David Butler, Southern African-American Artist Famous for Creating ‘Yard Art’ from Tin
Born in Louisiana in 1898, David Butler was an “outsider” artist known for his talent in creating yard art from tin cut outs and…
Outsider Artists – Who are they?
Find out about famous Outsider Artists. Outsider Artists are artists with little or no contact with the mainstream art world. They are frequently on the margins of society. Their creative output is referred to as Outsider Art or Visionary Art.
Self-taught Artist Thornton Dial – From Factory Worker to Prominent Artist
Self-Taught Artist Thornton Dial – “Outsider” Artist Dial, who passed away at 87 years old on January 2016 was a self-taught African American artist…
James Castle, an Isolated Idahoan Often Called ‘Insane’ – and Highly Talented Artist/Bookmaker
Outsider Artist – James Castle Born in Garden Valley, Idaho in 1899 just nine years after the rural frontier territory was admitted to the…
South Africa’s Queen of Outsider Art, Helen Martins
Commonly known as ‘Miss Helen,’ Helen Elizabeth Martins was born on December 23 1897 in Nieu Bethedsa, the youngest of six children. Miss Helen…
Howard Finster, Self-Taught Folk Artist and Baptist Preacher Inspired by God to Spread the Gospel Through Art
Born in Valley Head, Alabama in December of 1916, Howard Finster was a man inspired by God from an early age. At the age…
Criminal to Artist – The Magnificent Pretty Boy
Henry Ray Clark (October 12th, 1936 – July 13th 2006) was a folk and visionary artist born in Bartlett, Texas. A school drop out…
‘Outsider’ Artist Henry Darger
Self-Taught Artist & Outsider Artist Henry Darger Henry Darger has become one of the most influential ‘outsider’ artists of the 20th century. Sadly, he…
