Julie Mize serves as adjunct instructor of art at Howard Payne University. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in art and all-level teaching certification from HPU in 1996 and a Master of Art Education degree from Texas Tech University in 2006. After teaching art at Hearne Elementary School in Houston for three years, Mize became the art teacher at Brownwood Middle School in 2000 and continues in that role today. In 2008, she was invited to join the faculty of HPU as an adjunct instructor. Her artwork has been featured in numerous exhibitions, and she was named the Brownwood Art Association’s Artist of the Year in 2020.
