Justin Kunz is a painter, illustrator, concept designer, and educator. His artwork has been exhibited in museums and galleries; published in books, magazines, calendars, web sites and annual reports. Kunz has provided key visual imagery for video games, coins, medals, figurines, and an award-winning film, Nine Days. As a Senior Artist at Blizzard Entertainment, he created concept artwork, 3D assets, textures and effects for the environments in World of Warcraft, as well as early concept artwork for Overwatch. As a member of the Artistic Infusion Program, he has created dozens of numismatic designs including at least 18 coins and medals produced by the United States Mint in gold, platinum, silver and bronze, such as the Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin. Currently an Associate Professor of Illustration at Brigham Young University, Kunz lives with his wife and children in the foothills of Mt. Timpanogos, Utah.
