - 28, 2013
Orem City Rotunda
"Rheumatic Rescue"
Clark Goldsberry
August 1 - 31, 2013
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"A Place of Rest"
Kwangtae Kim
October 15 - November 15, 2013
Scera Gallery 101
"Up to the Mountains"
Missy Russell
October 21 - November 4, 2013
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"UVU BFA Graphic Design Show 2013"
Brette Richmond, Heidi Campbell, Johnny Hall, and others
April 28 - May 6, 2011
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"Sojourn"
Megan Ah You
March 23 - April 27, 2013
Woodbury Art Museum
"Art & Visual Communication BFA Graduates Show"
Susan Barra, Annie Biegler, Matthew Gale, Natasha Hartman, Amanda Morley,
Jann Nielsen, Larissa Norman, Jorge Rodriguez and Nicole A. Spencer
March 27 – April 28, 2012
Woodbury Art Museum
"Immersion"
Annie Farley
March 5 – April 21, 2012
UVU Library 5th Floor Gallery
"UVU's First BFA Graphic Design Exhibition"
Amanda Boshard, Lauren Casper, Brooke Duncan, Angie Fischer, JD Hawkins, Sydney Hunt,
Luke Lewis, Brandon Marcum, Jesse Nikola, Julie Pierce
April 28 - May 6, 2011
Library 5th Floor Gallery
"Ingresso: Entering In"
Rebecca Harbaugh
November 8 - December 16, 2010
Gallery East
Blake Simkins & Matt Mildenstein
November 21 - December 4, 2009
UVU Library, 5th Floor
Jacqueline Muir & Jay Wallace
November 7 - 20, 2009
UVU Library, 5th Floor
Sean Sullivan
October 24 - November 6, 2009
UVU Library, 5th Floor
Bob Bonham and Kirk Madsen
July 10 - 31, 2009
UVU Library, 5th Floor
Mike Haddock
May 9 - 23, 2009
GT-401 Gallery
Tim Georgi
April 26 - May 9, 2009
GT-401 Gallery
Chris Svedin
April 24 - 25, 2009
ThinkBox
Mike Warner
April 16, 2009
AB-111
John Hussey
April 12 - 25, 2009
UVU Library, 5th Floor
Dan Stosich
April 12 - 25, 2009
GT-401 Gallery
Andrew Christensen
April 10 - 23, 2009
SC Commons
Josie Bell, Cody Chamberlain, Jeff Fowler
April 3 - May 1, 2009
Woodbury Art Museum
Tamy Ballard
April 2 - May 2, 2009
UVU Library, 3th Floor
Susan Purdy
April 2 - May 2, 2009
UVU Library, 3th Floor
Laura Trinnaman
April 1 - 22, 2009
UVU Library, 5th Floor
Brad Trinnaman
April 1 - 22, 2009
UVU Library, 5th Floor
Holly Spencer
March 29 - April 20, 2009
City Gallery (Provo)
Michelle Scobell
March 29 - April 11, 2009
GT-401 Gallery
Peter Gibb
March 15 - 28, 2009
GT-401 Gallery
The Art & Design Department offers a variety of travel experiences, both for-credit and not-for-credit.
Of particular note are summer study abroad programs, such as Professor Steven Bule's for-credit excursion to Italy, which introduces students to the history of art and architecture through visits to churches, museums, and other monuments. Additionally, the department offers rotating study abroad experiences based on demand and opportunity. Recent programs include Painting in Italy and France, Photography & Illustration in the British Isles, and Art History & Photography in Northern Europe.
For more information on UVU’s study abroad programs, see: UVU Study Abroad
The department also regularly offers travel excursions and student trip opportunities. Previous trips include art capitals such New York as San Francisco, as well course excursions to produce creative works in such locations as Moab, Capitol Reef Field Station, and the Utah National Parks. The Art & Design book project also offers opportunities to travel both domestically and internationally. Contact the department for more information about current opportunities.
All students seeking any Art & Design degree are required to submit a Graduating Student
Portfolio. (except for minors)
Please read the Frequently Asked Questions document and download and instruction sheet (specific to your A&D degree) for more information.
Art & Design degree seekers will NOT receive their diploma if they do not submit a Graduating Student Portfolio. Portfolios are to be submitted only to your academic advisor.
Portfolio Submission Instructions:
