In 1971, following a resolution adopted by the Senate of Ege University, the establishment of several higher education institutions was planned, among which the School of Fine Arts was included. As a result of extensive studies conducted by a commission formed to investigate issues such as staffing requirements, academic organization, regulations, and related matters, the Faculty of Fine Arts was officially established within our University in 1975, based on the report prepared by this commission.

During Senate meetings, commissions were also formed to evaluate the transformation of the Academy of Architecture, which had been affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, into the Faculty of Fine Arts, as well as the transfer of its academic staff. In accordance with the decisions taken, at the Senate meeting held on 2 September 1975, four professors (Prof. Dr. Mükerrem Usman Anabolu, Prof. Dr. Rauf Beyru, Prof. Dr. Semih Kavalalı, and Prof. Dr. Sait Yaşar) and two associate professors (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayla Arel and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doğan Tuna) were appointed from the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. The Faculty Board formed by these faculty members elected Prof. Dr. Rauf Beyru as Dean. Subsequently, on 23 September 1975, the Departments of Environmental Design and Formal Arts were established. On 23 March 1976, the Department of Sound and Performing Arts was added to these departments. The Faculty of Fine Arts commenced its academic activities in September 1975, providing education in the building located next to Alsancak Stadium in İzmir.

With the enactment of Decree Law No. 41 on 20 July 1982, the Faculty of Fine Arts of Ege University was affiliated with Dokuz Eylül University. During this period, the Departments of Theatre-Music, Cinema-Television, Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historical Environment, Research-Conservation, and Restoration were established, and a total of 305 students graduated.

Today, the Faculty of Fine Arts, re-established within Ege University on 11 April 2012, was renamed the Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture by a Council of Ministers Decision dated 8 April 2016. The Departments of Visual Communication Design, Painting, Architecture, and Traditional Turkish Arts were founded. In the 2018–2019 academic year, the Department of Visual Communication Design admitted its first cohort of students with a quota of 60+2 and officially commenced its active academic operations.