A quieter week for outsider art news, but there are some worthwhile finds if you look carefully. We've got a self-taught artist winning recognition, a look at Sister Gertrude Morgan's legacy, and a few other bits worth your time.
Self-taught artist wins national award
A Jersey-based self-taught artist has taken home a national award, though details are thin from the Jersey Evening Post snippet. Still, it's always good to see self-taught artists getting recognition beyond the usual gallery circuit. Worth keeping an eye out for more details on this one. Read it at Jersey Evening Post.
Sister Gertrude Morgan, a self-taught artist and preacher of the Gospel
Verite News covers Sister Gertrude Morgan, the New Orleans visionary artist and preacher whose vibrant works merged religious devotion with an utterly singular visual language. Her paintings and drawings remain some of the most powerful examples of self-taught religious art from the American South. Read it at Verite News.
Outsider Art in Inistioge
Kilkenny Live reports on an outsider art showing in the small Irish village of Inistioge. The details are sparse, but any outsider art exhibition in rural Ireland is worth noting for those travelling through. Read it at Kilkenny Live.
In a straight-laced city is one of the world's least-boring art museums
The Sydney Morning Herald looks at what sounds like an art museum with a strong outsider or unconventional bent, calling it one of the world's least boring. Without more context it's hard to say which institution they mean, but the description suggests something worth investigating if you're in Australia. Read it at SMH.com.au.
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