Local artist to compete in Art Battle National Championship
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A Wichita Falls artist can be representing the state of Texas on the 2022 Art Battle U.S. National Championship in Wichita Falls.
Jesse Baggett was named Texas State Champion on March 13 at Art Battle Dallas, a regional version of the worldwide stay portray motion.
“Horse Hare is what I painted in the first round,” Baggett mentioned. “I painted the buffalo in the final round. I typically paint local animals interacting with each other. They are kind of like odd little friendships. I chose to paint the buffalo with a red fedora hat just because it’s fun and funny.”
The 2022 Art Battle US National Championship is hosted by Wichita Falls Art Association.
The battle begins Saturday, April 2 on the MPEC.
Baggett was additionally the first-ever Art Battle of Wichita Falls winner again in 2019.
She focuses on portray, printmaking, ceramic sculptures, and portrait plates.
More About Jesse Baggett
Jesse Baggett was born in northern Texas. She spent her childhood in northern New Mexico and her younger grownup years in southern Oklahoma. She presently resides in Wichita Falls, TX.
In 2014, she graduated from Midwestern State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a educating certificates.
Although she majored in ceramics and minored in printmaking, Jesse primarily practices portray. Jesse taught artwork and artwork historical past in public faculties for quite a few years. The few years of educating closely influenced her exploration of varied mediums and her curiosity in artwork historical past.
Jesse celebrates the locations she has lived and cherished by utilizing the imagery of native wildlife. She makes use of these animals to discover personalities, relationships, and perceptions of varied themes all through artwork historical past.
More concerning the Art Battle
Art Battle is stay aggressive painting. Monthly occasions in 50 cities worldwide.
The ultimate qualifying occasions are in Dallas, Phoenix, Chicago, San Francisco, New York City, Boston, and one on-line qualifier. The Champion of every metropolis will be part of us in Wichita Falls, TX for the 2022 Art Battle US Championship occasion.
In the tip – one will emerge as your US National Champion.
Audience voting and public sale at each occasion.
