Much has changed in the world of self-taught art since the millennium. Many of the recognized "masters" have died and new artists have emerged. Many galleries h

The biographical section of this resource records 1000 US artists. Other sections contain lists of museums with folk, self-taught and outsider art in their perm

Today the work of so-called "outsider" artists is receiving unprecedented attention. This major critical appraisal of America's 20th-century self-taught artists

Outsider art has exploded onto the international art scene, gaining widespread attention for its startling originality and visual power. As an expression of raw

From Henry Darger's elaborate paintings of young girls caught in a vicious war to the sacred art of the Reverend Howard Finster, the work of outsider artists ha