06/03/2025
GUEST JUROR SPORLIGHT:
Terrance Osborne – Artist/Gallery Owner
The Olde Towne Arts Commission and the City of Slidell are excited to announce that renowned artist Terrance Osborne will be the juror for the upcoming "Fragments of Imagination" juried exhibition at the George Dunbar Gallery in the Slidell Cultural Center at City Hall!
Exhibition Details:
• Dates: June 20 – July 25, 2025
• Opening Reception: June 20, 5-7 p.m.
• Awards announced at opening reception
As a youth Osborne’s interest in art was largely fueled by his mother and his older brother whom were hobby artist. While in high school, Osborne was introduced to painting by his mentor artist Richard C. Thomas.
Osborne attended the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (N.O.C.C.A.) and later graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Xavier University in New Orleans. For the following five years he taught art at Alice Harte Elementary until Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and he relocated his family to Georgia. With his wife’s (Stephanie) encouragement, Osborne decided to dedicate his time completely to art. After two years in Georgia, he moved his family back to New Orleans and created a new body of Katrina related works. Osborne’s work quickly became internationally recognized for its powerful scenes glorifying New Orleans. “New Orleans has an incredibly rich culture and what make Nola so wonderful is that we love people. When you visit, you can feel it.” Osborne says.
His 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2022 Official Jazz & Heritage Festival Posters are a handful of the most collected works in the world.
Osborne gained partnerships with companies such as Nike, NBA, CocaCola, Hancock Whitney Heineken, Raising Cane’s, Zulu Organization, Tulane University and Coup De Fondré Winery to name a few.
In 2017 Terrance Osborne Gallery opened in uptown New Orleans at 3029 Magazine Street.
