Jess Wagner, Owner
Jess is a printmaker and community builder based in Boise, Idaho living with her two cats, deaf dog and fiancé. Jess’ current work is a collection of art that pulls from over a decade of solo travel, activism, and lived experience, translating emotion, place, and personal history into emotional illustrative work. Jess’s practice centers storytelling, resilience, and the power of art as a tool for connection.
Jess creates a curated collection of clothing based on original illustrations, screen printing herself in her tiny in home studio on secondhand clothing only, offering a sustainable way to wear art. Jess also sells original screen prints on paper and stickers made from illustrations and her paintings.
Jess’ past work has spanned fine art painting, block printing, murals, and teaching. Today, her focus is on printmaking and creating small-batch, hand-crafted work that reflects both the natural world and her lived experience.
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 the Hyde Park neighborhood of downtown Boise.
Events and past work/clients under previous business name
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
2025, 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, 2022, 2021 Wintry Market(juried) Boise, Idaho
2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 Hip Holiday Craft Market Flying M Coffee Garage(juried) Nampa, Idaho
2022 Backcountry Film Festival Invited Artist Boise, Idaho
Various misc small pop ups, flea markets, first Thursdays in Boise, and farmers markets in 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: @staysoftpress
Contact
Email: jess@sagebrushcollaborative.com