January 25 - 27, 2008

FAIR HOURS Preview Jan. 24, 2008 Friday, Jan. 25, 2008 Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 LOCATION The Puck Building 295 Lafayette St. NYC

5:30pm - 9pm 11am - 8pm 11am - 8pm 11am - 7pm ADMISSION $20

New York, NY -- The 16th Annual Outsider Art Fair returns 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... EXHIBITORS The Outsider Art Fair welcomes new exhibitor, Fischer Kunsthandel & Edition from Berlin. Thirty-two other international dealers return to the fair this year, many of whom originally pioneered collections of Outsider Art including: The Phyllis Kind Gallery, established in Chicago in 1967 and now located in New York City which devoted its interests to contemporary outsiders early on; Galerie St. Etienne, who discovered Anna Mary Robertson Grandma Moses, and represents the estate of John Kane (NYC); American Primitive Gallery (NYC) and Ricco/Maresca Gallery (NYC), both of whom have been in the business of self-taught and Outsider Art for over 25 years. Please see links to websites for all exhibiting galleries at www.sanfordsmith.com. ARTISTS IN ATTENDANCE Self-taught artists Mary Whitfield and Craig Norton will both visit the fair alongside their works at Galerie Bonheurs booth. PREVIEW A gala preview held at the Puck Building will celebrate the start of the fair Thursday, January 24, 2008 from 5:30 - 9pm. Proceeds will benefit the American Folk Art Musuem. Entry times and ticket prices vary; call the museum special events office at 212.977.7170, ext. 308. OUTSIDER ART WEEK The Outsider Art Fair is a key event in the American Folk Art Museums Outsider Art Week: Tuesday - Sunday, January 22 - 27, 2008. Contact the museum for more infomation about Outsider Art Weeks evening events, symposium, panel discussion, tours and receptions. www.folkartmuseum.org, 212.265.1040, or info@folkartmusuem.org.
Mary Whitfield, Mother and Children with Sunflowers, watercolor on paper,1990s Courtesy of Galerie Bonheur; St. Louis, MO

PUBLIC INFO Admission includes a catalog. Refreshments will be available at the caf and bar. Walking tours will be available. Call 212.777.5218 to make arrangements for student/group ticket rates or for wheelchair access. Email contact: info@sanfordsmith.com. SANFORD L. SMITH & ASSOCIATES Sanford L. Smith & Associates produces and manages The Outsider Art Fair. Other original fairs to this companys credit are Art 20, Modernism: A Century of Style and Design, and Works on Paper (February 29 - March 3). Sanford L. Smith & Associates also manage The IFPDA Print Fair, The Art Show, the New York Antiquarian Book Fair (April 4 - 6). For more information, please visit www.sanfordsmith.com. MEDIA CONTACT High res images are available. Contact Sarah H. Donnell at 212.777.5218 or sarah@sanfordsmith.com

HIGHLIGHTS TO APPEAR AT THE FAIR:

Harald Stoffers Letter 51. ink and acrylic on paper. 2004 Courtesy Yukiko Koide Presents, Tokyo

Christine Sefolosha Horned Spirit gouache and pigments on paper 2003 Courtesy Judy Saslow Gallery, Chicago

Michail Paule Untitled mixed media on paper 1930 - 1937 Courtesy Galerie Susanne Zander, Cologne

Leroy Person Untitled charcoal on cardboard, collaged foil 1975-1985 Courtesy Luise Ross Gallery, New York

Ilija Bosilj-Basicevic Green Ambassador Oil and metallic paint 1969 Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York

Philippe Visson Untitled acrylic on canvas 1971 Courtesy J.P. Ritsch-Fisch Galerie, France

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

exhibitor list 2008

american primitive gallery new york the ames gallery berkeley, ca berenberg gallery boston bodell/fahey umbrella arts new york galerie bonheur st. louis, mo galerie bourbon-lally montreal russell bowman art advisory chicago henry boxer gallery richmond, england grey carter - objects of art mclean, va cavin-morris gallery new york creative growth art center oakland, ca andrew edlin gallery new york fischer kunsthandel & edition berlin, germany gilley's gallery baton rouge, la galerie der knstler aus gugging maria gugging, austria carl hammer gallery chicago marion harris simsbury, ct + new york galerie atelier herenplaats rotterdam, netherlands dean jensen gallery milwaukee keny galleries columbus, oh phyllis kind gallery new york yukiko koide presents tokyo maxwell projects new york the pardee collection iowa city, ia ricco/maresca gallery new york rising fawn folk art lookout mountain, tn j.p. ritsch-fisch galerie strasbourg, france luise ross gallery new york jennifer pinto safian new york judy a saslow gallery chicago galerie st. etienne new york tanner hill gallery chattanooga, tn wasserwerk.galerie lange siegburg, germany galerie susanne zander cologne, germany