American art and design by unknown makers, circa 1600-1970

American art and design by unknown makers, circa 1600-1970

January 31 – February 2, 2025
NYC

NAMELESS features work by anonymous outsider and folk artists and functional objects including furniture, lighting, and textiles by undiscovered vernacular designers.

January 31 – February 2
2025
NYC

NAMELESS features work by anonymous outsider and folk artists and functional objects including furniture, lighting, and textiles by undiscovered vernacular designers.

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OPENING FRIDAY, 1/31/25 in CHELSEA

Hours

Friday, January 31 | 5pm – 8pm
Saturday, February 1 | 10am – 8pm
Sunday, February 2 | 11am – 4pm

General Admission $10
Advance tickets strongly recommended

Address

516 W 26th Street NYC
Suite 315

Media Sponsor

FOLK • OUTSIDER • VERNACULAR

Discover Nameless 

Celebrating anonymous brilliance, Nameless opens during New York Antiques Week as the first fair dedicated to visionary folk art, outsider art, and vernacular design created by unknown, forgotten, and marginalized artists across time.

The collective project of two dozen art dealers from around the country, Nameless offers diverse material—including works of art, furnishings, textiles, and photography—while balancing the appreciation of traditional craft with the drive to surface discoveries.

Recognizing unrecognized genius, telling untold stories, and valuing undervalued work, Nameless presents a vision of American art that is inclusive, expansive, accessible, and alive.

Discover Nameless

Celebrating anonymous brilliance, Nameless opens during New York Antiques Week as the first fair dedicated to visionary folk art, outsider art, and vernacular design created by unknown, forgotten, and marginalized artists across time.

The collective project of two dozen art dealers from around the country, Nameless offers diverse material—including works of art, furnishings, textiles, and photography—while balancing the appreciation of traditional craft with the drive to surface discoveries.

Recognizing unrecognized genius, telling untold stories, and valuing undervalued work, Nameless presents a vision of American art that is inclusive, expansive, accessible, and alive.

Nameless opens a door into the unknown. And, because this work exists largely off the charts, it offers those with open eyes an accessible way into collecting unusual art and functional objects that spark inspiration and gut-level attraction.

Aarne Anton, Exhibitor

Nameless opens a door into the unknown. And, because this work exists largely off the charts, it offers those with open eyes an accessible way into collecting unusual art and functional objects that spark inspiration and gut-level attraction.

Aarne Anton, Exhibitor

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Nameless 2025

Exhibitors

Warren Battle

Battle Brown
@battle_brown

Francis Crespo

@folkartandantiques

Scott Filar & Joy O’Shell

American Huckleberry
@americanhuckleberry
americanhuckleberry.com

Evan Grant

@evangmgrant

Adam Irish

Old as Adam
@oldasadam
oldasadam.com

Steven S. Powers & Joshua Lowenfels

Powers Lowenfels Gallery
@stevenspowers  |  @ployaarrtt
stevenspowers.com  |  joshualowenfels.com

Cathy McLaurin & John Osorio Buck

Labor & Glean
@laborandglean
laborandglean.com

Eric Oglander

tihngs
@tihngs
tihngs.com

John Radtke

somewhere someplace
@somewhere___someplace

Dennis Robida

Daniel Schmidt

@danielschmidtantiques

Grant Steinhauser

Spiral Haus
@spiralhaus
spiralhaus.com

Reese Truesdell

Hare & Arrow
@hareandarrow

Ryan Wagner

Newlyn Lowly
@newlynlowly

Stacy Waldman

House of Mirth Photos
@houseofmirthphotos
houseofmirthphotos.com

Trévon Warren & Zack Allen

Portmanteau New York
@portmanteau.nyc
portmanteaunewyork.com

Anonymous work matters

Nameless challenges an arts establishment that devalues extraordinary art for lack of a signature.

Driven by homegrown creativity and liberated from the constraints of conventional design, “nameless” self-taught artists of decades and centuries past often worked in obscurity, with many lacking access to formal training and recognition due to their race, gender, disability, or class. Today, their legacies more often than not take the form of singular, unsigned works of art, the best of which thwart categorization and disrupt mainstream narratives.

Nameless aims to invert the market and institutional forces that continue to discount and neglect this remarkable unidentified material while inspiring collectors to engage it with fresh eyes. Celebrating works made for the joy of creative expression as well as those created out of necessity,  Nameless broadens the story of American art through exciting discoveries, opening paths for scholarship, and honoring the genius of countless individuals whose names are forever lost to time.

FOLK • OUTSIDER • VERNACULAR

Anonymous work matters

Nameless challenges an arts establishment that devalues extraordinary art for lack of a signature.

Driven by homegrown creativity and liberated from the constraints of conventional design, “nameless” self-taught artists of decades and centuries past often worked in obscurity, with many lacking access to formal training and recognition due to their race, gender, disability, or class. Today, their legacies more often than not take the form of singular, unsigned works of art, the best of which thwart categorization and disrupt mainstream narratives.

Nameless aims to invert the market and institutional forces that continue to discount and neglect this remarkable unidentified material while inspiring collectors to engage it with fresh eyes. Celebrating works made for the joy of creative expression as well as those created out of necessity,  Nameless broadens the story of American art through exciting discoveries, opening paths for scholarship, and honoring the genius of countless individuals whose names are forever lost to time.

NAMELESS ART + DESIGN

#ArtistUnknown

Folk + Outsider Art

Nameless takes American self-taught art as its focus and features paintings, sculpture, photography, and works on paper by anonymous and little-known artists.

Vernacular Design

Nameless explores the work of unknown makers across time to uncover examples of singular and innovative design, to include furniture, lighting, textiles, utilitarian objects, and the decorative arts.

#ArtistUnknown

Folk + Outsider Art

Nameless takes American self-taught art as its focus and features paintings, sculpture, photography, and works on paper by anonymous and little-known artists.

Vernacular Design

Nameless explores the work of unknown makers across time to uncover examples of singular and innovative design, to include furniture, lighting, textiles, utilitarian objects, and the decorative arts.

Media Sponsor

Address

516 W 26th Street NYC
Suite 315

Open Hours

January 31 – February 2, 2025
Friday, 1/31 | 5pm – 8pm
Saturday, 2/1 | 10am – 8pm
Sunday, 2/2 | 11am – 4pm

Tickets

General Admission $10
Opening Preview TBA

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