Jim Osman was born in New York City in 1956. He received B.A. and M.F.A. from Queens College, CUNY, in Flushing, N.Y. where he studied with Tom Doyle and Lawrence Fane.
He has had solo exhibitions at Lesley Heller Workspace, Long Island University’s Kumbal Gallery, and Dartmouth College. His work has been included in group shows at Metaphor Contemporary Art in New York City, the Brooklyn Museum, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and most recently at Morris/Warren Gallery. He teaches courses in three-dimensional design and sculpture at Parsons School of Design.
His recent work considers new ways to look at objects and personal space. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.