About Osner Gallery
A father and daughter gallery in Hout Bay
Osner Gallery is a quiet, personal fine art gallery in Hout Bay, a short scenic drive from Cape Town’s City Bowl and Atlantic seaboard. We show original paintings, mixed media and limited edition fine art photography by Martin Osner and Samantha Lee Osner.
Our story
How a father and daughter came to run a gallery together
Photography entered Martin Osner’s life in 1984. In the early 1990s he co founded the National College of Photography, and over four decades his own work moved from the camera into paint, texture and mixed media.
His daughter, Samantha Lee Osner, was on her way to university when she sat in on one of his lectures and never left. She assisted on his classes, held her first exhibition, Daydreams, in May 2018, and Martin then asked her to run the gallery with him and show her own work on its walls. Together they opened Osner Gallery in Hout Bay in 2018.
Today the gallery in Hout Bay shows the work of both artists side by side, with a new father and daughter exhibition every November. You can also see our work in Montagu, at Bloupunt Winery.
The artists
Martin Osner and Samantha Lee Osner
Martin Osner
A South African artist whose work is rooted in photography and rarely ends there, moving into paint, gold leaf and layered mixed media. He was named Best Contemporary International Artist at the Florence Biennale in 2009, and he teaches artists from around the world through the Art Photography Academy.
Read Martin Osner’s biographySamantha Lee Osner
An artist whose work is minimal, feminine and built in layers, with paint, transfers and overlays worked over a photograph. She exhibits alongside her father, teaches Photoshop for the Artist, and helps present the Academy’s workshops.
Read Samantha Lee Osner’s storyEverything under one roof
More than a gallery to buy an artwork
We would rather help you find the right work for your space than simply sell you something. These are the things we do, and where to find each one.
Art advice for your space
Send us a photograph of your wall and we will show you how a work will look, free and with no obligation.
Art preview serviceFraming on the premises
Our own picture framing workshop is in the same building, so a work can be framed before you take it home.
Osner FramingShipping worldwide
We pack smaller works for hand luggage and ship larger pieces door to door, anywhere in the world.
Plan your visitThe online gallery
Browse and buy the work of both artists online, with sizes, editions and the story behind each piece.
Osner Art Gallery onlineExhibitions
A father and daughter exhibition every November, and the brochures of every past show.
Our exhibitionsLearning with Martin and Samantha
Online courses and workshops in fine art photography and Photoshop for the artist, taught by Martin and Samantha.
Art Photography AcademyVisiting Osner Gallery
Questions about the gallery
Osner Gallery is at 14 Luisa Way, Hout Bay, twenty minutes from Cape Town. Open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 4pm. Sunday by appointment, booked the day before. Plan your visit.
Can I meet Martin and Samantha?
Very likely. Martin Osner and Samantha Lee Osner are at the gallery most days. To be sure one of them is in when you visit, phone ahead or arrange a time to meet them.
Is it only your own work?
Most of the work on the walls is by Martin Osner and Samantha Lee Osner, alongside a small group of represented artists who live and practise their art in South Africa.
Is entry free?
Yes. Entry to the gallery and its exhibitions is free.
Can you help me choose art for my home or a project?
Yes. That is a large part of what we do, from a single piece for a wall to work chosen to a brief for an interior designer.