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this week in outsider art features a new sarah theresa lee work, an exorcism scene and a comet, plus a new great auction website and happy mother's day to the mothers!

May 10, 2026

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**SARAH THERESA LEE** Only my kitty knows I am a fembot (2026) // Acrylic on wood panel; 16.5 inches x 23.4 inches courtesy *the artist*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Exorcism Scene (c. 1910; Midwest) // Carved and polychrome paint-decorated wood sculpture via *The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things*

**WILLIAM THOMAS THOMPSON** Comet (1998) // Oil on canvas; 20” w x 16” h sold via *Slotin Auction*

Memento mori gold ring (c. 17th century; England) // Showing a woman’s(?) face on one side and an enameled skull on the other -- meant to serve as a reminder that the wearer will one day die via Ashmolean Museum

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Raccoon Cat hooked rug (c. 1930s) // sold via *Miller and Miller Auctions*

MAKER UNKNOWN Spectacle Case (late 19th century; Mexico) // Glass, linen, leather, metal via The Met Museum

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Two untitled works by the great Ionel Talpazan (c. 1993) // Coloured pencil and felt-tip on paper; 15.35 × 11.81 in via Christian Berst Art Brut

**HARRY JENNINGS** Turtle (date unknown) // Carved wood and paint; 5"x13" via *Ledbetter Folk Art Auctions*

Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City (1946) via *Smithsonian American Art Museum*

**GASTON MOULY** Untitled (date unknown) // Cement, stained glass, iron, paint, rope; 74.5 x 54.5 x 6 cm via *Musee LaM*

**KIKO KORRIRO** World Conflict (1951) // Paper collage, tusche; 37 × 50 cm via *The Icelandic Folk and Outsider Art Museum*

**JAMILLA NAJI** Corazones de Papel - A Celebration and tribute to eight spectacular self-taught artists (date unknown) // Oil on wood panel; 60" x 50" courtesy the artist @jamilla_naji (h/t @thatb1tchnatascha)

FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**ROSS KEEGAN** Communion (2026) // Pen, color pencil, markers, watercolor, and acrylic paint on off-white Canson paper; 65x50 courtesy the artist @rosskeegan7

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OH WORD?

This and much more as part of the Ledbetter Folk Art auction on May 16th -- be sure to check out their new and improved, really slick website -- head to ledbetterauctions.com and click the big main better ad to take you directly to the auction and do your bidding right there!

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SHOUT OUT

Shout out to all the mothers out there! Happy Mother’s Day, and thanks for all you do. You will never get the credit and respect you deserve!!!

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

JACKIE BRADSHAW is a neurodivergent folk artist from Kitchener, Ontario. After the birth of her son, she started a home daycare and began using leftover paint from the children to create mirror-image paintings. Immersed in this process, she began producing hundreds of works and continues to create art to calm her mind and body. Her artwork has been shown across Canada, at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City, and in private collections across North America.

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