About

Chad Hayward was born in New Jersey and then moved to Castle Rock, Colorado with his family at age 7. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2017. He completed his MA in Studio Art at Eastern Illinois University in 2018 and an MFA in Fine Art at The University of Georgia in 2023. Chad is currently based in Knoxville, TN and works at The University of Tennessee as an Academic Advisor for the College of Arts and Sciences.