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this week in outsider art features some best of 2024 posts, a roman mosaic, the artwork of anna mond, and we're heading to the 2025 outsider art fair baby!

Dec 22, 2024

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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"A tatreez (embroidery) pattern on Etamine fabric of a cypress tree and the word Palestine in English. The pattern is made of green and pink silk thread." via *The Palestinian Museum*

**SARAH LEE** Listen kitty, I live among the creatures of the night, I haven’t got the will to try and fight… (2024) // Giclee fine art prints on 320gsm cotton rag paper — *high quality prints available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop*

**STEVE ASHBY** Woman in Pink Skirt and Standing Man (ca. 1973) // Carved and painted wood, found materials; 11 x 7 3⁄4 x 1 3⁄4 in. (27.9 x 19.7 x 4.4 cm.) via *Smithsonian American Art Museum*

The twelfth century mosaic of the Last Judgement found in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Torcello via *Liturgical Arts Journal*

**ANNA MOND** Hommage to "The Alchemist who has achieved Illumination" Clavis Artis by Zoroaster, 1737 (2024) via *the artist*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Devil Bookends (20th Century) // Carved wood devils over sand filled constructed bookends; 5 ¼ h x 6 w x 4 ¼ “d. inches via *Potter & Potter Auctions*

**RAYMOND MATERSON** Tiny-Life X 6 (1997) // Unraveled sock threads; 4 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄4 in. via *Christies*

**CALVIN & RUBY BLACK** "Crying Room" sign (1953–1969) // Paint on wood panel; 3 1/8 × 7 1/2" via *American Folk Art Museum*

**JUNE GUTMAN** Untitled (2024) // Color pencil on paper via *the artist*

**MARIE ROMERO CASH** The Wedding of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera (2000) // Wood, polychrome paint, gesso, varnish via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**ARTIST UNKNOWN** Tabby Cat Hooked Rug (circa 1920; Pennsylvania) // 22" x 34" via *Stella Rubin Antiques*

anonymous ex-voto from the permanent collection of *Musee LaM*

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FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**HUNTER POTTER** I’m Looking Through You (2024) // Cedar, pine and black locust with padauk inlays; 79 x 62 x 10 in. via *SHRINE*

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WATCHING AND READING

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OH WORD?

» The 2025 Outsider Art Fair «

The cat is out of the bag, the good word is out and there’s no putting the ship back in the bottle — the FolkArtwork Collective is heading to New York City for the 2025 Outsider Art Fair!

Since 2022 I’ve traveled to the Outsider Art Fair, according to some — myself and Mr. Jerry Saltz — one of the greatest art fairs around. The artwork, the people, the artists, the exhibitors, everyone is so warm and friendly and I can’t wait to have a booth of my own this year at the only art fair dedicated to self-taught and outsider artists.

There will be much more to come including interviews with artists, behind the scenes looks at preparation for the fair, and first look glimpses at artwork for paid subscribers. Until then, learn more about the seven artists a part of the FolkArtwork Collective whose artwork will be on display.

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Artists exhibiting include:

Esteban Whiteside is a self-taught painter whose work is based on the intersectionality of street art and politics, he began painting as an act of love.
Sarah Lee is a self-taught Irish artist who was once told by an art teacher that she wasn’t good at art, and it took years for her to finally pick back up a paintbrush.
Gabrielle K Brown is a multifaceted artist, eagerly seeking new ways to tell stories through paintings and sculptures while retaining an object like quality utilizing many folk art materials.
Jordan Sullivan is a self-taught artist born in Houston, Texas, in addition to making art, he has worked as a drug and alcohol counselor at rehabs for adolescents and adults.
Jackie Bradshaw is a neurodivergent folk artist from Ontario, Canada who started painting while working at her in-home daycare. She continued creating art as a means to quiet her mind and body.
Reneesha McCoy is a self-taught artist whose work is a celebration of the consequence of life and nature, primarily in relation to the female body, her work is uniquely abstract.
The Estate of James Ash, who always wanted to be an art teacher. For various reasons, including addiction, his mental health, and living without internet in the Michigan woods, he never became an art teacher. So, he taught himself how to make art.

SHOUT OUT

Shout out to Max Colby’s beautiful artwork, part of the Des Moines Art Center permanent collection currently on display at one of my favorite museums in the world!

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

**NOEL HATFIELD** Frida Kahlo (2024) // Oil paint on archival dibond aluminum and sealed with gamvar gloss varnish, handmade frame; 16 inches x 20 inches (framed: 18.5 inches x 22.5 inches) — *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop*

NOEL HATFIIELD is a self-taught artist from Winterest, Iowa. Working in oil paint on stretched canvas or dibond aluminum, Noel paints in several styles including Abstract, Expressionist, and Impasto with knife and brush. When he is not painting, Noel is fixing up his house or taking care of his grandchildren.

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