OUTSIDER VISIONS: Self-Taught Southern Artists of the 20th Century

This exhibition will present for the first time in South Florida, rare and fascinating works from the collection of Ted and Ann Oliver, who have spent more than 30 years studying, collecting, and writing about southern contemporary folk art. Often referred to as modern-day "folk artists," outsider, visionary, self-taught, autodidact, vernacular are just a few of the most common labels placed upon these artists and their work. Outsider Visions will offer an authoritative and provocative view of a field about which there has been much recent excitement. The exhibition presents a selection of works by some of the key figures in the Outsider world including Minnie Adkins, Rudolph Bostic, Lisa Cain, Jerry Coker, Howard Finster, Alyne Harris, Lonnie Holley, Clementine Hunter, Sybil Gibson, S.L. Jones, Eric Legge, Charlie Lucas, R. A. Miller, Jeff Payne, Mary Proctor, Bernice Sims, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Mose Tolliver, Myrtice West, Ruby Williams, Purvis Young, and others.