Ricco/Maresca Gallery, NY

"Renaldo Kuhler: Rocaterrania"

May 9 – July 3, 2019

Kuhler (American, 1931–2013) was a scientific illustrator of natural history specimens for 30 years. Unbeknownst to family, friends, and co-workers, he was also a prolific self-taught artist. In 1948 he invented an imaginary country he called Rocaterrania and secretly illustrated the nation’s history for more than 60 years.

Ricco/Maresca Gallery
529 West 20th Street [3rd Fl]. New York, NY 10011
www.riccomaresca.com

Collection Treger / Saint Silvestre, Portugal

Gorgali Lorestani

until September 15, 2019

Curated by Antonia Gaeta, "Extravaganza" includes works by outsider artists including Anna Zemánková, Davood Koochaki, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Friedrich Schröder-Sonnenstern, Marilena Pelosi, Mose Ernest Tolliver, Miroslav Tichý, Giovanni Battista Podest and Pradeep Kumar.

Núcleo de Arte da Oliva Creative Factory
Rua da Fundição, 240, São João da Madeira, Portugal 3700-119
tsscollection.org

Tim ter Wal in Wien

until August 15, 2019

"Dreamscapecity" presents detailed architectural drawings by autistic Dutch self-taught artist Tim ter Wal.

Österreichische Gesellschaft vom Goldenen Kreuze
Kärntner Straße 26 (Eingang Marco-dAviano-Gasse 1), 1010 Wien, Austria
www.oeggk.at

Ni Tanjung at La Fabuloserie, Paris

until May 18, 2019

“A l'ombre du volcan Agung features” features works by self-taught artist Ni Tanjung, who was born around 1930, in a Balinese peasant family. Tanjung works during the night to cut out characters from paper to form an imaginary crowd – portraits of ancestors or self-portraits – which she observes upside down in the reflection of her mirror. 

La Fabuloserie Paris
52 rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, France
www.fabuloserie.com

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Raw Vision Short Film Competition

Below is Matt McKnight's entry into the 2019 Raw Vision short film competition.

Harry Underwood is a reclusive self-taught painter who weaves complex narratives through paintings done with house paint on wood panels and written atop with No. 2 pencils. Matt first discovered Harry Underwood's work at the Lindsay Gallery in Columbus, OH. He has since met him a few times and have been amazed at his intellect – an intellect that exists despite his expulsion from high school and life in the shadows as a laborer and then painter.

The film is shot in Harry's home studio and the small, forgotten town that surrounds it. Matt's hope is that it will help the world to see Harry’s wonderful paintings and understand a bit of the artistic, but troubled, genius behind them.

Check out the rest of the short film competition entries here.