The Folk Art Gallery has been shaping the understanding of art by the self-taught through its exhibitions, publications, and educational programs. Its collection includes more than seven thousand artworks dating from the eighteenth century to the present, from compelling portraits and dazzling quilts to powerful works by living self-taught artists in a variety of mediums.

As a center of scholarship and by showcasing the creativity of individuals whose singular talents have been refined through experience rather than formal artistic training, the gallery considers the historical, social, and artistic context of world cultures.

The Folk Art Gallery brings together fine line and obsessive precision in the disciplines of drawing, cut paper, painting and photography. The Folk Art Gallery was opened in the fall of 2004 after several years of working with notable photography galleries including Franker Gallery, Howland Greenbird Gallery and York Richberg Gallery.