Justin Canha, Girl with a Goat, charcoal and pastel on paper, 2007. Courtesy Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York

NEW YORK.- The 16th Annual Outsider Art Fair returned to the Puck Building in Soho; a tradition that Grace Glueck of The New York Times calls a “robust extravaganza.” Devoted to works created by artists removed from mainstream society--outsider, primitive, visionary, and intuitive art--this fair was the first of its kind.

Over 20 years ago, what is now known as Outsider Art was initially exhibited at the Fall Antiques Show at the Pier. At this fair, a Bill Traylor work sold for about $50--today the same piece would sell for 6 figures. The Outsider Art Fair has brought this genre into the light, and Glueck notes, “aside from its stellar sellers, the fair keeps drawing in fresh talents...”

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