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this week in outsider art also includes work by abel burger, anna mond, and william hawkins as well as a new artist in the folkartwork collective & a new friend on substack

Dec 10, 2023

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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*a pair of stunning Marvin Bailey face jugs that sold yesterday at the Ledbetter Folk Art auction*

**ABEL BURGER** Are You Sleeping (2023) // Mixed media and collage on wood via *Brigade Gallery*

*Hanukkah by Malcah Zeldis from a 2019 Pomegranate Jewish Celebrations Calendar © Malcah Zeldis*

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**ORSOLYA** When the saints are not watching (2023) // Original aquarelle painting on paper; 24x32 cm courtesy *the artist*

**ANNA MOND** Homeric Poem (c. 2023) via *the artist*

**CARL** Splash Mountian (c. 2023) // Mixed media courtesy *the artist*

**WILLIAM HAWKINS** Untitled (“Last Supper #6″) (1986) // Enamel and collage on masonite; 24.5″ x 48” via *Ricco/Maresca Gallery*

**ESTEBAN WHITESIDE** Gaza (2023) // Crayon on paper -- *available via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Girl in Relief (c. 1910s-’20s) // Relief carving of a girl on painted pine; 8.5 x 3.75 x 0.75 inches via *Old as Adam*

**HORACE PIPPIN** Old Black Joe (1943) // Oil on canvas; 24 x 30 in. (61.0 x 76.1 cm.) via *Smithsonian American Art Museum*

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**ANTOINE LAROCQUE** Untitled mixed media works on plywood (2022) courtesy *the artist*

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OH WORD?

It brings me great joy to welcome my former drawing professor and friend, Ben Gardner, to the FolkArtwork Collective. Currently hanging in my living room is a piece of work by Ben that we exchanged when I graduated over ten years ago, and it’s cool to see how his work has evolved since then.

Ben is an artist, writer, and musician. He started drawing on bowling score pads that his parents brought home from their league, obsessing over Commander Mark’s drawing show “The Secret City” when he was young. His recent work combines medieval illuminated manuscripts and his interest in folklore, superstition, myth, and storytelling.

Resembling illuminated manuscripts of the past and the visionary folk artworks of today, Ben’s vibrant works feel as if they could be found unfolded in a 15th-century manuscript as much while also feeling contemporary and in a league of their own. Coming from a long line of educators and farmers, he is a former drawing professor at Drake University; he currently coordinates university student experiences at the Eskenazi Museum of Art in Bloomington.

You can see more works by Ben Garnder on FolkArtwork.art or on his Instagram page and website. More artists and artworks will be added in the coming weeks, so stay tuned and keep supporting living artists!

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