NEW YORK, NY.- For its 24th edition, Outsider Art Fair New York brings together a diverse and international group of dealers, and looks forward to its new location, 125 West 18th Street.

‘Outsider Art’ was originally conceived as an English synonym for ‘art brut’, a label coined by Jean Dubuffet to describe art created outside the confines of official culture. Having become increasingly popular, Outsider Art has been featured in international exhibitions, including the 2013 Venice Biennale and the new Whitney’s inaugural America Is Hard to See.

Outsider Art transcends collecting genres; it is an incredibly powerful and honest mirror of both the artist and our time.

2016 Exhibitor List:
Canada, Danville: Galerie des Nanas; Vancouver: Macaulay & Co; France, Marseille: Polysémie; Paris: Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Galerie L’Inlassable, Marie Finaz Gallery, Galerie Polad-Hardouin, Herve Perdriolle; Saint-Sever-du-Moustier: Les Arts Buissoniers; Haiti, Petionville: Boubon-Lally; Italy, Parma: Galleria Centro Steccata; Turin: Rizomi Art Brut; Japan, Osaka: YOD Gallery; Tokyo: Yukiko Koide Presents; Netherlands, Oegstgeest: OLOF Art; USA, Baton Rouge: Gilley’s Gallery; Boise, ID: Stewart Gallery; Brooklyn: Cathouse FUNeral, LAND Gallery, Life On Mars Gallery, Magic Markings, Winter Works on Paper; Chattanooga, TN: Tanner Hill Gallery; Chicago: Carl Hammer Gallery; Columbus: Lindsay Gallery; Dallas, TX: Chris Byrne; Iowa City: The Pardee Collection; Kingston, NY: One Mile Gallery; Long Island City: HAI; Healing Arts Initiative; Los Angeles: Good Luck Gallery; McLean, VA: Grey Carter-Objects of Art; New Haven: Fred Giampietro Gallery; New York: American Primitive, Andrew Edlin Gallery, Cavin Morris Gallery, Dutton, Fountain House Gallery, Hirschl & Adler Modern, James Fuentes, Joshua Lowenfels, JTT, Klein Sun Gallery, Louis B James, Luise Ross Gallery, Inc., Marion Harris, Mariposa Unusual Art, Morgan Lehman Gallery, Pure Vision Arts, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Ricco Maresca, Shrine, Situations, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, Y Gallery, ZQ Art + Auction; Oakland: Creative Growth Art Center; Philadelphia: Fleisher Ollman, Indigo Fine Arts; Portland: Adams & Ollman; San Francisco: Creativity Explored; St. Louis, MO: Galerie Bonheur; Summerland, CA: Just Folk; Waxahachie, TX: Webb Gallery; Wimberly, TX: J Compton Gallery

The Outsider Art Fair is the original art fair specific to self-taught art created outside the mainstream. Founded by Sandy Smith in 1993, the Outsider Art Fair soon became a critical and commercial success. Recognized for its maverick spirit, the fair played a vital role in building a passionate collecting community as crowds flocked annually to New York's Puck Building, the event's original site during its first 15 years.

In 2012, OAF was acquired by Wide Open Arts, a new company formed by art dealer Andrew Edlin. Its debut edition in 2013 saw the fair relocated to Center 548 in Chelsea and included guest curatorial projects and the OAF Talks program. OAF continues its tradition of presenting top dealers with prime examples of works by both legendary and newly discovered artists. The 2013 fair enjoyed rave reviews and more than tripled previous attendance levels.

Relocated to the Metropolitan Pavilion, the 24th edition of the fair will take place from January 21 through January 24, 2016. “This year's fair will be more exciting than ever with the best examples of outsider Art from an expert dealer community of zealots,” says Wide Open Arts CEO Andrew Edlin.