Originally from Traverse City, Mich., Justin Hayward (b. 1980) now lives in Casper, WY with his wife, two daughters, and french bulldog.  Hayward studied Illustration at Brigham Young University and earned his MFA from the New York Academy of Art in painting. He also finished a course at the Florence Academy of Art in Italy in 2005. Justin is a full-time professor of drawing and painting at Casper College.
 
It was while completing his MFA in New York that Hayward caught the attention of galleries, competitions, and clients throughout the U.S.