Meet our 2026 Judge!
Kim Behm
Kim Behm is an Emeritus Professor of Art, Studio, and Art History with a career spanning more than five decades as an artist, educator, and creative professional. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Art and Printmaking in 1973 and his Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Art History in 1976 from the University of New Mexico.
Behm began his career in graphic arts while still in vocational high school, graduating with honors in 1967. Throughout his professional career, he has worked as a graphic designer, art director, animator, muralist, illustrator, and adjunct instructor. Since entering higher education in 2004, he has served as an associate professor, department chair, honors director, professor, and exhibiting painter.
His artwork has received numerous awards and has been exhibited at the prestigious Society of Illustrators in New York City. In retirement, Behm continues to share his passion for the arts by lecturing in art history and teaching art classes at the Hearst Center for the Arts in Cedar Falls, Iowa.