Outsider Art of Canada: What else can art be like? Maudie Nicholas Blomley

Nicholas Blomley

that keep a person going

like flower buds and fresh leaves and her Aunt Dinah’s new baby

From sewing regalia to dancing at powow to learning traditional language

Outsider Art of Canada: What else can art be like? Maudie Nicholas BlomleyThis publication examines the underlying biases, ideologies, and social factors that inform the various approaches to Outsider Art. Outsider art is the name given to the idiosyncratic work of self taught creators who are driven to use their own invented visual language to bring forth images from their imaginations. It is outside the continuum of art history, outside the boundaries of art recognized by established art institutions, and outside the