Holly Osburn is an Indiana-based painter and illustrator exploring life, nature, and whimsy. Her work harkens back to the likes of fairytales and storybooks, emphasizing the senses of nostalgia and magic that were so prevalent in her childhood. Holly was interested in art from an early age, pouring over illustrations from artists such as Beatrix Potter, Edward Gorey, and Maurice Sendak. This fascination continued into college where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, with a double concentration in painting and photography, and a minor in art history at Ball State University.

Holly has exhibited her work throughout Indiana, including multiple solo shows at the Sugar Creek Art Center in Thorntown, Indiana, several student shows at Ball State University, The Frankfort Library, Nickel Plates Arts Center in Noblesville, Indiana, and at the Harrison Center of the Arts in Indianapolis. She was also a 2020 Aspire Grant recipient.

Holly continues to create and sell her art through her small-business, Holly Osburn Art, offering original paintings and prints on her website, as well as at various local festivals and art markets, including the Penrod Arts Fair in Indianapolis.

Exhibitions include:

• Potter’s Bridge Fall Festival—Potter’s Bridge Park, Noblesville, IN, October 2022-2023

• Dull’s Christmas in July Vendor Market—Dull’s Tree Farm, Thorntown, IN, July 2022-2023

• Webo Alumni Show—Sugar Creek Art Center, Thorntown, IN, 2022

• Senior Thesis Student Show—Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN, 2020

• Sunrise, Sunset Thesis Show—Ball State University, 2019

• Savage’s Ale House, Muncie, IN, 2019

• 38th Annual Fine Art Exhibition and Sale—Frankfort Library, Frankfort, IN. 2018

• Fit to Print Exhibition—Nickel Plate Art Center, Noblesville, IN , 2018

• 83rd Annual Student Art Show—Ball State University, 2018                        

• Featured Artist Solo Show—Sugar Creek Art Center, Thorntown, IN, 2017     

• 82nd Annual Student Art Show—Ball State University, 2017