| B. G-Osborne | |
| Birth Date: | 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Treaty 20 territory |
| Occupation: | Artist |
| Website: | https://bgosborne.weebly.com |
Oz aka B.G-Osborne/ Beck Gilmer-Osborne(born 1991) 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.[1] 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.[2] [3]
B.G-Osborne grew up in rural Ontario, on treaty 20 territory. They graduated from NSCAD in 2014 with a BFA in Intermedia.[2] In 2018 they undertook a Masters of Information Studies in the Archival Studies program at McGill University.[4]
A Thousand Cuts is their award-winning three-channel video installation which weaves together scenes from 48 films, 34 television series, and a music video, in which cisgender actors play transgender characters. The title is a reference to the phrase "death by a thousand cuts" to allude to the video "cut" and the way popular culture media has misrepresented trans people, contributing to anti-trans violence.[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.[7] [8] The controversy brought significant attention the work which subsequently went on to be screened in numerous other galleries.[9] [10]
In 2019 B. G-Osborne was selected by BackFlash Magazine as the annual Optic Nerve Image Contest winner.