Native Brooklynite Jim Osman received his BFA (1979) and MFA (1982) from Queens College, CUNY in NYC. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally including, The Brooklyn Museum, NYC, The Queens Museum, NYC, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Fairleigh Dickinson University, White Columns, NYC, University of Texas at San Antonio, among others. His work is in many private collections around the world and his work is represented by the Lesley Heller Workspace in NYC. He lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.