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this week in outsider art features a lamb, a frog in flowers, and it's "always the cats", plus in 3 weeks we head to nyc for the outsider art fair, and a visit from a great friend

Feb 09, 2025

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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**FELIPE BENITO ARCHULETA** Lamb (1973) // Wood, wool fleece, and paint via *Museum of International Folk Art*

**TATIANA TRUNOVA** Untitled (No. 40) (2024) // Oil on canvas; 8.25" x 9.25" via *PULP Holyoke*

**JAKE MCCORD** Frog in Flowers (date unknown) // Paint on canvas via *Slotin Auction*

**SARAH LEE** Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard (2022-2023) // Giclee fine art prints on 320gsm cotton rag paper -- *available for purchase via the artist in the FolkArtwork Collective shop*

**NATHANIEL AND CALEB LAMSON** Gravestone of Benjamin Smith (1937; Massachusetts) via *American Antiquarian Society*

**JAMES "SON FORD" THOMAS** Untitled (1987) // Unfired clay, artificial hair, sunglasses, wire, aluminum foil, beads, glass marbles, paint; 9.5 x 8 x 8.75 inches via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation*

**JACOB GERARD** Untitled (Russian Prison Cat) (2022) // Acrylic on canvas; 22x26" via *Court Tree Collective*

**MADALENA SANTOS REINBOLT** Untitled (1965–1976) // Acrylic wool on burlap; 35 7/8 x 46 in. (Collection Renan Quevedo, São Paulo, Brazil) via *American Folk Art Museum*

**CARROLL CLOAR** Brother Hinsley Wrestling With the Angel Stage 3 (Study) (1960) // Graphite on paper; 24 x 34 inches via *Andrew Edlin Gallery*

**ERIC SHERARTS** Alligator with Snake (2011) // Acrylic on canvas board; 24 x 18 inches via *Interact Center Arts*

**CHELO AMEZCUA** Cerro de la Silla (1968) // Ink/matboard; 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm) via *Cavin-Morris Gallery*

**YVONNE WELLS** Ugly Faces (1990; Alabama) // Cotton, calico; 78.5 inches x 58.5 inches (199 cm x 149 cm) via *International Quilt Museum*

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**ABIGAIL GOLDMAN** Always the Cats (2024) // Assorted plastics and acrylic paint; 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in (11.4 x 11.4 cm) via *Hashimoto Contemporary*

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Outsider Art Fair, here comes the FolkArtwork Collective.

Six years ago I stumbled into a William Hawkins exhibit and learned what Outsider Art is all about. Three years ago I went to my first ever Outsider Art Fair in New York City and I only spent one day at the event. I could have spent weeks.

Since then, I've returned to the Outsider Art Fair every year, I've started the FolkArtwork Collective in hopes to help self-taught and outsider artists from across the world sell their artwork, and I have even curated my first ever art exhibit in Des Moines, Iowa.

*Me and Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic at New York Magazine at the 2024 Outsider Art Fair*

And now, I am extremely proud and honored to be taking a group of artists and their artwork to New York City — in just under 3 weeks! — the FolkArtwork Collective will a first-time exhibitor at the 33rd edition of the Outsider Art Fair.

The FolkArtwork Collective is delighted to highlight American artists Esteban Whiteside, Jordan Sullivan, and Reneesha Mccoy, who often bring to light the struggle of the overlooked, underserved and painful sides of society; Canadian artists Gabrielle K Brown and Jackie Bradshaw, inspired heavily by their country's folk art traditions; and Irish artist working out of London, Sarah Lee who brings her wildly popular "monster" series of works to New York City. For only the second time since his passing, the artwork of James Ash (1950-2021), a self-taught artist who battled a life of addiction and mental health struggles, will be featured in person as well as an eclectic range of vibrant artworks from artists past and present, similar to what you will find on the FolkArtwork Instagram and "This Week in Outsider Art" newsletter.

Stay tuned for the Online Viewing Rooms to drop an showcase a preview of our work at the fair, and all paid subscribers to the "This Week in Outsider Art" newsletter will continue to get sneak peek's as a lead up to the fair.

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SHOUT OUT

Shout out to Isa Segalovich for making a pit stop in Des Moines on her multi-city roadtrip from the East Coast through The Midwest and back again! My former “Modern Folk Art” history teacher, all-around great person and extremely knowledgeable and thoughtful art historian stopped through Des Moines on her way to the Iowa Quilt Museum with her partner Ben Fink and we had just the loveliest of times. Stay tuned for all the incredible sights and sounds from her epic road trip.

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

LORENA ELIASEN is a folk artist and illustrator who has created children’s books and patterns for packaging design. Her most recent works are hand-painted papier-mâché works exploring traditional spiritual and cultural themes.

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Feb 9

Wow! So much outsider art goodness here. I thoroughly enjoyed spending Sunday morning savoring the visual art, the information, and the insights presented here. I am inspired! I am certain you must be excited about the Outsider Art Fair. May everyone have a great time and get to and from safely.

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