Gareth Fry

Faculty Member

Gareth Fry

Biography

Gareth earned a BA with Honours in graphic design from The Surrey Institute of Art & Design in Epsom, England, and an MFA in graphic design from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. He has worked as a print and web designer for several prominent Utah companies including Covey Leadership Center, Nu Skin, and Ancestry. He was an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University in 2014 and has been an adjunct instructor, lecturer, and assistant professor at UVU since 2011. His work has been recognized with regional, national, and international awards including_

› Graphic Design USA
› AIGA 100 Show
› Print Regional Design Awards
› International Annual Report Competition
› Creative Quarterly
› DesignArts Utah

He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Education

MFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2018

Major: Graphic Design

BA, The Surrey Institute of Art & Design, 2000

Major: Graphic Design

Teaching

ART 443R

Design Studio, Spring 2024

ART 3420

Typography II, Spring 2024

Presentations

Fry, Gareth (Presenter & Author), UCDA Design Education Summit_ Agency, "Empowering Students to Find and Use Their Many Varied Voices", UCDA, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. (May, 2022)
Fry, Gareth (Presenter & Author), Fowler, Jason , Design Principles & Practices Conference_ Back to Life, "Close the Loophole_ Placing the Fulfillment of Human Needs at the Very Center of Graphic Design", Design Principles & Practices, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia. (January, 2022)
Fry, Gareth (Presenter & Author), UCDA Design Education Summit_ Human Centered, "Transforming Graphic Design and Elevating Human Lives", UCDA, Drake University, Des Moines, IA. (July, 2020)
Fry, Gareth (Presenter & Author), UCDA Design Education Summit_ Collaborate, "Evolving Graphic Design from Serving Industry to Fulfilling Fundamental Human Needs", UCDA, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. (May, 2019)
Fry, Gareth (Presenter & Author), Design Principles & Practices_ Design + Context, "Evolving Graphic Design from Serving Industry to Fulfilling Fundamental Human Needs", Design Principles & Practices, St. Petersburg University, St. Petersburg, Russia. (March, 2019)
Fry, Gareth (Presenter & Author), Paris Design Summit, "Evolving Graphic Design from Serving Industry to Fulfilling Fundamental Human Needs", La Grande Arche de la Défense, Paris, France. (February, 2019)

Awards

100 Show Selected Entry

American Institute of Graphic Arts

My submission entitled Among Fields and August Oak was honored as a selected entry by the Salt Lake City chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. This triptych is based on the respective themes of contentment, heartache, and cautious optimism. As with several of my other projects, I originated all of the photography, copywriting, and design.

The show program and images of my work have been uploaded as a single supporting document.

American Graphic Design Award

Graphic Design USA

I received an American Graphic Design Award from Graphic Design USA for the design of a 156-page book entitled Light the Dark. The book was produced to help raise funds for a non-profit organization in Chicago named Watts of Love. It features a narrative about their mission as well as photos of past expeditions to countries including the Philippines, Malawi, Nepal, and Ethiopia. My work was published in the 2021 Design Annual.

My certificate and images of my work have been uploaded as a single supporting document.

Silver Winner

Davey Awards

I was selected as a Silver Winner by Davey Awards for the design of a 156-page book entitled Light the Dark. The book was produced to help raise funds for a non-profit organization in Chicago named Watts of Love. It features a narrative about their mission as well as photos of past expeditions to countries including the Philippines, Malawi, Nepal, and Ethiopia.

My certificate and images of my work have been uploaded as a single supporting document.

Alumni Outstanding Educator Award

Utah Valley University School of the Arts

In spring 2020, I was honored as the recipient of the UVU Alumni Association Outstanding Educator of the Year award for the School of the Arts. This was particularly gratifying because the “award is voted upon by graduating students.” After being notified by Kevin Walkenhorst, Senior Director of Alumni Relations, he further explained that “alumni award recipients are those professors who the students indicate have had the greatest influence on them and their career choice.”

The congratulatory letter I received has been uploaded as a supporting document.

Award of Excellence

Creative Quarterly

I received an Award of Excellence from Creative Quarterly for the design of the publication entitled Tin Gods. In addition to executing the design, I shot most of the images on location at the Morgan factory in Malvern, England, and originated all of the copywriting. Other images were provided courtesy of the Morgan Motor Company. My work was published in issue no. 59 of Creative Quarterly.

My certificate and images of my work have been uploaded as a single supporting document.

Award of Excellence

Creative Quarterly

I received an Award of Excellence from Creative Quarterly for the design of the calendar entitled Seeing 2020. The calendar spotlights some of the weird and wonderful predictions made by various futurists between 1900 and 1967 about what life would be like in the year 2020. My work was published in issue no. 59 of Creative Quarterly.

My certificate and images of my work have been uploaded as a single supporting document.