On July 26, Bray & Co. Auctions presents Tattoo, Circus, Sideshow & Curiosities – a landmark sale of rare tattoo history, circus and sideshow material from around the world. Many works are being offered publicly for the first time. More: brayco.com Image: Fred Marquand

Chicago metalworker Stanley Szwarc transformed scrap stainless steel into extraordinary boxes, crosses and vessels decorated with thousands of welded dots and geometric designs. Discover his remarkable story in Raw Vision #127. New subscribers save 15% with code NEWSUB. rawvision.com/collections/...

For more than 40 years, The Living Museum at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens, New York, has given artists the freedom to create without boundaries. Discover the full feature in Raw Vision #123. rawvision.com/products/iss...

Issue #127 is on its way to subscribers! Don't miss our feature on Johann Meduna, whose ever-changing wood-whittled works are unlike anything else. Subscribe and save 15% with code NEWSUB. rawvision.com/collections/...

Now on view in Irvillac, Brittany: a four-artist outsider art exhibition staged in a former church ossuary within a historic Breton parish close. Open until July 20, featuring Anouk Rugueu, Efka, Le Peuple des Grèves and Delphine Tréhard. Image: Anouk Rugueu

Now open, Undertow by Terence Wilde at Jennifer Lauren Gallery, Margate. Running until 12 July, the exhibition presents new ceramic sculptures exploring resilience, vulnerability and transformation. The artist will be at the gallery throughout the exhibition.

News: Nick Fraser: Chapter II comes to Shoreditch Arts Club, London, on July 31. This one-day exhibition presents selected paintings, archive material and limited-edition prints. Explore Fraser's work in Raw Vision 121: rawvision.com/products/iss...

From July 10–September 13, The Range in Saguache, Colorado, presents Feelin' Like a Tumblin' Weed, celebrating the life and work of Ramblin' Roy Smith (1946–2026), creator of the visionary environment Fort Roy.

Now on view in New York: Saturated: The Drawing Stall Vol. II at Stellarhighway (until August 9). With more than 50 self-taught artists working primarily in coloured pencil, the exhibition demonstrates the extraordinary breadth of a medium often overlooked. Image: Margaret Mousseau

Now on view: Endangered Spirits at Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York (until Sep 4). The exhibition highlights self-taught & outsider artists working within cultures shaped by war, poverty, & inequality, inviting audiences to engage with the works through their cultural contexts. Imae: Leonard Daley

French self-taught artist Nicole Pelegrin is taking part in a group show at La Galerie Miniature in Aix-en-Provence – an artist-run gallery believed to be one of the world's smallest, at just 11 m². On view July 1–11 & Aug 19–29 with a refreshed display in Sep. Image: Nicole Pelegrin

Now available to pre-order: Raw Vision Issue 127. Discover Zambian artist Aubrey Chali, whose unique style, Chalinism, transforms thousands of hand-painted lines into mesmerising compositions. Pre-order now, or subscribe and get 15% off with code NEWSUB. rawvision.com/collections/...

Now on view at Galerie Kremers, Berlin: Contes à Rebours (Countdown) by French self-taught artist Darédo (until July 11). Using embroidery, drawing and repurposed historical documents, Darédo creates richly imagined worlds where memory, mythology and fantasy intertwine. Image: Emile Josome Hodinos

Now on view: Japanese self-taught artist Yuichiro Ukai's West Coast debut at Parker Gallery, Los Angeles. His intricate drawings blend historic Japanese epics with contemporary manga into richly imagined worlds. On view until Aug. 15.

Samuel P. Dinsmoor spent 25 years building his Garden of Eden in Lucas, Kansas – a vast concrete environment filled with biblical scenes, political allegories and social commentary. Explore this stunning environment in Raw Vision 58 & 76. rawvision.com/products/iss... rawvision.com/products/iss...

June 26 – August 8, 2026 at La POP Galerie, Sète: Blanquet–Moolinex. Bringing together Stéphane Blanquet and Moolinex, the exhibition explores two distinctive artistic worlds shaped by underground comics, dark humour, psychological narratives and subversive graphic storytelling. Image: Blanquet

Opening June 25, Komm Glüückck at the Open Art Museum, St. Gallen explores the rich relationship between words and images through poems, postcards, visual narratives and conceptual works from the museum's collection. June 25–October 18, 2026. Image: Ida Buchmann

After nearly 40 years, Folk Art Messenger has published its final issue. The award-winning journal of the Folk Art Society of America ends with Issue 116. Ann Oppenhimer's memoir, A Half-Century of Folk Art: My Recollections, is now available from folkart.org.

A gravedigger, blues musician and self-taught sculptor, James “Son Ford” Thomas transformed Mississippi Delta clay into haunting skulls, faces and coffins that reflected his thoughts on life and death. Discover his remarkable story in Raw Vision 127. rawvision.com/products/iss...

Still missing a few Raw Vision issues? There's time to save 20% on most back issues with code BACKISSUES20. Dive into decades of extraordinary outsider art. Ends midnight 24 June. Excludes issues 125, 126 & 127. rawvision.com/collections/...

For years, Paul Lancaster's art was hiding in plain sight. Raw Vision 41 explores the life and work of the self-taught Tennessee artist whose vibrant, imaginative paintings were finally discovered after decades of quiet creation. rawvision.com/products/iss...

Self-Made: A Century of Inventing Artists is on view at the American Folk Art Museum, New York, through Sept 13, 2026. The exhibition brings together 90 works by self-taught artists, including Henry Darger, Martín Ramírez, Morris Hirshfield, Aloïse Corbaz & Adolf Wölfli. Image: Morris Hirshfield

Exhibition news: ATELIER-ICH opens June 21 at Museum Gugging. Featuring artists from Atelier Gugging, including Matthias Brenner, Lia Lydia Silvia, Oliver Kramer and Christian Lehner, the show presents many works never before exhibited. Through September 3, 2026. Image: Christian Lehner

Exhibition news: Territoires sauvages. Une traversée intérieure opens June 19 at Château de Jau, France. Presented by Galerie DYS, the show explores mythic worlds and imagined territories through works by Simone Pellegrini, Abel Burger, Benoît Huot, Yasemin Senel & Emeli Theander. Through Oct 4.

In Raw Vision 125, discover the Cell Solace Collection: extraordinary woven artworks made by incarcerated artists from cigarette packs, paper scraps and found materials. A powerful story of creativity, resilience and transformation. rawvision.com/products/iss...

Explore the rich and often overlooked world of Canadian outsider art in Raw Vision 126. Featuring Richard Greaves, William Kurelek, Alma Rumball, Menno Krant, Karine Labrie and Sylvain Martel. New subscribers receive 15% off with code NEWSUB. rawvision.com/products/pri... Image: Sylvain Martel

Opening June 25 at Creativity Explored, San Francisco: Downs the Hills and Around the Bends, a group exhibition exploring how artists transform familiar cultural icons and characters into deeply personal stories of memory, friendship and everyday life. Image: Grayson Kop

Now on view at Project Ability, Glasgow: a solo exhibition of embroideries and drawings by James Gladwell. Drawing on memories, dreams and lived experience, his intricate textile works transform personal stories into vivid visual narratives. Until July 18, 2026.

Italian artist Nicola Rettino transforms abandoned industrial landscapes into futuristic worlds of cyborgs, chrome and post-human identities in Fire Hurricane – Megapolis Flame at Tapu Singolare, Venice Mestre (June 6–July 4, 2026). www.astroboy3001.com

Raw Vision #127 is now being printed and available to pre-order. Featuring Aubrey Chali, James "Son Ford" Thomas, Chomo, Hélène N., Johann Meduna, Stanley Szwarc and a special feature on 50 years of the Collection de l’Art Brut. Pre-order your copy: rawvision.com/products/iss...