Corey Lee Fuller is an artist, designer, and teacher who hangs his hat in Oklahoma.
BIO
Corey Lee Fuller, MFA, is the Ruth Jay Odom Professor of Fine Arts at Oklahoma Baptist University where he teaches courses in graphic design and visual culture. Fuller received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Central Oklahoma (Thesis: “The Changing Visual Identity of Churches: From Symbols to Branding”).
Fuller has given solo exhibitions at Space 38|39 in New York, Indiana Wesleyan University, and the Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City. Fuller has given a variety of gallery talks, lectures, and workshops on a wide range of topics: early Christian art, printmaking techniques, and branding advice for non-profits.
As a practicing designer, Fuller has earned awards from the American Marketing Association and the American Advertising Federation. His clients are wide-ranging from churches, to universities, to the energy sector. As a fine-artist, Fuller’s work tends to be mixed media with an emphasis in printmaking.
WORK
Professor of Graphic Design, Oklahoma Baptist University
Promoted to full Professor, OBU, spring of 2021
Installed as Ruth J. Odom Professor of Fine Arts, 2017
Served as Division Chair of Art & Design, 2016–2024
Promoted to Associate Professor, OBU, spring of 2015
Received Senior Faculty Status, OBU, fall of 2014
Started as Assistant Professor, OBU, 2009
Courses taught: Design Basics, Intro to Graphic Design, Advertising Design, Typography, Raster Graphics, History of Graphic Design, Interactive Design, Package Design, Vector Graphics, Studio 7 (in-house internship), Visual Culture honors course, NYC Study Tour, Portfolio Development, Hand-Lettering
Freelance Designer, various clients
2004–present
Identity development, Style/brand guides, website design, consulting
Design Leader, Legacy Bank
2004-2008
Responsibilities: Design for print and web, product-merchandising solutions, videography for TV commercials and training purposes, managing and upholding brand standards
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Design
University of Central Oklahoma, 2009
Thesis: From Symbols to Branding: the Changing Visual Identity of Churches
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design
Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 2004
SKILL SET
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, CSS & HTML coding for interactive design, digital photography, photo-digital illustration, ProCreate, additional experience with motion graphics and non-linear video-editing
CLIENT LIST
Clients: 3 Level Design, Bison Family Therapy, Cafe Evoke, Christ Our Redeemer Anglican Church, Coffee Creek Baptist Church, Collective Church, Extreme Inflatables, Community Renewal of Pottawatomie County, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Fields of Faith), Habitat for Humanity of Tulsa, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Mission Shawnee, Murray Services Inc., Neal’s Home Furnishings, OBU Athletics, OBU Milburn Center, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Red Rock Canyon Adventure Park, Unearthed Pictures, University of Oklahoma, United Way of Pottawatomie County, University Baptist Church, book cover designs for various clients