The Grasshopper Gallery at the Lost River Trading Post was inaugurated on Saturday, June 14th, 2014. We support local artists and craftspeople in their vision, and hope to share their art in Wardensville, West Virginia and beyond.
Lost River Trading Post, opened in 2013 in the Appalachian Mountains of WV, is a previous feed store on Main Street in historic Wardensville, WV that has been turned it into a "modern mountain general store" featuring American-made and locally crafted products along with a bakery and full-service espresso bar. Late in 2014, the Grasshopper Gallery, located inside the store, was inaugurated to showcase local artists.

GRASSHOPPER GALLERY
at Lost River Trading Post




FEATURING: GINGER DANZ
MAY 3, 2025 - June 29, 2025


ARTIST RECEPTION: Saturday, May 3rd from 1-3pm
EVERYDAY WONDER | GINGER DANZ
This exhibition will showcase mixed media vignettes inspired by the natural world. The circle is a theme running through each piece with collage elements and lots of references to nature.
For the latest work and events you can follow me on Instagram @gingerdanzart or go to www.gingerdanz.com.
BIOGRAPHY
Ginger is a professional artist living in Roanoke, Virginia. Ginger gathers inspiration from nature and everyday life, and creates paintings using multiple layers of collage, drawing media, and fluid acrylic paint in saturated modern colors like teal blue, rich orange and sunny yellow. Ginger's award-winning work has been exhibited in multiple solo and juried group exhibitions.
I dabbled in the arts throughout my counseling career, providing crayons and paper to adolescent and adult counseling clients, encouraging them to color with me while we talked. My non-work hours were spent drawing my sleeping pets, painting my friend’s pets as gifts, sawing away on a violin, and taking ballet lessons. I began selling my paintings at art shows in 2010 and when my employer closed his practice in 2012 I decided to take the leap and pursue my art full-time. Since that time I have aspired to let my life inform my art and vice versa. I love honoring my creativity on a daily basis and want to share that spark, helping others follow their fun every day, at work and at play!
When I’m not in the studio you can find me spending time with my family, playing with our cat, reading, and spending time in nature.
PAST SHOWS
2025 GALLERY SHOWS
Christy Dunkle | January-February
Susan Feller + Kristen Colebank | March-April
Ginger Danz | May-June
2024 GALLERY SHOWS
Ashley Sauder Miller | Somewhere Down the Line
Stephen Willey | Read the Wind
Abbie Chessler | Home + Away
Carolyn Hill x Robin Quinlivan x Tim Wohleber
Kelly McQuain | Ways of Seeing
Neil Stavely | In and Out of the Trees
Jonathan x Meg Hamilton | Hand In Hand
2023 GALLERY SHOWS
Ginger Danz | Sensate
Neil Stavely | Birds + Beasts
Nevada Tribble | Trails + Tributaries
Christy Dunkle | Mind the Gap
Ashley Sauder Miller | Somewhere Down the Line