Joe Massey, “A mixtre” (1946), ink on paper, 11 x 8 1/2 inches (all images courtesy of Ricco/Maresca Gallery) Dealers, collectors, and others in the outsider-art field are no different from their ...

WILLIMANTIC — A major showcase of prison art is currently on display at Eastern Connecticut State University. The exhibition will run through Feb. 26 in the Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Instructional ...

The artist Kenneth Webb, a free man granted early parole after 16 years in prison, smiles as he talks about an experience that he thought he might never have—the chance to see a major solo show of his ...

Danny Killion, now of Troy, NY, was suicidal when he first entered Cheshire Correctional Institution to serve time for a string of bank robberies. But eventually he found an outlet for his pain in art ...

The University of Wyoming, in collaboration with Paño Connections Traveling Prison Art Exhibition and Programming, will feature a series of events both on campus and off Thursday-Friday, Sept. 25-26, ...

Isaac Scott has an unconventional resume. As a young man (born and raised) in Harlem, NY, searching for a father figure, he turned to drug dealing and street life. He cycled through home, streets and ...

As a trans woman, her work is less likely to receive the notice and acclaim garnered by her cisgender peers. As an incarcerated artist, prison rules mount higher hurdles to even expressing her ...

Not too long ago, I received an email from a long-time friend and colleague who was then a warden for a men’s prison. Known for her forward-thinking and support for programming and education, she has ...

The following guest blogger, artist Maria Maneos, BFA, MFA, came to my attention a little over a year ago when she contacted me about an amazing project she had recently developed—an arts program for ...

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Paño Connections is a nationally recognized traveling prison art collection showcasing the raw talent and ingenuity of confinement. This exhibit will showcase a diverse range of media from the ...