This collection represents the work of two groups of indigenous artists of the Guatemalan highlands. They come from two distinct Mayan language and cultural groups - the Kaqchikel artists of San Juan Comalapa, Chimaltenango, and the Tzutujil artists who live mostly in three towns on the south shore of Lake Atitlan. The contemporary “naif” painting movement of both groups dates to the early twentieth century, but only received wider notice in the late 40’s, early 50’s.

A Selection of Indigo Arts' collection is showing at the Zephirin-Giannetta Gallery in Ardmore, PA

Address: 38 West Lancaster Ave. Ardmore PA 19003
Dates: March 14 to April 26, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16, 3 to 5pm
Gallery contact: zgartco@gmail.com

An Online Exhibition of Outsider Art

Indigo Arts didn't exhibit at the Outsider Art Fair this year, but there is plenty to see on our online gallery. The selection of artwork is "Out There", in the geographic as well as the figurative sense. One may prefer to call the art Outsider, Art Brut, Intuitive, Visionary, Naif or Self-taught. Each term has its own advantages and limitations, and some artists fit more comfortably under one name than another. 

An Online Exhibition.

The Maithil paintings of Nepal and the Mithila or Madhubani paintings of Northern Bihar, India are two sides of the same art form.  The historic Mithila kingdom once spread across the southeast plains of Nepal and the northern Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.  In both countries an ancient domestic wall painting tradition has been adapted to painting on paper, but it has evolved differently and at different times in the two countries.