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 4210R

Advanced Illustration, Spring 2026

ART 4990R

BFA Project, Spring 2026

ART 2240

Illustrative Media and Techniques II, Spring 2026

Awards

Silver Award | Coffee Table Book

Independent Book Publishers - May, 2025

Silver Medal
Ever Arriving
Editor and Creative Director for annual student publication_ The Fine Art Book Project
Years course of study was Robert Lewis Stevenson

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