About

About Carrie Wild

Carrie was raised on a small horse farm in Southern Michigan where she learned to respect, appreciate and love animals from a young age. Her childhood was spent riding horses, exploring the forests in search of wildlife and competing in horse shows. Along with her love of nature she developed a passion for art early in life. She studied and experimented drawing with different dry mediums including graphite, charcoal, colored pencil and soft pastel. Through her knowledge of horses and wildlife she developed a strong drawing technique focusing on the the anatomy and characteristics of each subject.
As a teen Carrie bought her first camera and began making photographs of her subjects as a foundation for her artistic vision. She uses her photography for inspiration as well as an excuse to spend more time in the field with the animals she loves.

“I focus on the presence of my subjects as I observed them in nature and then surround them with color that complements the experience,”

As witness to the wonders of nature and the countless heart pounding moments, she translates her experiences through the application of dramatic colors and presence in her paintings while maintaining realistic confirmation of the animal. With a contemporary style she hopes to create a relationship between the painting and its viewer as well as encourage a love for wildlife and wildlife art in modern design. Her contemporary style helps Wild reach a new audience, including urban collectors that might have less of an organic connection with the animals in her works.
Carrie is based in Jackson, Wyoming. After visiting for a summer, she immediately fell in love with the power of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and decided that there was no better place to be to realize her vision.

Surrounded by the inspiration of wildlife, horses and wide open spaces she paints in both her home studio at the edge of Grand Teton National Park, and in her public studio within Gallery Wild.

Gallery Representation:
Gallery Wild in Jackson Hole, WY
A. Banks Gallery in Bozeman, MT

Upcoming Exhibits & Events
July 16 & 17 – Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale – Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY
September 12 – October 10 – Western Visions Art Show & Sale – National Museum of Wildlife Art
September 18th – Group Show Gallery Wild – Backdrop – A Show of Western Visions Artists
July 19th – Quick Draw and Auction – Jackson Hole Fall Arts FestivalCarrie Wild Painting 9:15 1

Select Publications & Press
Western Art & Architecture – April|May 2019 – Contemporary in Nature
South West Art – April 2019 – Emerging Artists – Wild at Heart
Cowboys & Indians – July 2018 – Art Gallery: Carrie Wild
Big Sky Journal – Arts 2017 – The Wild World of Color
Western Art & Architecture – August|September 2014 – Wild & Fearless

Past Exhibits & Events
2020 – Big Sky Auction for the Arts
2019 Opened New Location of Gallery Wild – Jackson, WY
2019 SEWE – South East Wildlife Exhibition – Charleston, SC
2019 Out West Art Show – Great Falls, MT
2019 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale
2019 Gallery Wild- Three Artist Show with Matt Flint & Patricia Griffin
2019 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival – Quick Draw and Auction
2018 Opened Gallery Wild – Jackson, WY
2018 SEWE – South East Wildlife Exhibition – Charleston, SC
2018 Out West Art Show – Great Falls, MT
2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale
2018 Gallery Wild- Two Woman Show with Jennifer Johnson
2018 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival – Quick Draw and Auction
2018 A. Banks Gallery – Two Person Show with Mike Barlow
2017 Out West Art Show – Great Falls, MT
2017 Mountain Trails Fine Art – Group Show
2017 Jackson Hole Land Trust – View 22 – The Art of Jackson Hole’s Open Spaces
2016 Jackson Hole Land Trust – View 22 – The Art of Jackson Hole’s Open Spaces
2016 National Museum of Wildlife Art – Plein Air Fest – Quick Finish and Auction
2016 Emerson Center Bozeman, MT – Celebration of the Arts – Quick Finish and Auction
2015 Solo Show A. Banks Gallery
2015 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival – Quick Draw and Auction
2015 Mountain Trails Fine Art – Group Show – Following Quick Draw Auction
2015 Jackson Hole Land Trust – View 22 – The Art of Jackson Hole’s Open Spaces
2015 National Museum of Wildlife Art – Plein Air Fest – Quick Finish and Auction
2014 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival – Quick Draw and Auction
2014 Mountain Trails Fine Art – Group Show – Following Quick Draw Auction
2014 National Museum of Wildlife Art – Plein Air Fest – Quick Finish and Auction
2013 Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival – Quick Draw and Auction
2013 Grand Teton Fine Art – Group Show – Following Quick Draw Auction
2013 Rungius Society Member Holiday Party – National Museum of Wildlife Art
2010 Saskatchewan Wildlife Art Association Purchase Award