Originally from northern Texas, Jesse Baggett spent her formative years in New Mexico and her early adulthood in Oklahoma. She earned her BFA from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX, and spent the next few years teaching art to high school students. Baggett's art pays homage to the places she has lived and loved by incorporating imagery of local wildlife. Through these animals, she explores and celebrates the unique friendships formed along life's journey. She is a member of the Wichita Falls Art Association and winner of the 2022 Texas State Championship Art Battle. From 2020-2023 she collaborated with artist Steve Hilton to design and create "Better Together," a large-scale mural in downtown Wichita Falls comprised of over 2000 individually handmade and glazed ceramic tiles. Baggett is currently pursuing an MFA in Ceramic Arts at West VirginiaUniversity.