Rev. Albert Wagner
Albert Wagner was born on January 22, 1924 in Crittenden County, Arkansas. He lived with his three brothers and his deeply religious mother, who supported... more
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Greg Anka |
| Billy Bob Beamer |
Charles Benefiel |
| Jodi Bonassi |
Andrei Borodin |
| Glenn Brady |
Andre Breton
Art Brut |
| Mark Brown |
Virgil Cantini |
| David Cation |
Jeannie Chadwick |
Nek Chand 1924-
Outsider Art/Art Brut
After India gained their independence from Britain in 1947, Chand and his wife moved to the union territory of Chandigarh. With a passion for rocks and stones, Chand began... more
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Ferdinand Cheval
Visionary Environments
Palais Ideal
Cheval was born and raised in the south of Lyon, France and started working as a Postman by his teen years. For nearly thirty years, he walked the intense 32-kilometer route... more |
| Cholla |
Aloise Corbaz
Despite her dreams of becoming a singer, Aloise moves to Germany in 1911 to teach and eventually becomes a governess for the Chaplain of William II. Before long, she develops an unrequited infatuation... more
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| Bryan Crow |
Henry Darger
Outsider Art/Art Brut
the Vivian Girls
Born in 1892, left motherless by age four and institutionalized by his early teens for having a “heart [that] is not in the right place,” Darger’s extensive collection of paintings and writings are considered to reflect his unstable... more
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Leroy Dimaggio
Performance Outsider Art |
Jean Dubuffet
Art Brut |
| William Edmondson |
Carol Es |
| Melanie Faucher |
Howard Finster |
| Elizabeth Frank |
Michael Fratangelo |
| Mayuko Fujino |
Garance |
Madge Gill
Outsider Art/Art Brut
Myrninerest |
Kevin Grady |
| Johann Hauser |
William Hawkins |
| George Lloyd Heslet Jr. |
Michael Hoffee |
| Lonnie Holley |
Ben Hotchkiss
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Alexandra Huber
A recent addition to the “outsider art” world, Alexandra Huber’s inspiration came as a means to escape depression and to question life’s many obstacles. As art critic ... more
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Ray Johnson
Mail Art |
| Kyle Johnston |
Michael Keck |
Sala Keoku
Visionary Environments
Buddha Park |
Norbert Kox |
| Jeffrey Lerner |
Alvin Levie |
| Andrew Lewandowski |
Alexander Lobanov
Outsider Art/Art Brut
After an infection of meningitis left Lobanov deaf and mute at the age of seven, this Russian artist was hospitalized for his disabilities. In 1953, he was released from the local mental asylum... more
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| Raphael Lonne |
Michaelangelo Lovelace
Urban |
Tony Lugosi
Performance Outsider Art |
Helen Martins
Outsider Art/Art Brut
The Owl House |
| Louis Mason |
Andrew Masters |
| Emily Millard |
Gertrude Morgan |
| Randell Morgan |
Karl Mullen |
| Neith Nevelson |
Emerald North |
| Norman J. Olson |
Victor Ortega |
| Elijah Pierce |
Laure Pigeon |
| Nicholas Piliero |
Ian Pyper |
Martin Ramirez
Outsider Art/Art Brut |
Jesse Reno |
Achilles G. Rizzoli
Outsider Art/Art Brut
Between the ages of 16-19, Rizzoli studied engineering at a polytechnic college in Oakland where he later used his skills to work as a draftsman at an architecture firm in San Francisco. Rizzoli’s unstable family life... more
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Simon Rodia
Visionary Environments
Watt Towers |
| Rodia |
Schroder-Sonnenstern |
Judith Scott
Outsider Art/Art Brut
fiber art |
Gabriel Shaffer |
| Katherine Skaggs |
Josh Slavin |
| Lory Smith |
Jay Smithline |
| Simon Sparrow |
Julie Steiner |
| Don Stewart |
Bunleua Sulilat
Visionary Environments
Buddha Park |
| Harry Teague |
Miz Thang |
| William Thompson |
Miroslav Tichy
Outsider Art/Art Brut |
| Miroslav Tichy |
Mose Tolliver |
| Bill Traylor |
Terry Turrell |
| Laurie Vaughn |
Erik Von Ploennies |
| Derek Webster |
Mikey Welsh |
Adolf Wolfli
Outsider Art/Art Brut
one of the first
Considered the first well-known “outsider artist,” Adolf Wolfli attributed this honorable title through a series of unfortunate and traumatizing events in his life. Abused and molested as a boy... more
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Mary Zeman |
| Purvis Young |
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