Howard Fullmer

Faculty Member

Professor Howard Fullmer

Biography

Born in Hawaii and raised on a small cattle ranch in Idaho. Interests include painting, snowboarding, golf and cycling. Married father of three children.

Education

MFA, Vermont College, 2003

Major: Visual Arts / Painting and Drawing

BFA, Brigham Young University, 1993

Major: Visual Arts / Illustration

Teaching

ART 421R

Advanced Illustration, Spring 2025

ART 499R

BFA Project WE, Spring 2025

ART 2220

Imagination and Visual Literacy, Spring 2025

ART 2220

Imagination and Visual Literacy, Spring 2025

ART 491R

Independent Study, Spring 2025

Awards

Silver Medal | Cover Design | Oversized Books

Independent Book Publishers

Runner-up
Divided Colors | War and Rights
Editor and Creative Director for annual student publication

Runner-Up (Content of Character – MLK Jr. Portrait)

Bakhita Prize for the Visual Arts - November, 2020

"Awarded for a photograph, painting, illustration, or sculpture that helps us better see the humanity and God-given worth of victims of racial violence."

Juried Entry | Print Rocks Competition

Pacific Printing Industries Association

Juried into Western Region Best in Print | Professional Competition
Divided Colors | War and Rights
Editor and Creative Director for annual student publication

Juried Entry | Print Rocks Competition

Pacific Printing Industries Association

Juried into Western Region Best in Print | Professional Competition
Arthur Futuris |Lands and Legends
Editor and Creative Director for annual student publication

Deans Faculty Award of Excellence

Utah Valley University | School of Art

Shared recognition with Professor Travis Lovell

Gold Medal | National Book of the Year

Independent Book Publishers

Book of the Year Award | Concept
The Western Front | 100 Years Later
Editor and creative director for annual student publication