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this week in outsider art features a elijah pierce frog sculpture, a haitian beaded purse, the "truth" that is out there, featured artist TINA and would you wear this hat?

Jun 15, 2025

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**ELIJAH PIERCE** Untitled (Frog Sculpture) (1979) // Carved and painted wood; 6.25 in x 8 in x 3.25 in via *The Keen Collection*

**"Erzulie Freda"** Vévé Beaded Purse Beadwork on fabric, purse with zipper and "silk" lining (5" x 8 1/2"). Same design on front and back. Haiti. via *Indigo Arts Gallery*

**LORENA ELIASEN** The Truth Is Out There (2025) // Acrylic on Papier-mâché; 5″ x 9″ x 1.5″ via *Poetic Tiger Gallery*

**ODILON REDON** Eye-Balloon (1878) // Charcoal and chalk on colored paper via *The* *Museum of Modern Art*

**RON RODRIGUEZ** Yellow Belly (1988) // Wood, plastic, fiber, wire, paint, other mixed media; 17 x 10 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (43.18 x 26.67 x 14.605 cm) via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**SOLANGE KNOPF** Behind the Darkness II (2013) // Acrylic, colored pencil on paper; 19.5 x 25.5 inches (49.5 x 64.8 cm) via *Cavin-Morris Gallery*

**CHRISTOPHER ANDERS** Mr. Pickles (c. 2025) // Mixed media on paper; 18 x 24” via *North Pole Studio*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Turkish Rug (c. 1940) // Wool; Width: 26 in (66.04 cm) / Length: 42 in (106.68 cm) via *1st Dibs*

**WILLIAM HAWKINS** Horse and Mountain Lion (1989) // Enamel on Masonite; 48 x 56.5 in. (121.9 x 143.5 cm.) via *Ricco/Maresca Gallery*

**EDDIE ARNING** Lady Riding on a Leopard (ca. 1970) // Oil crayon on paper; 19 7/8 × 25 3/4 in. (50.48 × 65.41 cm) via *Milwaukee Art Museum*

**GABRIELLE K BROWN** What if Dog Was One of Us (2022) // Mixed media on wood; measures 15 inches x 30 inches x 4 inches is ready to hang -- *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop*

**Abbas Mohammadi Arvajeh** // Paint, ink on carboard c. 2024-2025 via *Morteza Zahedi* and *Sarvenaz Farsian Zahedi* of *Gallery Outsiderinn*

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FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**TINA** do I look like I give a fuck? (c. 2025) // Mixed media on cardboard; 50 x 70 cm courtesy *the artist*

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SHOUT OUT

**IONEL TALPAZAN** Father and Son in Space (1992) // Oil on canvas; 36 x 58" via *American Folk Art Museum*

Shout out to all the dads out there! The best job in the world!!!

PLUS, some fun ones you get to see early that will also make their way to Instagram later today.

**RICHARD DIAL** The Comfort and Service My Daddy Brings to Our Household (1988) // Welded steel, plastic tubing, wheels, and paint; 70 3/4 x 25 x 65 inches via *High Museum of Art*

"In The Comfort and Service My Daddy Brings to Our Household, Richard Dial personalizes a countering African American position in which the father, depicted as first a conflation of household throne and shotgun house, and second as a servant ready to support the burdens of his family, assumes the dual roles of master and servant performed by Thornton Dial through the years." (Souls Grown Deep Foundation)

And the dynamic wood carving father-son duo of Felipe and Leroy Archuleta via Just Folk

"Leroy Ramon Archuleta began carving wooden animals at the age of 16 at his home in Tesuque, New Mexico. Like his father, Felipe, he carved animals that were native to New Mexico and animals pictured in children's books. Explaining how his sculptures are distinctive from his father's, he said, "I use sandpaper, for instance; he wouldn't take the time," and he would sometimes use actual skulls or antlers of animals." (American Visionary Art Museum)

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

LINDA DILEVA’s art shines light on a girlish whimsy, with a twinge of melancholy. She takes imagery from the pages of her childhood (flowers, stars, mermaids, unicorns), and memories from the places that imprinted on her soul. Her art explores dualities like togetherness/ isolation, a longing for nature, and the newfound perspective of motherhood while still striving for self, love, and friendship.

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