Makenna Hatter-Paxton

Makenna Hatter-Paxton (she/her) is an emerging artist living in Austin, Texas since 1987. She began making art in 2017 after leaving a 12 year career in the legal field. She was introduced to oil painting in 2019 and subsequently shifted her art practice to revolve around painting the human form.

Hatter-Paxton’s technical and conceptual training was shaped by her painting mentors and her time studying at Texas State University and Austin Community College. Hatter-Paxton earned her BFA, with a concentration in painting, from Texas State University in May 2022.

Apart from her art practice, Hatter-Paxton manages and works on a native habitat restoration project with her husband on their ranch in South Austin: Pretty Pool Ranch. She is a beekeeper and a mom to one rescue dog and six chickens.