Amy Ritter grew up in Eastern, PA in the rural town of Orefield. For the past 7 years she’s documented mobile home parks (over 50 sites in over 17 states) and interviewed residents. She’s created and exhibited work influenced by these archives built on her own personal history growing up in a double-wide trailer. She’s continuing to visit mobile home parks throughout the east coast, systematically archiving with overarching questions around the American Dream, specifically the myth of social mobility and the stigma around affordable housing.

Ritter has shown her work nationally and internationally for over a decade. She’s been awarded numerous residencies and fellowships; selected honors include Fine Arts Work Center, MA (2016), Skowhegan, ME (2016), Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Workspace, NY (2017), a fellowship at Yaddo, NY (2020), an Engaging Artist Fellowship at More Art, NY (2021), and most recently received a fellowship at A.I.R. Gallery, NY (2022); among others.

IG: @Aritterface