Bridger Barksdale

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Bridger is an award-winning watercolor artist and landscape painter based in central Utah. He is the recipient of the 1st place award from the Mountain Maryland Plein Air Competition and 2nd place from The 13th Watermedia Showcase. His artistic education, stemming from the performing arts, transposed in 2016 into the study of painting. That year, he moved to Arizona where he lived and studied under his late grandfather, Ralph Barksdale, a retired illustrator. Bridger is the last of many talented artists who have studied under Mr. Barksdale. He also received generous tutelage under Jay Barksdale, another indispensable instructor who shared with Bridger his vast artistic talent and knowledge. At the end of 2020, Bridger lived in western Ukraine where he took photographs and met regularly with Ukrainian artists and creatives. This experience materialized into a solo exhibition featuring watercolors in homage to L’viv.