Jess Wagner, Owner
Jess Wagner is a 29 year old professional artist currently residing in Boise, Idaho. Jess grew up in Buffalo, New York, where up until 20 years old she had never even seen snow capped mountains. In 2017, she accepted a seasonal job in the Grand Teton National Park, and left her familiar life in the city of Buffalo for the wild and open spaces of Wyoming. Jess has never returned, and has called places as Wyoming, Arizona, California, Oregon, Alaska, and now Idaho, home. She has spent several years working seasonal jobs and traveling solo, and that has fueled much of her creativity.
Jess’ studio has been as ever changing as her location, anywhere from her 2009 Kia Sportage that she lived in for a few months while she was solo traveling, the red dirt of Utah deserts, the garage she rented in Jackson, Wyoming for a winter, the tiny bedroom in a trailer in Grand Canyon, Arizona, the porch in the Grand Teton National Park, a tiny cabin on the Cook Inlet in Alaska, a commercial building in Idaho. Jess’ studio is now located in her apartment, in Boise’s coziest neighborhood.
Jess’ art is “reminiscent of the west” and all that it entails. From flora to fungi, to its mountain peaks and alpine lakes. Jess conveys these elements through painting and block printing, and draws inspiration from her time spent in the West.
Jess is entirely a self taught artist, and works primarily in fine art, focusing on acrylic and gouache. Jess is also a printmaker, and has a sustainable clothing brand, Equinox Fox Goods, where she only prints on up-cycled, secondhand clothes that were otherwise destined for the landfills or to be overlooked in thrift stores.
She is the sole owner and employee of her business, and does everything from working every single event, to all photography, social media, website design, and product design. Jess also teaches art classes in Boise.
Jess is also a muralist, working with clients such as ACHD and Choice Hotels, and other local businesses.
Jess is also the owner and founder of the Sagebrush Collaborative, an artist collective that organizes curated art markets and is a brick + mortar shop located in Southeast Boise.
When she’s not painting, she is exploring in the mountains with her dog, Tanana, spending time in her community, or traveling for fine art shows across the Mountain West. She enjoys backpacking, hiking, fly fishing, mountain biking, plein air painting, driving on the roads throughout the West, and exploring new coffee shops.
In 2022, Jess was honored to create a collection for the Grand Teton National Park. Six original paintings were for sale, with the proceeds directly benefitting the park, through the Grand Teton Association. Several of her prints, stickers, and greeting cards were also for sale in their park stores.
Events
2024 Missoula MADE Fair(juried) Missoula, Montana
2023 Bozeman MADE Fair(juried) Bozeman, Montana
2023 Moab Arts Festival(juried) Moab, Utah
2023 Bend Summer Fest(juried) Bend, Oregon
2023, 2022 Jackson Hole Fine Art Show(juried) Jackson, Wyoming
2022 Ketchum Fine Arts Fair(juried) Sun Valley, Idaho
2024, 2023, 2022 Art in the Courtyard(juried) McCall, Idaho
2022 Roseberry Arts and Crafts Fair(juried) McCall, Idaho
2024, 2023, 2022 Hyde Park Street Fair(juried) Boise, Idaho
2022 Summery Market(juried) Boise, Idaho
2024, 2023, 2022 Sawtooth Festival(juried) Stanley, Idaho
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 Super Summer Craft Market Flying M Coffee Garage Nampa, Idaho
2023, 2022, 2021 Annual Payette Lakes Art Fair(juried) McCall, Idaho
2023, 2021 Mixed Greens Pop-Up Invited Artist Boise, Idaho
2024, 2023, 022, 2021 Wintry Market(juried) Boise, Idaho
2023, 2022, 2021 Hip Holiday Craft Market Flying M Coffee Garage(juried) Nampa, Idaho
2022 Backcountry Film Festival Invites d Artist Boise, Idaho
Various misc small pop ups, flea markets, first Thursdays in Boise, and farmers markets in Idaho.
REtail Locations
Grand Teton National Park (Airport Store, Jenny Lake Visitor Center) Moose, Wyoming
Truffles, Ect. Meridian, Idaho
Flying M Coffee Garage Nampa, Idaho
The Banks Cafe Banks/Lowman, Idaho
Mixed Greens Boise, Idaho
Matoska Trading Co. Jackson, Wyoming
Lincoln Gift Stores Whitefish, Montana
St Regis Gift Shop Hungery Horse, Montana
Taylor Books Charleston, West Virginina
Inspired Chaos Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Sunlight Sports Cody, Wyoming
Lucky You Jackson, Wyoming
Riggins Tourist Trap Riggins, Idaho
Gallery Bloom Olympia, Washington
Prospector Outfitters Valdez, Alaska
US Fish and Wildlife MK Nature Center Boise, Idaho
exhibitions
May 2021: The Potters Center Artist, Solo Show Boise, ID
June 2022: Mad Swede Brewing Artist, Solo Show Boise, ID
June 2022: Nomad Coffee Artist, Solo Show Boise, ID
December 2022: Gallery 55 Guest Artist, Solo Show, McCall, ID
2022: Boise Arts and History Traffic Box Program Selected Artist Boise, ID
April 2023-July 2023: Full Moon Gallery Guest Artist “Poetic Landscapes”, Twin Falls, ID
Noteworthy clients/Collaborators
Idaho US Fish and Wildlife
Idaho Botantical Gardens
Grand Teton Association
Winter Wildlands Alliance
Maimeri Industria
Princeton Brushes
Stio
Epiphany Coffee
Trailside Bakery Cafe
Dawson Taylor Coffee Roasters
Gaston’s Bakery
Blue Cow Frozen Yogurt
Outdoor Exchange
Boise Bicycle Project
ACHD Commuteride
Sagebrush Collaborative
Choice Hotels
Social Media
Instagram: @jesswagnerart
Facebook: Jess Wagner Art
Contact
Email: jesswagnerart@gmail.com
