Amy Ringholz, Mixed Media Artist

If you look into the eyes of the wildlife that Amy Ringholz captures using oils, acrylics, ink and graphite, you might just recognize yourself. That’s because the Jackson, Wyoming, artist formally trained as a portraitist. She believes that experience gives her wildlife subjects a striking humanity that draws the viewer into their story. “I try to put my wild heart and love of freedom into my paintings,” says Amy. “When you place a piece of my work in your home, you have a piece of me. I want that work to inspire your life with beauty, creativity and love.  I want your heart to feel open and full, and your life to feel more meaningful because you get to share your days with one of my paintings.”

Amy grew up the daughter of a teacher mother and artist father in Cleveland, Ohio. She double majored in drawing and art education at Bowling Green State University. It was there that she spent a semester in New Mexico, which cemented her love of the western landscape and wildlife. Lured by a job at a dude ranch that promised the chance to spend time with moose and bison, Amy moved to Jackson in 2002. A short time later, she was exhibiting her work at galleries across the West, and in 2012, at the age of 34, she was named the youngest-ever featured artist for the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival. In 2013, Amy opened her own gallery in the heart of Jackson, and she joined Rowe Fine Art Gallery in 2020.