The story behind this intriguing 19th-century folk art oil painting of African Americans literally dancing for eels.

A Folk-Art Painting With Fine-Art Qualities John James Trumbull Arnold’s ‘Portrait of Mary Mattingly’ reveals the station of its young sitter’s family though the work’s details.

Elgin plans to hire folk artist Eric Dowdle to do a painting of the city, which will be turned into a puzzle and part of America's 250th anniversary celebration.

Brown relocated to New York in 1994, a year after graduating from the Slade School of Art, and by 1998 had two solo shows at Deitch Projects in SoHo on her résumé. Both concentrated on paintings ...

Farmers' lacquer painting in Zhangping, Fujian province, is a unique folk art that describes vibrant rural life in China and promotes traditional culture. The art originated in Xinqiao town during ...

Major Bill Traylor painting that previously belonged to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright is gifted to the American Folk Art Museum ...

One of South Carolina's most prominent folk artists was a part of downtown Aiken's scene this week, with Edgefield native Ernest Lee visiting Aiken Center for the Arts.

In and around China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, it is usual to see some folk artists producing sugar paintings with liquid sugar along the streets, in the parks, and around the schools.

Chances are, you’ve seen the work of local folk artist Kyle Brooks, who works under the pseudonym BlackCatTips. His ...