B.G-Osborne

Oz aka B.G-Osborne/ Beck Gilmer-Osborne(born 1991)[1] is a queer, bigender, autistic, Transmedia artist, and settler of Scottish and British descent who was raised in rural Ontario, and currently lives in Newfoundland.

[2] Their practice deploys photography, video, installation, print media, and performance, questions of embodiment, and using their familial archives as a way to unpack and better understand their neurodivergence, mental illnesses and connect/communicate with people.

[5] The work was publicly censored in 2018 by Arts Common while on view in The New Gallery’s +15 Window on the basis that folks had complained about swearing and nudity.

[6] The artist wrote an open letter to the offended viewers and despite attempts by The New Gallery to challenge the decision, find a compromise solution, and foster dialogue, ultimately the work was removed.

[4][9][10] In 2019 B. G-Osborne was selected by BlackFlash Magazine as the annual Optic Nerve Image Contest winner.

Black and white headshot of B. G-Osborne, a white person with long hair and an intense stare. Landscape picture orientation with head placed slightly up from centre of image. Body takes up middle third of picture plane. They are not smiling and looks directly out at the viewer with their left shoulder forward and in the foreground. Artist has long hair, worn slicked back on top, tucked behind their ears, allowing the hair to fall over chest. There is a shadow of stubble and facial hair. To the left is a set of blinds and to the right a wall with taped notes and photos that gives way to a counter
Self-Portrait in Studio. March 30, 2020