Jessica K. Haas

Jessica K. Haas is an American speed painter, performance artist, and speaker. She is known for creating large-scale paintings live in front of audiences, often completing works in under two minutes. Haas gained wider attention after winning the Miss Tennessee title with a speed-painting talent performance and later appearing on ABC's The Gong Show.

Early life Haas was born and raised in Texas. In a 2025 profile in People, she described growing up in poverty with her mother and grandmother, including periods of homelessness. She became interested in art as a child and later developed speed drawing and speed painting as a performance talent.

Haas has also appeared on television programs and news segments demonstrating her work. In 2023, she appeared on Fox Carolina to demonstrate speed painting ahead of an Art in Motion event in Greenville, South Carolina. In 2025, she appeared on Fox & Friends in a segment about her career as a speed painter.

In 2019, automotive publication Autoevolution covered Haas creating a live painting of the Koenigsegg Agera Thor, a rare hypercar, at a private event.

Public image and style Haas's performances combine visual art, music, movement, and live reveal moments. Her work has often been described in connection with sports entertainment, pageantry, and live event performance.