List of outsider artists

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

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* Adolphe Julian Fouéré (1839–1910), France[1]
* Jesse Aaron (1887–1979), United States[2]
* Gayleen Aiken (1934–2005), United States[3]
* Pearl Alcock (1934–2006), United Kingdom[4]
* Consuelo González Amezcua (1903–1975), United States[3][5]
* Eugene Andolsek (1921–2008), United States[6]
* Eddie Arning (1898–1993), United States[5]
* James Arnold (1927–1999), United States[2]
* Nellie Ashford (born c. 1943), United States[7]

## B

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* Eldren Bailey (1903–1987), United States[2]
* Carol Bailly (born 1955), United States/Switzerland[8]
* Michael Banks (born 1972), United States[9]
* Julie Bar (1868–1930), Switzerland[8]
* Juliette Élisa Bataille (1896–1972), France[8]
* Daniel Belardinelli (born 1961), United States
* Charles Benefiel (born 1967), United States[6]
* Deborah Berger (1956–2005), United States[3]
* Sarah Berman (1895-1957), Ukrainian/American[10]
* Dorothy Berry (born 1942), Australia[11]
* Gregory Blackstock (1946–2023), United States
* Josef Blahaut (born 1922), Austria[4]
* Nick Blinko (born 1961), United Kingdom[6]
* Ursula Schultze-Bluhm (1921–1999), Germany[8]
* Thérèse Bonnelalbay (1931–1980), France[8]
* Marguerite Burnat-Provins (1872–1952), France[8]
* Richard Burnside (1944–2020), United States[2]
* Vernon Burwell (1916–1990), United States[2]
* Gladwyn Bush (1914–2003), Cayman Islands[12]
* Hawkins Bolden (1914–2005), United States[2]

## C

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* Al Carbee (1914–2005), United States[13]
* Benny Carter (1943–2014), United States
* James Castle (1899–1977), United States[5]
* Gaston Chaissac (1910–1964), France[6]
* Tsang Tsou Choi (1921–2007), Hong Kong[14]
* Nek Chand (1924–2015), Pakistan[1]
* Ferdinand Cheval (1836–1924), France[6]
* Felipe Jesus Consalvos (1891–1960), Cuba/United States[15]
* Sylvia Convey (born 1948), Germany/Australia
* Aloïse Corbaz (1886–1964), Switzerland[1]
* Joseph Crépin (1875–1948), France[1]
* María Ángeles Fernández Cuesta (La Pinturitas) (born 1950), Spain[16]

## D

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* Henry Darger (1892–1973), United States[1]
* Sylvette David (born 1934), France[17]
* Charles Dellschau (1830–1923), Prussia/United States[3]
* Mike Disfarmer (1884–1959), United States [18]
* Thornton Dial (1928–2016), United States[19]
* Sam Doyle (1906–1985), United States[1]
* Vestie Davis (1903–1978), United States
* Terry A. Davis (1969–2018), United States

## E

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* William Edmondson (1870–1951), United States[1]
* Eli Jah (born circa 1950), Jamaica[8]
* Minnie Evans (1892–1987), United States[1]

## F

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* Howard Finster (1916–2001), United States[1]
* Auguste Forestier (1887–1958)[1]
* Alois Fischbach (1926–1981), Austria[4]
* Johann Fischer (born 1919), Austria[4]
* Louise Fischer (1896–1987), France[8]
* Wes Freed (1964–2022), United States

## G

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* Johann Garber (born 1947), Austria[4][1]
* Carl Genzel (1871–1925)[1]
* Madge Gill (1882–1961), United Kingdom[1]
* Ron Gittins (1939–2019), United Kingdom[20]
* Lee Godie (1909–1994), United States[4]
* Helga Goetze (1922–2008), Germany[21]
* Paul Goesch (1885–1940), Germany[22]
* Grace Bashara Greene (1928–2004), United States[3]
* Ken Grimes (born 1947), United States

## H

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* 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[6]
* Magali Herrera (1914–1992), Uruguay[6]
* 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[1]

## J

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* Mercedes Jamison (1933–1997), United States[4]
* 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

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* 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[1]

## L

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* Helen LaFrance (1919–2020), United States
* Damian Le Bas (1963–2017), United Kingdom[4]
* Augustin Lesage (1876–1954), France
* Joe Light (1934–2005), United States[25]
* Ronald Lockett (1965–1998), United States[25]
* Séraphine Louis (1864–1942), France[30]
* Claudine Loquen (born 1965), France
* Serge Lecomte (born 1946), United States

## M

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* Vivian Maier (1926–2009), United States[31]
* Helen Martins (1897–1976), South Africa[32]
* Malcolm McKesson (1910–1999), United States[4]
* Gustav Mesmer (1903–1994), Germany[33]
* Joe Minter (born 1943), United States[19]
* Farouq Molloy (born 1957), United Kingdom[4]
* Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900–1980), United States[1]
* Heinrich Anton Müller (1869–1930), Switzerland
* John B. Murray (1908–1998), United States[25]

## N

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

## O

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

## P

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* Philadelphia Wireman, United States[36]
* Samer Peerachai [fr; th] (born 1961), Thailand[37]
* Laure Pigeon (1882–1965), France[6]
* Horace Pippin (1888-1946), United States[38]
* Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey (1896–1988), United States[3]
* Mary Proctor (born 1960), United States[3][25]
* Noah Purifoy (1917–2004), United States [39]

## R

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* Martín Ramírez (1895–1963), Mexico/United States[3]
* Royal Robertson (1930–1997), United States
* Simon Rodia (1879–1965), Italy/United States
* Juanita Rogers (1934–1985), United States[4]
* Nellie Mae Rowe (1900–1982), United States[19]

## S

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* Ody Saban (born 1953), Turkey/United States[3]
* Eugenio Santoro (1920–2006), Italy/Switzerland[40]
* Nathan Schiff, United States [41]
* Judith Scott (1943–2005), United States[4]
* Emmer Sewell (born 1934), United States[25]
* Vollis Simpson (1919–2013), United States
* Marguerite Sir (1890–1957), France
* Mary T. Smith (1904–1995), United States[25]
* Georgia Speller (1931–1988), United States[25]
* Lee Steen (1897–1975), United States
* Jimmy Lee Sudduth (1910–2007), United States[4]
* Robert Sundholm (born 1941), United States
* Barbara Symmons (born 1936), United Kingdom [4]

## T

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* Claire Teller (born 1928), United Kingdom[4]
* Jeanne Thomarat (1893–1985), Canada[42]
* Mose Tolliver (1921–2006), United States[25]
* Pauline Tollet, United Kingdom[4]
* Bill Traylor (1853-1949), United States[43]
* Jeanne Tripier (1869–1944), France[6]

## U

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* Shafique Uddin (born 1962), United Kingdom[4]

## V

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* Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (1910–1983), United States[1]
* Pierre Vuitton, France (1880–1962)

## W

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* August Walla (1936–2001), Austria
* Wesley Willis (1963–2003), United States
* Mary Ann Willson (active approximately 1810 to 1825), United States[44]
* Ben Wilson (born 1963), England[4]
* Scottie Wilson (1888–1972), United Kingdom[4]
* Jane Winkelman (1949–2012), United States[45]
* Anna Aleric Watts (1824–1884), United Kingdom[4]
* Adolf Wölfli (1864–1930), Switzerland[6]

## Y

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* Brooks Yeomans (born 1957), United States[4]
* Joseph Yoakum (1890–1972), United States[1]
* Purvis Young (1943–1990), United States[25]

## Z

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* Anna Zemánková (1908–1986), Czech Republic[4]
* Carlo Zinelli (1916–1974), Italy[1]

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## External links

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

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