CHAD MIZE is a multimedia artist, designer and muralist residing in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1974, and then moved to Tampa Bay Florida, where he spent most of his childhood. An early interest in art resulted in his earning a BFA in Visual Communications at the University of Mississippi. With a love for past and contemporary culture, he takes a humorous, tongue-in-cheek approach to his designs, which include playful doodles, colorful patterns, political art and graphics with text.

MIZE moved to St. Petersburg, FL in 2003 and has been championing theTampa Bay art scene over the past two decades. In 2018, Mize opened the gallery MIZE in the Historic Uptown neighborhood of St Petersburg. Following the closing of MIZE in 2022 he set his sights on a larger gallery project entitled SPACE. Currently he is curating exhibits throughout Tampa Bay at various venues. Mize’s client list has included Disney, Facebook, COACH, NUTRL, Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Rays, Sprouts, Kahwa, Busch Gardens, The Vinoy Hotel, and JW Marriott.