03/09/2025
John, the son of an illustrator and an art teacher, grew up in Detroit surrounded by art. He worked for 30 years in national advertising photography before turning to painting. During this time, he founded Midcoast Studios and Spike Osler Photography. He traveled, painted and met extraordinary people, many of whom had modest means and fragile futures. They were free with their friendship, rich in spirit, and revealed to John their joy, pain, and hopes. John captured their time together with the dignity they deserve.
His work is especially admired by fellow artists for its strength and directness. John has won Gold Medals in the prestigious Scarab Club shows and is currently in collections in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Seattle, Monterey, Minneapolis, New Orleans, throughout the country, Europe and New Zealand.
“From the joyful abandon of boys splashing in the ocean to the confident dignity of an African-American woman sitting in the back row of a church, John Osler exhibits a masterful understanding of color and light and equally important, a magical ability to translate passion, joy, grief, resignation, and dignity to canvas. What I find so remarkable is how Osler reveals his subjects’ innermost thoughts: their turmoil and resignation, their pain and peace.
Dr. Anne Lewis, Minneapolis, MN
ART OF JOHN OSLER
March 15 - 23, 2025
Curated by Larry Green Art & Michael Horner Art
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 15 4:00PM to 8:00 PM
Artist/Family Talk: Sunday, March 23 2:00PM – 4:00PM
Sunday March 16, Saturday, March 22 & Sunday March 23 1:00PM – 5:00PM
Gallery Hours by appointment: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 4:30PM – 6:30PM
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