FOR RELEASE 3/12/2026
Contact:
Camille Tibaldeo
E: camille.tibaldeo@fountainhouse.org
P: 212.246.6543
Fountain House Gallery Will Present Artworks at Outsider Art Fair
VIP Program for the Fair Features Two Fountain House Events
NEW YORK CITY – Fountain House Gallery, representing artists living with mental illness, announces its participation in the Outsider Art Fair, the premier fair dedicated to showcasing self-taught art, art brut, and outsider art from around the world. The Fair will take place March 19, 2026 through March 22, 2026, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, located at 125 West 18th Street in Manhattan. Fountain House Gallery, which has had a presence at the Fair for nearly two decades, will exhibit in Booth #7. Hours: VIP & Press Preview: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 12– 6pm; Vernissage: Thursday, March 19, 2026, 6-9pm. Open to the Public: Friday, March 20, 2026, 11am-8pm; Saturday, March 21, 2026, 11am-8pm; Sunday, March 22, 2026, 11am-6pm.
The VIP Program for the Outsider Art Fair features two Fountain House special events: Open Studio / Collectors Breakfast
Friday, March 20, 9-11 AM ET
Location:
Fountain House Studio @ the Silks Building
37-24 24th Street, Astoria, NY 11101 Suite
#012
Join us on Friday, March 20 for exclusive access to Fountain House Studio and an opportunity to meet our artists. Several artists featured in our Outsider Art Fair booth and upcoming exhibition ENCASED will have their workspaces on view. Light bites and refreshments will be served.
Encased – Group Exhibition
March 21 – May 13, 2026
Opening Night Reception: Saturday, March 21, 6-9 PM ET
Location:
Fountain House Gallery 702 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10019
ENCASED will open with a reception at Fountain House Gallery on Saturday, March 21.
Encased focuses on the themes of skin, encasement, and wrapping. In particular, it highlights what is visible and what is shown, with the implication that what is underneath could be greatly different. The show also addresses the topic of wrapping, both as a form of protection and as a more philosophical concept of the intentional curation of an outward image. Curated by Nancy Caton and Faiyaz Jafri.
The Fountain House Gallery artists whose work will be on view at the 2026 Outsider Art Fair are: Judith Berman, Issa Ibrahim, Roger Jones, Nicolaus J. Myers, Maxx Reith, Angela Rogers, Solange Singer, Susan Spangenberg, Alyson Vega, and Vermillion.
Fountain House Gallery & Studio programming is funded, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and by generous support from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, the Lily Auchincloss Foundation, and the Renate, Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust.
About Fountain House Gallery & Studio
Fountain House Gallery & Studio envisions a world where artists find community, healing and creative growth through artistry, and where their strengths and contributions reshape how society understands serious mental illness. In the Studio, artists find a supportive community where they can explore their creativity, develop their craft, reclaim their identities, and challenge the stigma of diagnosis. At the Gallery, their work is shared with the public, celebrated and sold — amplifying their voices by advancing their careers and demonstrating their essential contributions to art and culture. Together, the Studio and Gallery foster hope, inspire new possibilities, and build upon a movement that values artistry as a force for healing and change.
About Fountain House
For 75 years, Fountain House has been a beacon of hope and recovery for people living with serious mental illness. Through its direct service clubhouse programs in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as national policy, advocacy and research initiatives, Fountain House has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of people living with serious mental illness. Founded in 1948 in New York City, Fountain House originated the clubhouse model of community mental health that has been replicated more than 370 times in nearly 40 U.S. states and in 30 countries around the world.
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