Arthur Haywood

Arthur Haywood’s paintings highlight human potential through a fantastical lens. He creates murals internationally in addition to cover and interior art for books and magazines. Creating fantasy art to inspire and engage youth in reading is his passion. He earned a B.F.A in Illustration from The Maryland Institute College of Art, before studying classical techniques at Cambridge Street Studios and Grand Central Atelier. He received the 2020-2021 Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship at the Fondation des États-Unis in Paris. He worked with students at Lycée Paul Lapie, Ecollectif and André Malraux Elementary school to inspire a love of learning and cultural appreciation. He is a recipient of the 2022 – 2023 Tulsa Artist Fellowship and 2024 Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition Community Artist Partnership grant to continue his series of paintings for schools to inspire reading. He is a winner in the 2024 L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest.