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Luke Osborn
b. 2002, Sausalito, CA
Luke Osborn is a mixed-media artist based in Rhode Island. His work is driven by the curiosity sparked in the everyday moments of life. Whether it’s the energy of discotheques, the rawness of junkyards, or “the feeling you get when you look at the ocean at night,” he brings an eccentric, imaginative approach to representational art. In his recent paintings, Luke has been experimenting with innovative collage techniques, mixing paper pulp and gesso, layered and sanded to arrive at a specific texture, and often topped with found paper materials and watercolors.
Luke Osborn is a mixed-media artist from Sausalito, CA, currently based in Rhode Island. His work has recently been exhibited at PLATO, New York, NY (2024); Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY (2024); ArtsinSquare (2024); Array Photo and Art Zine, Booooooom (2024); Sausalito Center for the Arts (2022); and Studio 333, Sausalito, CA (2021). He was the recipient of the Emerging Artists Scholarship Fund at Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival (2021). Osborn has participated in the following residencies and programs: the Chautauqua Institute Summer Residency (2024); Oxbow Summer Program (2023); Sotheby’s Summer Institute (2021); Idyllwild Arts Summer Program (2020, 2019); and Parsons Summer Academy (2018). This spring, Osborn will be completing his BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI.
Gallery Exhibitions:
Luke Osborn, For six days they stood on their rooftops and watched, and down from the mountains came music, 2024, oil and paper collage on canvas, 60 x 66 in.
Luke Osborn, Shallot Song, 2024, watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 in.