It features works by ten British artists of the so-called ‘outsider art movement’, who, according to the museum’s website: “despite their lack of formal education and lack of acceptance by the professional art world, have created and continue to create original, eccentric and form-astonishing works.”
The website adds: “These are artists for whom art is one of the most important aspects of life. Through it, they express their rich inner world.”
Among featured artists are Mahlia Amatina, who was diagnosed with autism ten years ago and uses a variety of sensory channels to explore the lives of people on the autism spectrum, Delaine Le Bas, whose art reflects her experiences of growing up in a Roma community, and Kim Noble, an artist who struggles with dissociative identity disorder (DID).
Other artists include Kate Bradbury, Ann Churchill, Yvonne Mabs Francis, Sarah Jane Hender, Elinor Rowlands, Patricia Shrigley and Kwaga Sillingi.
The exhibition runs until October 26. It is part of the UK/Poland Season 2025 project organized by the British Council, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw and the Polish Cultural Institute in London.
The Season lasts until November and comprises more than 100 events in 40 cities in both countries.
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