Mariposa Arts

NY dealer: Self-taught, folk, contemporary, art brut from the Americas, Cuba, Europe, the world.

Painting, sculpture, assemblage, masks, ritual pieces

Instagram mariposa.unusual.arts Mariposa Arts specializes in the works of mostly self-taught artists, both known and anonymous, predominantly from Latin America or of Latin American/Caribbean origin, but also from North America, Europe and elsewhere. Our collection includes folk art (paintings, sculptures, textiles, masks and puppets and more

), art brut, visionary art and Latin American devotional art of Christian, African, indigenous and syncretic religions, from santos and nichos to Candomblé iron sculptures and Haitian and Santería art, and Cuban contemporary artists living and working in Cuba today. Over the years we have collected a wide range of folk art forms from different parts of Latin America, notably from Guatemala, Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil, but also from other parts of the Americas. We feature works by internationally famous folk artists, unique pieces by lesser known masters, and many works whose origins or makers are anonymous, which in no means diminishes their power as great, one-of-a-kind pieces of folk art. More recently we have tapped into the riches and diversity of Cuban art. We showcase a variety of Cuban artists, both trained and autodidacts, whose works frequently address themes related to the island’s African cultural heritage.

02/15/2026

Group of votive heads, hardwood, northeastern Brazil, ca mid-century
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01/27/2026

José Adario dos Santos (Ze Diabo), b.1947, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. “Exu Caveira”, Candomblé sculpture, recycled iron, ca. 1990.

11/21/2025

El Rey San Pascual, wood and paint, articulated, Guatemala, early 20th century.
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09/28/2025

Salvador Gonzalez Escalona (Camaguey Cuba 1948 - Havana 2021): “Eleggua”, mixed media sculpture incorporating found objects and repurposed materials, 2007.

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08/21/2025

On view at Tate Modern London: “The Monumental Art of Emily Kam Kngwarray”. Wikipedia calls Kngwarray (Northern Territories, Australia, 1910 - 1996) one of the world’s most significant contemporary painters to emerge in the twentieth century”

07/13/2025

Ex-voto head, wood, N/E Brazil, ca. mid 20th century

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07/01/2025

Deer mask, Guatemala, wood, paint, bone, deer antlers, wire, bells, early 20th century

05/13/2025

Votive heads and figures, Northeastern Brazil, ca mid-century

05/08/2025

From our collection: a rare amulet in the shape of a llama, Inca period, Peru, found in Lake Titicaca, carved from a spondylous shell.

03/26/2025

Carved two-sided slingshot in the shape of a man and skeleton, highland Guatemala, early-mid 20th century

03/18/2025

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140 W End Avenue
New York, NY
10023

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http://www.mariposa-arts.net/

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