Outsider Art Magazine – Issue 2 Artist Selection

Selected Artists – Issue Two

Congratulations to all who made it into issue two of Outsider Art Magazine. 

Thank you to everyone who participated and submitted your art for consideration. There was some amazing art that didn’t make the cut so please keep submitting for future issues of Outsider Art Magazine. Next call for art will be soon and we will send out an email and post a call for art.

Selected Artists listed in no particular order. 

Selected Artists – Issue Two

Congratulations to all who made it into issue two of Outsider Art Magazine.

Thank you to everyone who participated and submitted your art for consideration. There was some amazing art that didn’t make the cut so please keep submitting for future issues of Outsider Art Magazine. Next call for art will be soon and we will send out an email and post a call for art.

Selected Artists listed in no particular order.

Adam Plant

Marcel Herms

Robert Gorchov

JT Walls

Ann Saint-Gelais

Nigel Smith

Kimberly Tucker

Claudio Braier

Mike Ryczek

Stan Reed

Ronald Gonzalez

Natalie Lipscomb

Tim Hopper

Marc Rayner

Nam Das

Arquimedes Cortes

Pheuil 

Marek Domaniecki

William Tyler

Jim Kopp

Matt Myers

Featured Artist – Jim Kopp

Self taught artist who has been painting for 20 years. Most paintings consist of found objects on wood assemblages. The materials that I use are found pieces that I discover through the city where I live. I have shown in art museums and galleries throughout my career and have artwork scattered throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Featured Artist

Jim Kopp – Casper, WY
Instagram

Self taught artist who has been painting for 20 years. Most paintings consist of found objects on wood assemblages. The materials that I use are found pieces that I discover through the city where I live. I have shown in art museums and galleries throughout my career and have artwork scattered throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe.

 New Day Rising (Woman with Dog) Medium House paint on wood assemblage. Size 24 x 48 inches

New Day Rising (Woman with Dog)
House paint on wood assemblage
24 x 48 inches
 One Flower Medium House paint and collage on cabinet door. Size 18 x 22 inches

One Flower
House paint and collage on cabinet door
18 x 22 inches
 Three Figures with Wings Medium Housepaint on wood assemblage Size 22.5 x 24 inches

Three Figures with Wings
House paint on wood assemblage
22.5 x 24 inches
 The Funambulist. Medium House paint and collage on cabinet door. Size 18 x 22 inches

The Funambulist
House paint and collage on cabinet door
18 x 22 inches

Featured Artist – Joyce Thornburg

RAW AND INTUITIVE
I am a compulsive artist…I paint everyday because I have to!

My images are raw and intuitive. Colors harmonize in unexpected ways and exuberance often collides with angst.

Faces predominate my work, many in frontal gazes that meets the viewer head -on; faces as maps that reveal places we’ve been…or may be going.

In the words of Zorba the Greek—

Outsider Art Magazine

Featured Artist

Joyce Thornburg – Asheville, NC
Instagram

RAW AND INTUITIVE
I am a compulsive artist…I paint everyday because I have to!

My images are raw and intuitive. Colors harmonize in unexpected ways and exuberance often collides with angst.

Faces predominate my work, many in frontal gazes that meets the viewer head -on; faces as maps that reveal places we’ve been…or may be going.

In the words of Zorba the Greek—

I embrace everything…the full catastrophe, speaking to the human condition of joy and triumph, suffering and celebration.

ARTIST BIO
Working studio/gallery at Wedge Studios in The River Arts district Asheville, N.C. 2009-current

Member of the Circle Foundation for the Arts, London.

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
American Folk Art Gallery/ Asheville 2007-2009

Atelier Gallery /Asheville 2007-2010

Attic Gallery /Vicksburg, MS 2012 to current

Beverly Kaye online gallery/ 2015

Cherry Bounce/American Politics / William King Museum Abingdon, VA., September 2016-January 2017

Saatchi Art / Urban Edge, New Street Art collection 2016

MUSEUM AFFILIATIONS/COLLECTIONS:
Victor Keane collection at the Bethany Mission Gallery/ Philadelphia, PA.

Title Dance of Impermanence Medium Mixed Media on panel Size 36" x 48"

Dance of Impermanence
Mixed Media on panel
36″ x 48″
Title Sad Clown Medium Acrylic on Strand Board Size 18" x 24"

Sad Clown
Acrylic on Strand Board
18″ x 24″
Title Homage Medium Acrylic on Canvas Size 30" x 31"

Homage
Acrylic on Canvas
30″ x 31″
Title Jolly Good Fella Medium Mixed Media on Panel Size 12" x 12

Jolly Good Fella
Mixed Media on Panel
12″ x 12