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Jessica Baldivieso is a Bolivian-born, Dallas-based artist whose work spans painting, installation, and community engagement. She holds degrees in Painting and Architecture from the University of Arkansas. Since relocating to Dallas in 2019, she has become an active figure in the Texas art scene, with three solo exhibitions in Texas, one in Arkansas, and two in Bolivia. She has also created two significant installations—one in a private collection and a semi-permanent piece at Ro2 Gallery in Dallas. In 2022, her monumental installation, Icon, was featured at both the Oak Cliff Cultural Center and the Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council.
An East-Dallas artist, Jessica works out of her studio in the historic Shamrock Studios. Her accolades include completing the Cedars Union’s 18-month Studio Artist residency in 2020, receiving the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant from NYFA, and winning the 2021 New Futures Artist Award from Saatchi Art. In 2024, she served as a juror for the prestigious Moss/Chumley Award. Baldivieso has collaborated with esteemed institutions such as the Meadows Museum and The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, leading workshops, artist talks, and community art sessions, demonstrating her ongoing dedication to fostering creativity and public engagement through art.
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Visual Arts Painting, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Bachelor of Science, Architectural Studies, Fay Jones School of Architecture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
RESIDENCIES
2020 - 2021 Cedars Union, Dallas, Texas, USA.’
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Pencil on Paper Gallery, here and on my way, Dallas, TX
2022
Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council/TRAHC, Intrinsic Integrity, Texarkana, TX
Oak Cliff Cultural Center, subtle changes, Dallas, TX
2019
MAC Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Líneas Desnudas, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
Centro Cultural Casa Melchor Pinto, Abstracta, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
INSTALLATIONS
2022 Ro2 Gallery, semi permanent installation, Inverted Intuition, Dallas, TX
2021 Atheon Collection, permanent installation, Converging Paths, Dallas, TX
2020 Cedars Union, temporary installation, Doors, Dallas, TX
Selected Juried Group Exhibitions
2024
Artspace111, 2024 11th Annual Texas Juried Exhibition, For Worth, TX
MIXD Gallery, Prism, Rogers, AR
2023
Dallas Market Hall, 2023’s Vignette Art Fair, Dallas, TX
Craighead Green Gallery, New Texas Talent XXX, Dallas, TX
2022
Dallas Market Hall, 2022’s Vignette Art Fair, Dallas, TX
South Dallas Cultural Center, 2022 ART214 Juried Exhibition, Dallas, TX
2021
Fort Worth Arts Community Center, 2021 Arts Center Juried Exhibition, Fort Worth, TX
Artroom, Fort Worth Arts Community Center, Now Contemporary 2021, Fort Worth, TX
500x Gallery, Holding Space, Dallas, TX
Pencil on Paper Gallery, Juried Exhibition How We See, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Selected Curated Group Exhibitions
2023
Historic Aldredge House, Château Show, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ro2 Art Gallery, Chaos VIII, Dallas, TX
2022
Ro2, Chaos VII, Dallas, TX
Carillon Gallery, Dallas, Fort Worth, TX
2021
Nube Gallery, Feria Chile Arte Contemporaneo Ch. ACO, Santiago, Chile.
Umbrella Gallery, Pretend like you like each other, Dallas, TX
Fort Worth Arts Community Center, Fall Gallery Night, In Between Now and Then, Fort Worth, TX
The MAC, Hyperlocal II, Dallas, TX
The MAC, Together Group show, Dallas, TX
2019
2018
Centro Cultural Simón Patiño, Pictorica, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Central 43, Larga Noche de Museos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
GRANTS / AWARDS
2021 Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
2021 New Futures Artist award by The Other Art Fair and Saatchi Art
WORKSHOPS
2023
The Modern Art Museum, Pure Painting with Robert Motherwell: Psychic Automatism Sketching Session, Fort Worth, TX
Meadows Museum, 4 Artist Talks, In the Shadow of Dictatorship - Creating the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art (3 in English and 1 in Spanish), Dallas, TX
Meadows Museum, Roundtable and Presentation, In the Shadow of Dictatorship - Creating the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art (En Español), Dallas, TX
Meadows Museum, Art-Making Activity for Family Sunday, In the Shadow of Dictatorship - Creating the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art (En Español), Dallas, TX
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, ART BREAK! Spring Break 3 Day Art Activity, Fort Worth, TX
2022
Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Art Process, Context, Interest and Repetition Lecture, Dallas, TX
*Workshops designed, planned and taught by Jessica Baldivieso.
JUROR
2024 Meadows Museum, Moss/Chumley Award, Dallas, TX