The image pictured above, “Here Comes Evelyn,” was fashioned with mixed media on a birchwood panel by the self-taught Oregon-based artist Anne Marie Grgich. What follows are several more images of faces in a range of styles and media seen in varied settings this past year:
The late Cleveland, Ohio native Kevin Wendall aka FA-Q, who after moving to NYC became active in the Rivington School, “Untitled.” Acrylic on repurposed cardboard, as seen last summer at Vanderplas Gallery
The late Spanish self-taught artist Antoni Tàpies, “Head and Varnish” Oil paint, varnish, coloured pencil on canvas, as seen this past spring at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid
Fountain House Gallery artist Anthony Newton, “Golden Child Series #1,” Acrylic on canvas, as seen at Fountain House Gallery
Self-taught artist Davey Sandy aka The Dread, “Untitled,” Oil stick on paper, as seen earlier this year at the Sitting Room Gallery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
Philadephia-born self-taught artist Ron Burman, “Chewing the Fat,” Mixed media, as seen last summer at Vanderplas Gallery
Fountain House Gallery self-taught artist Roger Jones, “Watercolor,” Watercolor and ink on paper, as seen this summer at Fountain House Gallery
Photos of artworks: Lois Stavsky
