Fine Art Directory -Visual Arts - Folk Art
- Florida Folk - A text-photography documentary about self-taught, outsiders artists living in Florida.
- Folk Archive - An attempt to collect and show folk art from all parts of Britain and Ireland.
- The Folk Art Society of America - A non-profit organization which advocates the discovery, study, documentation, preservation and exhibition of folk art, folk artists and folk art environments.
- Georgia Folk Art - Dedicated to showcasing Georgia's Living Folk Artists. Specializes in yard art, metal sculpture, and other interesting objects.
- Highwaymen, Art about Florida - Information concerning and works by Highwaymen, specifically James Gibson, inclusive of other highwaymen. Selling artworks by original highwaymen.
- History of Talavera Pottery - Learn about the origins of Talavera a type of majolica earthenware, a white and glazed type of ceramic.
- The Orange Show - A non-profit organization founded to preserve, present, promote and popularize the artistic expressions of ordinary people.
- Seven Quilts for Seven Sisters - Seven Sisters' quilt show travels back to the old south and days of slavery in a performance featuring song, dance, history, stories, skits and quilts.
- Southern Arizona Folk Arts - Images and descriptions of folk art from southern Arizona including quilts, Easter eggs, cowboy and western, Chicano murals, low riders, and Mexican-American paperwork.
- Appleyard, Barbara - Folk artist specializing in seaside and country scenes.
- Atkinson, Shelly - Nova Scotia artist Shelly Atkinson's whimsical original paintings.
- Black, Al - Spiritual aspects of highwaymen art in prison and the benefit inmates receive from Al Black's murals.
- Bruso Romine, Phyllis - Vermont folk artist also known as Grandma Phyllis presents gallery of acrylic works on canvas, metal, wood and slate and sap buckets.
- Coleman, Joe - Outsider artist Joe Coleman shares his history and artwork.
- Cook, Alan and Gloria - Nautical and rural art form in three dimension.
- Davis, Ginia A. - Nature's sculpture and paintings. No files or chisels used. The natural formation of the rock inspires the paintings.
- Di Fazio, Marino - Naive art by Italian painter Marino Di Fazio.
- Dowdall, Brian - Animal spirit and goddess paintings.
- Franklin, George - Story of the artist's life, told in his paintings.
- Gates, Karen - Primitive punch needle folk art inspired by 19th century hooked rug and quilt designs and Pennsylvania German fraktur motifs.
- Gibson, Sybil (1908-1995) - Collection of art and letters written by Sybil Gibson.
- Grabman, Marie-Helene L. - Swiss-German traditional cut paper art, called "Scherenschnitte" (scissor-cutting art).
- Henneberry, Clyde - Nova Scotia folk artist Clyde Henneberry, features local and historic artwork.
- Howell, Richard M. - Wood Sculptor Richard Morgan Howell's gallery of Oceanic wood carvings, and an overview of his fishery consulting business.
- Hunt, Peter - Peasant Village - Life and art of Cape Cod folk artist Peter Hunt of Provincetown.
- Johnson, Nancy - Pastel Presentations - Original pastel artwork, with natural and domestic themes.
- Jones, S. D. - Folk Art in Bottles - Features constructions or scenes assembled inside 'whimsey' bottles.
- Jorgensen, Agnes - Distinctive works of fine art with simple themes, featuring children, landscapes, and recognizable features from the Canadian prairies.
- Kysely Thompson, Susy - Wisconsin and Door County folk art.
- Lamar Sorrento - Lamar Sorrento, Memphis, TN. Self-taught folk artist/painter, who's focuses on music and musicians.
- LeBlanc, Gerry - This is the official web site of Gerard F. LeBlanc, offering information about the artist, and an online gallery of his work.
- Lerner, Frank and Kathleen - The Art of Frank and Kathleen Lerner. Kathleen is a colcha artist and Frank stains glass.
- Leslie Ann Black - Hand painted, whimsical folk art.
- Marsha's Eggstravaganza - Ukrainian pysanky eggs and egg shell jewelry created using a wide variety of eggs. Crafted in the traditional pysanky method.
- Martens, Jan and Adrie - Naive paintings by the Martens. Links to other naive painters, museums and galleries. Information about naive art in several languages.
- McDonough, Frank - Artist's Frank McDonough rendition of merging toys, paint and fun small items with printer drawers.
- McLendon, Roy - Highwaymen Art - Highwaymen art, upson board, and landscape painting by Roy McLendon.
- Molnar, Erika - Eastern European style naive paintings, traditional sceneries.
- Murray, Yvonne - The Purple Cow Art Gallery - An artist living in Nova Scotia, Canada painting scenes of rural living and farm life in oil.
- Naive World of Fred Breebaart - Life and work of Fred Breebaart, a dutch artist who specializes in miniature naive paintings.
- Old Red Truck - Canadian folk art from Paul McFadden, a New Brunswick, Canada native.
- Pulschen, HK - I am a self-taught artist that grew up in a rough neighborhood. My work reflects what my life was like and what it is now. Visionary Arts and a variety of Bricolage art works.
- Raleigh, Michael - Words and Pictures - Self-taught artist Michael Raleigh creates paintings and mixed-media works that tell the stories of mask wearers, ghosts, and lost children trying to found their way home.
- Shelley, Mary - Picture stories carved in wood.
- Swinton, John - Images in oil by John Donald Swinton.
- Whalen, Alison - Whimsical and colorful pet portraits that reflect the animal's unique sense of humor and personality quirks.
- Wilson, Nancy G. - Original folkart created in antique materials, including dolls, wood carvings, decoys, trains, primitive, and americana items. Custom designs, list of shows, and photos.
- Young, Purvis - A Contemporary Urban Painter - Young creates colorful works using found objects, paint, books, bits of metal, pieces of wood, whatever he can grab hold of.
- Concrete Park Folk Art Sculptures - Photographs and information about a collection of concrete and glass folk art sculptures made by Fred Smith, a lumberjack and tavern operator in Wisconsin.
- Dinsmoor, S. P. - Story of S. P. Dinsmoor and his Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas, by Bill Amundson.
- Rock on the Road - A small collection of photos of signs seen on rural road trips. This vernacular signage is a form of folk art.
- UCM Museum - Features a vintage service station, a 90-year-old Louisiana Creole cottage, an exhibition hall of memorabilia, and the much photographed House of Shards.
- America, Oh Yes - Offers folk art and outsider art with an extensive list of artists and information.
- Blessings to You - Spiritual folk prints by artist Priscilla Herr-Neckar.
- Clifford A. Wallach Gallery - Specializing in American Tramp Art.
- Creative Heart Gallery - A gallery for self-taught artists, represents embodies elements of the visual traditions of the same cultural groups whose musical traditions gave birth to such forms as Blues and Old Time music.
- Gillens, Cassandra - Portraiture and genre scenes by this South Carolina artist.
- Indigo Arts - A store and gallery of international folk art located in Philadelphia, PA.
- Kicking Bull Gallery - Featuring new and antique decoys, and folk art.
- Primitive Kool Art - Collection of folk, outsider and self-taught artists including Jim Sudduth, Mose and Annie Tolliver, Roy Ferdinand, and Ody Saban.
- Visionary Art - Includes works by outsider artists, self-taught artists from around the Southeastern United States. They have at least this in common, expressing themselves freely and not limited by tradition.
- Wolf Creek Folk Art - American folk art, hand carved in wood.
- Angela Usrey Gallery - Angella Usrey Gallery of folk art, outsider art, contemporary art, paintings, and sculpture. Includes: Sudduth, Frank Murphy, Jennifer Harrison, Casey McGlynn, Frank Zirbel, Thornton Dial, Finster, and Clementine Hunter.
- Artisans Folk Art - Gallery of antique folk art, outsider art, antiques, Americana, tramp art, carvings, and paintings.
- Beverly Kaye Gallery - Private dealer in outsider, art brut, folk, and found art.
- FolkArt and Craft Exchange - An online museum featuring world class art made by indigenous and creative people.
- From the Heart Folk Art - Toronto gallery promoting folk and fine art by maritime artists. Featuring whimsical, hand-carved, and painted sculptures of animals, fish, birds and people, paintings, and woodturned bowls.
- Galeria Lara - Galeria Lara presents a host of multi-talented artists, described as bold, compulsive, visionary, and primitive.
- Ginger Young Gallery - Specializes in folk, outsider, visionary, and self-taught art from the Southern United States. Sixty artists work with wood, tin, stone, cardboard, housepaint, or mud.
- Goose Lane Farm Artisans - Inspired by nineteenth century American artisans, Phillip Szenher hand-carves maritime folk figures, walking sticks and sea chests. Nancy Szenher creates pressed-flower artworks.
- Henry Boxer Outsider Art Gallery - Gallery of visionary, naive and outsider art in the UK.
- Luise Ross Gallery - A New York City gallery representing self-taught artists for over twenty years, including Bill Traylor, Minnie Evans, Carlo Zinelli, Leroy Person, Pierre Carbonel, Melissa Polhamus, and Serge Vollin.
- Nova Scotia Folk Art - A gallery of Nova Scotian folk artists.
- Southern Visionary Art - On-line folk art gallery with an eclectic array of self-taught artists
- Strawser Art - Four generations of Pennsylvania artists, featuring paintings, tramp art and carvings.
- American Visionary Art Museum
- Exhibits feature both contemporary and historic works by self-taught artists. Located in Baltimore, MD.
- American Folk Art Museum - Exhibits in New York City feature 18th- and 19th-century paintings, quilts, sculptures, and the work of contemporary self-taught artists. Includes hours, fees, membership details, events and programs.
- Anthony Petullo Collection of Self-Taught and Outsider Art - Educational website offers historical resources, information about the collection, artists, news and current exhibitions. Many color pictures throughout and updated regularly. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Dalarnas Museum - Exhibits a rich collection of Swedish folk art, costumes and textiles, and a gallery displaying the Falun School of graphic art. Located in Dalarna, Sweden.
- Folk Arts Rajasthan - Non-profit organization dedicated to celebrate the ancient cultural heritage of Rajasthan, Western India by preserving traditional music, dance and crafts. Includes details of collection and contact information. Located in New York, New York.
- Intuit - Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art - A not-for-profit organization to recognize the work of artists who demonstrate little influence from the mainstream art world, and who instead seem motivated by their unique personal visions. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Folk Art - Exhibitions and artists include Rufus Hathaway, Edward Hicks, Joshua Johnson, and Ammi Phillips. Located in New York, New York.
- Museum of International Folk Art - With over 125,000 objects from 100 nations in its collection, this museum has the largest cross-cultural collection of folk art in the world. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Outsider Art Museum - Exhibits new invention, marginal art, visionary art, intuitive art, native art, and the art of the insane. Located in Moscow, Russia.
- Qu¨¦bec Museum of Folk Culture - Collection includes categories of traditional occupations, agricultural implements, household objects, clothing, textiles and folk art housed in two buildings. Includes hours, schedule of events, admission rate and directions. Located in Trois-Rivi¨¨res.
- The Radovljica Municipality Museums - Unites five different museums, including the Museum of the Town, ?ivec House and Museum of Apiculture in Radovljica, the Museum of Hostages in Begunje na Gorenjskem, and the Iron Forging Museum in Kropa. Includes hours and entrance fees. Located in Slovenia. [English, German, Italian, Slovenian]
- Romanian Folk Art Museum - Features a broad collection of Romanian folklore artifacts. Located in Philadelphia.
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