List of outsider artists explained

This list, of art makers who are considered Outsider artists, includes self-taught, visionary art and naïve art makers known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, and visionary environments. The entries are in alphabetical order by surname. Birth and death dates are included.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Adolphe Julian Fouéré (1839–1910), France
• Jesse Aaron (1887–1979), United States^[1]
• Gayleen Aiken (1934–2005), United States^[2]
• Pearl Alcock (1934–2006), United Kingdom^[3]
• Consuelo González Amezcua (1903–1975), United States
• Eugene Andolsek (1921–2008), United States^[4]
• Eddie Arning (1898–1993), United States^[5]
• James Arnold (1927–1999), United States
• Nellie Ashford (born), United States^[6]

B

• Eldren Bailey (1903–1987), United States
• Carol Bailly (born 1955), United States/Switzerland^[7]
• Michael Banks (born 1972), United States^[8]
• Julie Bar (1868–1930), Switzerland
• Juliette Élisa Bataille (1896–1972), France
• Daniel Belardinelli (born 1961), United States
• Charles Benefiel (born 1967), United States
• Deborah Berger (1956–2005), United States
• Sarah Berman (1895-1957), Ukrainian/American^[9]
• Dorothy Berry (born 1942), Australia^[10]
• Gregory Blackstock (1946–2023), United States
• Josef Blahaut (born 1922), Austria
• Nick Blinko (born 1961), United Kingdom
• Ursula Schultze-Bluhm (1921–1999), Germany
• Thérèse Bonnelalbay (1931–1980), France
• Marguerite Burnat-Provins (1872–1952), France
• Richard Burnside (1944–2020), United States
• Vernon Burwell (1916–1990), United States
• Gladwyn Bush (1914–2003), Cayman Islands^[11]
• Hawkins Bolden (1914–2005), United States

C

• Al Carbee (1914–2005), United States^[12]
• Benny Carter (1943–2014), United States
• James Castle (1899–1977), United States
• Gaston Chaissac (1910–1964), France
• Tsang Tsou Choi (1921–2007), Hong Kong^[13]
• Nek Chand (1924–2015), Pakistan
• Ferdinand Cheval (1836–1924), France
• Felipe Jesus Consalvos (1891–1960), Cuba/United States^[14]
• Sylvia Convey (born 1948), Germany/Australia
• Aloïse Corbaz (1886–1964), Switzerland^[15]
• Joseph Crépin (1875–1948), France
• María Ángeles Fernández Cuesta (La Pinturitas) (born 1950), Spain^[16]

D

• Henry Darger (1892–1973), United States
• Sylvette David (born 1934), France^[17]
• Charles Dellschau (1830–1923), Prussia/United States
• Mike Disfarmer (1884–1959), United States ^[18]
• Thornton Dial (1928–2016), United States^[19]
• Sam Doyle (1906–1985), United States
• Vestie Davis (1903–1978), United States
• Terry A. Davis (1969–2018), United States

E

• William Edmondson (1870–1951), United States
• Eli Jah (born circa 1950), Jamaica
• Minnie Evans (1892–1987), United States

F

• Howard Finster (1916–2001), United States
• Auguste Forestier (1887–1958)
• Alois Fischbach (1926–1981), Austria
• Johann Fischer (born 1919), Austria
• Louise Fischer (1896–1987), France
• Wes Freed (1964–2022), United States

G

• Johann Garber (born 1947), Austria
• Carl Genzel (1871–1925)
• Madge Gill (1882–1961), United Kingdom
• Ron Gittins (1939–2019), United Kingdom^[20]
• Lee Godie (1909–1994), United States
• Helga Goetze (1922–2008), Germany^[21]
• Paul Goesch (1885–1940), Germany^[22]
• Grace Bashara Greene (1928–2004), United States
• Ken Grimes (born 1947), United States

H

• Adelaide Hall (c. 1862–1945), United States^[23]
• James Hampton (1909–1964), United States
• Alyne Harris (born 1942), United States^[24]
• Emma Hauck (1878–1930), Germany
• Johann Hauser (1926–1996), Austria
• Magali Herrera (1914–1992), Uruguay
• Lonnie Holley (born 1950), United States^[25]
• Annie Hooper (1897–1986), United States^[24]
• Jesse Howard (1885–1983), United States^[26]
• L.V. Hull (1942–2008), United States
• Clementine Hunter (1886–1988), United States

J

• Mercedes Jamison (1933–1997), United States
• Jandek (born 1945), United States
• Mary Jewels (1886–1977), United Kingdom
• William H. Johnson (1901-1970), United States^[27]
• Daniel Johnston (1961–2019), United States

K

• John Urho Kemp (1942–2010), United States^[28]
• Richard Gordon Kendall (1933–2008), United States
• Susan Te Kahurangi King (born 1951), New Zealand^[29]
• Norbert Kox (1945–2018), United States

L

• Helen LaFrance (1919–2020), United States
• Damian Le Bas (1963–2017), United Kingdom
• Augustin Lesage (1876–1954), France
• Joe Light (1934–2005), United States
• Ronald Lockett (1965–1998), United States
• Séraphine Louis (1864–1942), France^[30]
• Claudine Loquen (born 1965), France
• Serge Lecomte (born 1946), United States

M

• Vivian Maier (1926–2009), United States^[31]
• Helen Martins (1897–1976), South Africa^[32]
• Malcolm McKesson (1910–1999), United States
• Gustav Mesmer (1903–1994), Germany^[33]
• Joe Minter (born 1943), United States
• Farouq Molloy (born 1957), United Kingdom
• Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900–1980), United States
• Heinrich Anton Müller (1869–1930), Switzerland
• John B. Murray (1908–1998), United States

N

• Nikifor (1895-1968), Poland^[34]
• Neil Breen (born 1946), United States

O

• Teofil Ociepka (1891-1978), Poland^[35]

P

• Philadelphia Wireman, United States^[36]
• (born 1961), Thailand^[37]
• Laure Pigeon (1882–1965), France
• Horace Pippin (1888-1946), United States^[38]
• Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey (1896–1988), United States
• Mary Proctor (born 1960), United States
• Noah Purifoy (1917–2004), United States ^[39]

R

• Martín Ramírez (1895–1963), Mexico/United States
• Royal Robertson (1930–1997), United States
• Simon Rodia (1879–1965), Italy/United States
• Juanita Rogers (1934–1985), United States
• Nellie Mae Rowe (1900–1982), United States

S

• Ody Saban (born 1953), Turkey/United States
• Eugenio Santoro (1920–2006), Italy/Switzerland^[40]
• Nathan Schiff, United States ^[41]
• Judith Scott (1943–2005), United States
• Emmer Sewell (born 1934), United States
• Vollis Simpson (1919–2013), United States
• Marguerite Sir (1890–1957), France
• Mary T. Smith (1904–1995), United States
• Georgia Speller (1931–1988), United States
• Lee Steen (1897–1975), United States
• Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910–2007), United States
• Robert Sundholm (born 1941), United States
• Barbara Symmons (born 1936), United Kingdom

T

• Claire Teller (born 1928), United Kingdom
• Jeanne Thomarat (1893–1985), Canada^[42]
• Mose Tolliver (1921–2006), United States
• Pauline Tollet, United Kingdom
• Bill Traylor (1853-1949), United States^[43]
• Jeanne Tripier (1869–1944), France

U

• Shafique Uddin (born 1962), United Kingdom

V

• Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983), United States
• Pierre Vuitton, France (1880–1962)

W

• August Walla (1936–2001), Austria
• Mary Ann Willson (active approximately 1810 to 1825), United States^[44]
• Ben Wilson (born 1963), England
• Scottie Wilson (1888–1972), United Kingdom
• Jane Winkelman (1949–2012), United States^[45]
• Anna Aleric Watts (1824–1884), United Kingdom
• Adolf Wölfli (1864–1930), Switzerland

Y

• Brooks Yeomans (born 1957), United States
• Joseph Yoakum (1890–1972), United States
• Purvis Young (1943–1990), United States

Z

• Anna Zemánková (1908–1986), Czech Republic
• Carlo Zinelli (1916–1974), Italy

External links

• INTUIT: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
• Creative Growth Art Center
• Souls Grown Deep

Notes and References

1. Web site: Artists: Souls Grown Deep. Souls Grown Deep Foundation. 18 March 2016.
2. Web site: American Visionary Art Museum: Our Visionaries. American Visionary Art Museum. 24 March 2016.
3. Web site: Tate Britain: Artists in the Outsider Collection. Tate Britain. 13 March 2024.
4. Book: Maclagan. David. Outsider Art: From the Margins to the Marketplace. limited. 2010. Reaktion Books. 978-1861895219. 179–185.
5. Web site: Philadelphia Museum of Art: Outsider Art from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection. Philadelphia Museum of Art. 25 March 2016.
6. Web site: Nellie Ashford: Life, Liberty, and the Lack Thereof. NCCU myEOL. en. 2019-12-24.
7. Book: Peiry. Lucienne. Art Brut: The Origins of Outsider Art. 2001. Flammarion. 978-2080105844. 283–302.
8. Web site: Michael Banks: The Evolution of American Folk Art. 2018. 2021-03-28.
9. News: Canaday . John . 1 May 1960 . On Innocence . live . 3 May 2024 . The New York Times . 12.
10. Web site: Dorothy BERRY. National Gallery of Art, Canberra. 13 January 2017.
11. News: Cayman Woman Paints Visions; the World Sees Art. Gonzalez. David. 2002-02-18. The New York Times. 2017-03-04. 0362-4331.
12. Web site: Al Carbee's Art of Dolls and Yearning: "Oh, for a real, live Barbie!". Hyperallergic . Edward Gómez. 10 May 2014.
13. Web site: Lim . Louisa . The King of Kowloon: my search for the cult graffiti prophet of Hong Kong . The Guardian . 6 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220906011510/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/23/the-king-of-kowloon-my-search-for-the-cult-graffiti-prophet-of-hong-kong . September 6, 2022 . June 23, 2022 . live.
14. Web site: Outsider Art Fair: Artists. Outsider Art Fair. Wide Open Arts. 25 March 2016.
15. Book: Maizels. John. Outsider Art Sourcebook. 2002. Raw Vision. 0954339304. 45–96.
16. Couton. Herve. La Pinturitas of Arguedas. Raw Vision. Spring 2017. 93. 14–19.
17. Web site: Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection Biographies of the Artists. Milwaukee Art Museum. 25 March 2016.
18. Orbey . Eren . Who Owns Mike Disfarmer's Photographs? . The New Yorker . 13 July 2021 . Condé Nast, Advance Publications . 3 April 2022.
19. Web site: Souls Grown Deep Foundation Donates 57 Works to Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 23 March 2016.
20. Web site: Birkenhead's Hidden Gem of Outsider Art "Ron's Place" Newly Listed. Historic England. 5 April 2024. 5 April 2024.
21. Web site: Collection de l'Art Brut: Artists. Collection de l'Art Brut. 25 March 2016.
22. Web site: Prinzhorn Collection: Gallery. Prinzhorn Collection. 25 March 2016.
23. Web site: Lunatic Fringe. Stitching together the life of D.C.'s visionary Lace Maker. 21 May 2004. 30 March 2016.
24. Book: Self-taught, Outsider and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources . Sellen . Betty-Carol . Johanson . Cynthia J. . 9780786407453 . Updated and rev. . Jefferson, North Carolina . McFarland . 41439642 . 2000 . registration.
25. Web site: The Met: Gift of Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection, 2014. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 23 March 2016.
26. Web site: SAAM Artist: Jesse Howard . Smithsonian American Art Museum . 25 January 2019.
27. Web site: 13 Outsider Artists. Folkartwork.art. June 6, 2024.
28. Web site: Crystal John Archive . 2023-01-04 . arammuksian.com.
29. News: Susan Te Kahurangi King: 'Drawings From Many Worlds'. Rosenberg. Karen. 2014-11-20. The New York Times. 2017-03-06. 0362-4331.
30. Web site: Museum of Modern Art: Artists: Séraphine Louis. Museum of Modern Art. 24 March 2016.
31. Web site: Berlatsky . Noah . When You Buy a Vivian Maier Photograph, You Buy Her Life, Not Her Work . The Atlantic . 19 December 2013 . 20 July 2022.
32. Book: Ross. Sue Imrie. This is My World: the Life of Helen Martins, Creator of the Owl House. 1998. Oxford University Press Southern Africa. 0195715160.
33. Web site: L'Art Brut dans le monde. Collection de l'Art Brut. 31 March 2016.
34. Web site: Nikifor. culture.pl. pl. 2023-10-11.
35. Web site: Teofil Ociepka Życie i twórczość Artysta . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210125084035/https://culture.pl/pl/tworca/teofil-ociepka . 2021-01-25 . 2023-05-21 . Culture.pl . pl.
36. Book: Outsider Art: From the Margins to the Marketplace . 9781861897176 . MacLagan . David . 15 January 2010. Reaktion Books .
37. Web site: Peerachai (Samer) Patanapornchai พีระชัย (เสมอ) พัฒนพรชัย . Bangkok Art Biennale . 6 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211120095821/https://www.bkkartbiennale.com/archive/2020/artist/Samer-Peerachai . November 20, 2021 . 2020.
38. Web site: 13 Outsider Artists. Folkartwork.art. June 6, 2024.
39. Web site: Home . noahpurifoy.com.
40. Web site: Santoro, Eugenio. Artbrut.ch . 16 September 2016.
41. Web site: The Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre: The Super-8 Gorenography of Nathan Schiff! . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121004035/http://www.cinefamily.org/pdf/cinefamily_program.pdf . 2008-11-21 . dead .
42. Book: From The Heart - Folk Art in Canada . 1983 . McClelland and Stewart . 0771090218 . registration .
43. Web site: 13 Outsider Artists. Folkartwork.art. June 6, 2024.
44. Meyer, George H., ed., with George H. Meyer, Jr. and Katherine P. White (1987). Folk Artists Biographical Index (1st ed.). Detroit: Gale Research Co., p. 290.
45. Russell. Russell. Jane-in-Vain Winkelman. Raw Vision. 2003. 44. 9 December 2017.