Jake Allen is currently a graphic designer at the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University (UVU), where he designs award-winning marketing materials that invite others to engage with the Center's events and mission. He collaborates with the communications director and events manager to ensure consistent and timely publication of materials and assists them in event setup and media acquisition.
Jake is also passionate about the arts, learning, and helping others succeed. He is an active participant and ambassador of the UVU Honors Program, where he advocates for the program and supports fellow Honors students. He is pursuing bachelor's degrees in Art & Design and in Business & Analysis at UVU, expected to graduate in 2025. After graduating, he plans to pursue a J.D. to continue to lead and support others by sustaining artistic and intellectual integrity through art and copyright law.
Exhibitions and Shows
2023 - Art Show, Garment of Destiny, Springville Museum of Art 37th Spiritual and Religious Art Show
2023 - Art Show, Garment of Destiny and Framing the Frontier, Steel Days Art Show
2023 - Art Show, Garment of Destiny and Why are ye so fearful?, UVU Student Art Show
2022 - Art Show, Past, Present, and Future, Broke, and I’d rather do art at home than go to Billie Eilish alone, FizzDayBreak Art Gallery
2022 - Art Show, Camera Graphic, Providence, and Broke, Timpanogos Arts Foundation
2022 - Art Show, Why are ye so Fearful, UVU Institute of Religion
2021 - Art Show, She’s my Color and On the Spectrum, Steel Days Art Show
2021 - Art Show, Behold the Man and On the Spectrum, UVU Institute of Religion
2018 - Art Show, Color of Willis, Steel Days Art Show
2018 - Art Show, Color of Willis, Lehi City Art Show
2018 - Art Show, Color of Willis, Utah All State High School Show
2018 - Art Show, Black Book, Alpine School District Art Show
2017 - Art Show, My White Guitar, Alpine School District Art Show
Awards
2024 - Western Regional Honors Council Award for Visual Art for Garment of Destiny
2023 - Friends of the Library Purchase Award for Garment of Destiny
2023 - 1st Place in Digital Art for Garment of Destiny
2021 - 2nd Place in Digital Art for She’s My Color
2018 - Award of Excellence in Drawing for Color of Willis
2018 - 2nd Place in Drawing for Color of Willis
2017 - Utah State Senate Art Commendation for View of the Valley
Commissions and Associations
2022 - Association, Team EVGA Collection, Stabpact LLC
2022 - Association, Providence Collection, Stabpact LLC
2021 - Commission, Past, Present, and Future for The Harrington Center for the Arts
2016 - Association, Comics & Film Team Lead, Operation Inquiry at Thanksgiving Point
Publications
Allen, Jake. "Garment of Destiny." Scribendi, vol. 38, Mar. 2024.
Allen, Jake. "I’d rather do art at home than go to Billie Eilish alone." Untold: UVU's Honors Program Journal, vol. 1, no. 2 Nov. 2022, p. 34.
Allen, Jake. "Élet." Untold: UVU's Honors Program Journal, vol. 1, no. 2 Nov. 2022, p. 55.
Allen, Jake. "Abstract 3." Untold: UVU's Honors Program Journal, vol. 1, no. 2 Nov. 2022, p. 70.
Allen, Jake. "Torn Apart." Untold: UVU's Honors Program Journal, vol. 1, no. 2 Nov. 2022, p. 78.
Allen, Jake. “Manhattan Beach.” Untold: UVU's Honors Program Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Apr. 2022, p. 48.
Allen, Jake. “Past, Present, and Future.” Untold: UVU's Honors Program Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, Apr. 2022, p. 58.
Allen, Jake. "Death." Untold: UVU's Honors Program Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, Nov. 2022, p. 14.