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Apr 05, 2026

THIS WEEK IN OUTSIDER ART

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a **Joseph Carway** creation, enamel paint on wood courtesy *the artist*

Carway creates functional and fitting folk art pieces inspired by his experience living in Norwich, England. His work plays in the space between functional objects and painting, resulting in small wooden pieces that illustrate scenes of everyday life, love, and religion. A tattoo artist, Carway has no formal arts training and handles these themes with cheekiness, often exaggerating or stylizing his painted imagery. In contrast, the physical construction of each piece conveys the sincerity of a parent crafting a makeshift toy for their child.

ALDOBRANDO PIACENZA Birdhouse Cathedrals (dates unknown) // Painted wood and galvanized zinc, metal; approx 35-40 x 17-24 x 10 inches via Smart Museum of Art

**PAMELA SMITH** Black Cat at Dusk (c. 2020s) // Mixed media; 20x30 via *Northern Daughters*

UNKNOWN Antique Carnival Knockdown “Punks” (c. early 1900s) via Undeveloped Eye

**ELIZABETH LOVEDAY** The First Light After Winter (2026) // Reclaimed fabric (cotton, silk, linen) silk and cotton threads, hand-made fabric dyes; 84 × 84 cm courtesy *the artist*

**Francisco de Goya,** Los disparates (The Follies) (1815–23) // Νο. 1: Disparate femenino (Feminine folly)

At some point in late 1792 or early 1793, the great Spanish artist Francisco de Goya was struck by a severe, undiagnosed illness that left him deaf and disillusioned.
The Follies is a series of prints by the Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco de Goya, created between 1815 and 1823. Goya created the series while he lived in his house near Manzanares (Quinta del Sordo), on the walls of which he painted the famous Black Paintings.
Produced alongside more official commissions, the visionary prints depict what Goya described as “the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society, and from the common prejudices and deceitful practices which custom, ignorance, or self-interest have made usual”. (via Wikipedia and The Public Domain Review)

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Fantastic Figure by **José Antonio Heredia Navarrete** (c. 20th century) // Painted road tar, plastic, fabric, cardboard, wire, plastic, cotton, plaster; approx 5-10 inches via *San Antonio Museum of Art*

**KAORU MANSOUR** All Good (2024) // Paper, acrylic, colored pencil, graphite pencil on wooden panel; 10x10inches via *PULP*

**MOSE TOLLIVER** Painted chest of drawers (c. 1986) //Hand-painted on wood; 36.75 x 29.5 inches via *Souls Grown Deep Foundation*

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x PAM PUCK Tartarus Opens and The Giant Returns (2026)
x RENEESHA MCCOY The Fallen Vase (2026)
x KAY LE SEELLEUR ARA Angel with Broken Wings (2023)
x JACKIE BRADSHAW The Bob Cat You Fed (2026)

**RUBY BRADFORD** Boxer Cat (c. 2025) // Stoneware and Glaze; 3X5X4 via *Project Onward*

**SUSAN DAY** Felis Perfecta (2025) // Ceramic, Glaze; 9 x 9.5 x 9 inch via *Vanderplas Gallery*

FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK

**JOSH CHEFITZ** Instafilm 3000 (2024) // Ink pens, paint pens, acrylic, spray paint on cotton paper; 15 x 12 inches courtesy *the artist* — more of this on view at *Lindsay Gallery*

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A FEW THINGS…

My friend Maram and her children are still suffering in Gaza and could use your help if you’re willing and able.
A look inside the Outsider Art Fair
If you haven’t seen this show, do yourself a favor and watch it now!!!

SHOUT OUT

Shout out to these really great artists making really BIG and really small works of art at SAGE Studio & Gallery — this show opening up Friday, April 10th!

FROM THE COLLECTIVE

KAY LE SEELLEUR ARA (b. 1941) fled the Nazis during World War II, attended university in Bath, taught art classes while raising two young children, and, now living on the island of Jersey at the age of eighty-four, creates artwork every chance she gets. After a life-altering fall in 2017 left her unable to walk unaided, Kay’s creative fire was fully unleashed. The accident that caused Kay’s disability also became the defining turning point in her artistic journey.

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