Henry Darger

Henry Darger

male, deceased (1973)
Henry Darger (April 12[?], 1892-April 13, 1973) was a reclusive American writer and artist who worked as a janitor in Chicago, Illinois. He has...
Howard Finster

Howard Finster

male
The Reverend Howard Finster (December 2, 1916- October 22, 2001) was a folk artist from Summerville, Georgia who claimed to be inspired by God to...
Martin Ramirez

Martin Ramirez

male, deceased (1963)
Wesley Willis

Wesley Willis

male, deceased (2003)
Wesley Willis (May 31, 1963 - August 21, 2003) was a musician and artist from Chicago. A diagnosed schizophrenic, he gained a sizable cult...

Bill Traylor

male
Bill Traylor (April 1, 1854-October 23, 1949) was a self-taught artist born an Alabama slave. Unable to read or write, he first began drawing in...

Adolf Wölfli

male, deceased (1930)
Adolf Wölfli (occasionally spelt Adolf Woelfli or Adolf Wolfli) was a prolific Swiss artist who is regarded as one of the foremost artists in the A...
Judith Scott

Judith Scott

female, deceased (2005)
Judith Scott (May 1, 1943 - March 15, 2005) was an Outsider artist. She was a fraternal twin to Joyce Scott, and she was deaf and had Down...
Nek Chand

Nek Chand

male, 85 years old
Nek Chand Saini is an Indian self-taught artist, famous for building the Rock Garden of Chandigarh, India, a forty-acre (160,000 m²) sculpture g...
Madge Gill

Madge Gill

female, deceased (1961)
Madge Gill (1882 - 1961), born Maude Ethel Eades, was an English outsider and visionary artist.

Morton Bartlett

male, deceased (1992)
Morton Bartlett (1909 - 1992) was an outsider artist. Born an orphan, Bartlett attended Harvard University and worked in a series of jobs,...