Established in June 1991, Intuit is one of the premier museums in the world dedicated to presenting self-taught art, defined as the work of artists who demonstrate little influence from the mainstream art world and who instead are motivated by their unique personal visions.

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#outsiderartist #leegodie created artworks by taking self-portrait photographs using photo booths inside Chicago's bus stations. She'd often later embellish the photos with oil pastels to add extra flair to her appearance, like the blush in this image. . You can see more of Godie's work in @intuitartcenter's @artdesignchicago exhibit Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow, and learn about artists like her and the role of our city in this under-recognized genre at Intuit's Art Against the Flow Summit, Nov. 1-3. . Image: Lee Godie (American, 1908-1994). Untitled (self-portrait with painting of daisies), n.d. Gelatin silverprint, 4 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. (12 x 9.5 cm) Collection of Christopher LaMorte and Robert Grossett #williamdawson #mrimagination #chicagocalling #artagainsttheflow #artagainsttheflowsummit #justgoseeit #artdesignchicago Up close and personal. . Learn about Mr. I and more Chicago #outsiderartists at Intuit’s Art Against the Flow Summit, Nov. 1-3 at @acehotelchicago . #artagainsttheflow #artagainsttheflowsummit #justgoseeit #artdesignchicago #chicagocalling #mrimagination . Image: Mr. Imagination/Gregory Warmack (American, 1948-2012). Untitled (bottle cap frame with paintbrush portraits in niches), 1995. Bottle caps, paint brushes, wood putty, and paint, 31 x 51 x 6 in. (78.74 x 129.54 x 15.24 cm) Collection of John Cain Intuit is heading to @figgeartmuseum for a field trip! . Want to tag along? Go to art.org to reserve your spot for Saturday, Nov 17. Seats are limited. . See William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography and Figge’s collection highlights. . #williamhawkins #figgeartmuseum Pauline Simon used to keep the paintings she was working on in her bedroom, so when she’d wake up in the morning, her art was the first thing she saw. . Hear more about #selftaught artists and the #outsiderart genre at Intuit’s Art Against the Flow Summit, Nov 1-3. . You can see this piece at Intuit now in the @artdesignchicago exhibit, Chicago Calling. . #chicagocalling #artagainsttheflow #paulinesimon #justgoseeit #artdesignchicago . Image: Pauline Simon (American, 1898-1976). Untitled (woman and child), 1965. Acrylic on canvas, 31½ x 23½ in. (80.01 x 59.69 cm). Collection of Lorri Gunn and Karl Wirsum Dr. Charles Smith, the only living artist in Intuit’s Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow exhibit, is speaking at the Art Against the Flow Summit. . Image: Dr. Charles Smith (American, b. 1940). Three Children, c. 1985-1999. Concrete, paint and mixed media, 37 x 16¾ x 6 in. (93.98 x 42.55 x 15.24 cm). John Michael Kohler Arts Center, gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc. ・・・ @melissasmitharts: Hear from artist Dr. Charles Smith at the #artagainsttheflowsummit November 1-3 @intuitartcenter @acehotelchicago #drcharlessmith #chicagocalling #selftaughtart #artagainsttheflow Learn about our city’s rich history and deep connection with art from the edge in “Chicago and Self-taught Art,” a panel through Intuit’s Art Against the Flow Summit, Nov 1-3. . You can see this piece by Lee Godie, a Chicagoan #outsiderartist, at Intuit in Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow. . #leegodie #justgoseeit #chicagocalling #artagainsttheflow #artdesignchicago . Info and registration at art.org . Image: Lee Godie (American, 1908-1994). Untitled (Female portrait, curly red hair flanked by striped vases), n.d. Paint and shellac on canvas, 26 x 42 in. (66.04 x 106.68 cm). Collection of Lolli Thurm Intuit Executive Director Deb Kerr at Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor. . @americanart . #billtraylor #selftaughtart #saam #smithsonianamericanartmuseum . Photo by Henry Adebonojo @dial35 Make your own Piacenza-inspired artwork at Intuit’s upcoming cardboard cathedral workshop! . Saturday, Oct. 20 | 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. . #aldopiacenza #chicagocalling #artagainsttheflow #artdesignchicago #justgoseeit . Get tickets at art.org Henry Darger, Chicago’s most famous #outsiderartist, is one of the seven local artists who inspired Jan Tichy’s Art on theMart masterpiece. . Artes in Horto – Seven Gardens for Chicago is commissioned by the Terra Foundation for American Art as part of the launch of @ArtontheMART, a new digital art installation projecting across 2½ acres of theMART’s exterior river-facing façade. The work is presented as part of @ArtDesignChicago, a yearlong celebration of Chicago's art and design legacy through more than 30 exhibitions, as well as hundreds of tours, talks, and special events taking place citywide in 2018. . #henrydarger #justgoseeit #artdesignchicago #artonthemart