List of outsider artists
Outsider artists are self-taught creators of visionary art and naïve art known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, and visionary environments.
A
- 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[2][4]
- Eugene Andolsek (1921–2008), United States[5]
- Eddie Arning (1898–1993), United States[4]
- James Arnold (1909–1999), United Kingdom[1]
- Nellie Ashford (born c. 1943), United States[6]
B
- Eldren Bailey (1903–1987), United States[1]
- Carol Bailly (born 1955), United States/Switzerland[7]
- Michael Banks (born 1972), United States[8]
- Julie Bar (1868–1930), Switzerland[7]
- Juliette Élisa Bataille (1896–1972), France[7]
- Daniel Belardinelli (born 1961), United States
- Charles Benefiel (born 1967), United States[5]
- Deborah Berger (1956–2005), United States[2]
- Sarah Berman (1895-1957), Ukrainian/American[9]
- Dorothy Berry (born 1942), Australia[10]
- Gregory Blackstock (1946–2023), United States
- Josef Blahaut (born 1922), Austria[3]
- Nick Blinko (born 1961), United Kingdom[5]
- Ursula Schultze-Bluhm (1921–1999), Germany[7]
- Thérèse Bonnelalbay (1931–1980), France[7]
- Marguerite Burnat-Provins (1872–1952), France[7]
- Richard Burnside (1944–2020), United States[1]
- Vernon Burwell (1916–1990), United States[1]
- Gladwyn Bush (1914–2003), Cayman Islands[11]
- Hawkins Bolden (1914–2005), United States[1]
C
- Al Carbee (1914–2005), United States[12]
- Jim Carrey (born 1962), Canada[13]
- Benny Carter (1943–2014), United States
- James Castle (1899–1977), United States[4]
- Gaston Chaissac (1910–1964), France[5]
- Tsang Tsou Choi (1921–2007), Hong Kong[14]
- Nek Chand (1924–2015), India[15]
- Ferdinand Cheval (1836–1924), France[5]
- Felipe Jesus Consalvos (1891–1960), Cuba/United States[16]
- Sylvia Convey (born 1948), Germany/Australia
- Aloïse Corbaz (1886–1964), Switzerland[15]
- Joseph Crépin (1875–1948), France[15]
- María Ángeles Fernández Cuesta (La Pinturitas) (born 1950), Spain[17]
D
- Gerry Dalton (1935-2019), Ireland
- Henry Darger (1892–1973), United States[15]
- Sylvette David (born 1934), France[18]
- Terry A. Davis (1969–2018), United States
- Vestie Davis (1903–1978), United States
- David Dees (1957-2020), United States
- Charles Dellschau (1830–1923), Prussia/United States[2]
- Mike Disfarmer (1884–1959), United States [19]
- Thornton Dial (1928–2016), United States[20]
- Hiroyuki Doi (born 1946), Japan[21]
- Sam Doyle (1906–1985), United States[15]
- Francis E. Dec (1926-1996), United States
E
- William Edmondson (1870–1951), United States[15]
- Eli Jah (born circa 1950), Jamaica[7]
- Minnie Evans (1892–1987), United States[15]
F
- Howard Finster (1916–2001), United States[15]
- Alois Fischbach (1926–1981), Austria[3]
- Johann Fischer (born 1919), Austria[3]
- Louise Fischer (1896–1987), France[7]
- Auguste Forestier (1887–1958)[15]
- Adolphe Julian Fouéré (1839–1910), France[15]
- Wes Freed (1964–2022), United States
G
- Johann Garber (born 1947), Austria[3][15]
- Carl Genzel (1871–1925)[15]
- Madge Gill (1882–1961), United Kingdom[15]
- Ron Gittins (1939–2019), United Kingdom[22]
- Lee Godie (1909–1994), United States[3]
- Helga Goetze (1922–2008), Germany[23]
- Paul Goesch (1885–1940), Germany[24]
- Grace Bashara Greene (1928–2004), United States[2]
- Ken Grimes (born 1947), United States
H
- Adelaide Hall (c. 1862–1945), United States[25]
- James Hampton (1909–1964), United States
- Alyne Harris (1942–2025), United States[26]
- Emma Hauck (1878–1930), Germany
- Johann Hauser (1926–1996), Austria[5]
- Magali Herrera (1914–1992), Uruguay[5]
- Lonnie Holley (born 1950), United States[27]
- Annie Hooper (1897–1986), United States[26]
- Jesse Howard (1885–1983), United States[28]
- L.V. Hull (1942–2008), United States
- Clementine Hunter (1886–1988), United States[15]
J
- Mercedes Jamison (1933–1997), United States[3]
- Jandek (born 1945), United States
- Mary Jewels (1886–1977), United Kingdom
- William H. Johnson (1901-1970), United States[29]
- Daniel Johnston (1961–2019), United States
K
- John Urho Kemp (1942–2010), United States[30]
- Richard Gordon Kendall (1933–2008), United States
- Susan Te Kahurangi King (born 1951), New Zealand[31]
- Norbert Kox (1945–2018), United States[15]
L
- Helen LaFrance (1919–2020), United States
- Damian Le Bas (1963–2017), United Kingdom[3]
- Augustin Lesage (1876–1954), France
- Joe Light (1934–2005), United States[27]
- Alexander Lobanov (1924–2003), Russia[32]
- Ronald Lockett (1965–1998), United States[27]
- Séraphine Louis (1864–1942), France[33]
- Claudine Loquen (born 1965), France
M
- Vivian Maier (1926–2009), United States[34]
- Helen Martins (1897–1976), South Africa[35]
- Malcolm McKesson (1910–1999), United States[3]
- Gustav Mesmer (1903–1994), Germany[36]
- Joe Minter (born 1943), United States[20]
- Farouq Molloy (born 1957), United Kingdom[3]
- Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900–1980), United States[15]
- Heinrich Anton Müller (1869–1930), Switzerland
- John Bunion Murray (1908–1998), United States[27]
N
- Nikifor (1895-1968), Poland[37]
- Neil Breen (born 1946), United States
O
- Teofil Ociepka (1891-1978), Poland[38]
P
- Philadelphia Wireman, United States[39]
- Samer Peerachai (born 1961), Thailand[40]
- Laure Pigeon (1882–1965), France[5]
- Horace Pippin (1888-1946), United States[41]
- Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey (1896–1988), United States[2]
- Mary Proctor (born 1960), United States[2][27]
- Noah Purifoy (1917–2004), United States [42]
R
- Martín Ramírez (1895–1963), Mexico/United States[2]
- Royal Robertson (1930–1997), United States
- Simon Rodia (1879–1965), Italy/United States
- Juanita Rogers (1934–1985), United States[3]
- Nellie Mae Rowe (1900–1982), United States[20]
S
- Ody Saban (born 1953), Turkey/United States[2]
- Ossie Lee Samuels (1931 – 2017), United States
- Jean-Joseph Sanfourche (1929–2010), France
- Eugenio Santoro (1920–2006), Italy/Switzerland[43]
- Nathan Schiff, United States [44]
- Judith Scott (1943–2005), United States[3]
- Emmer Sewell (born 1934), United States[27]
- Vollis Simpson (1919–2013), United States
- Marguerite Sir (1890–1957), France
- SLART (1982–), Swindon, England
- Mary T. Smith (1904–1995), United States[27]
- Georgia Speller (1931–1988), United States[27]
- Lee Steen (1897–1975), United States
- Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910–2007), United States[3]
- Robert Sundholm (1941–2023), United States
- Barbara Symmons (born 1936), United Kingdom [3]
T
- Claire Teller (born 1928), United Kingdom[3]
- Jeanne Thomarat (1893–1985), Canada[45]
- Mose Tolliver (1921–2006), United States[27]
- Pauline Tollet, United Kingdom[3]
- Bill Traylor (1853-1949), United States[46]
- Jeanne Tripier (1869–1944), France[5]
U
- Shafique Uddin (born 1962), United Kingdom[3]
V
- Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983), United States[15]
- Pierre Vuitton, France (1880–1962)
W
- Abraham Lincoln Walker (1921-1993), United States[47]
- August Walla (1936–2001), Austria
- Alfred Wallis (1855 - 1942), United Kingdom[48]
- Wesley Willis (1963–2003), United States
- Mary Ann Willson (active approximately 1810 to 1825), United States[49]
- Ben Wilson (born 1963), England[3]
- Scottie Wilson (1888–1972), United Kingdom[3]
- Jane Winkelman (1949–2012), United States[50]
- Anna Aleric Watts (1824–1884), United Kingdom[3]
- Adolf Wölfli (1864–1930), Switzerland[5]
Y
- Brooks Yeomans (born 1957), United States[3]
- Joseph Yoakum (1890–1972), United States[15]
- Purvis Young (1943–1990), United States[27]
Z
- Anna Zemánková (1908–1986), Czech Republic[3]
- Carlo Zinelli (1916–1974), Italy[15]
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