Grandfather of naïve painting: Selby Warren

Survey by one of Australia's least known artists, Selby Warren - bushman from Trunkey Creek.

22 Jan 2014 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Warren’s Man From Snowy River c1973; Private collection, courtesy Josef Lebovic Gallery.

While there has been a recent focus on “outsider art” globally, one that reached a pinnacle with last year’s Venice Biennale, it is a hype that was not extended to Selby Warren in his lifetime.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina