Naida Osline is a photographer and filmmaker whose work blends conceptual and documentary practices. Taking a non-linear approach, she often develops multiple projects simultaneously, allowing them to intersect and inform one another. Her practice spans the controlled setting of the studio and the unpredictable conditions of public spaces. 

Artist residencies have been a vital part of her process, expanding her creative vision in unexpected ways. These residencies have taken place in diverse locations, including cabins located within U.S. National Parks; a bustling pedestrian mall in downtown Santa Ana, California; a farm and urban nonprofit in central Colombia; an apartment on the Chapala boardwalk in Jalisco, Mexico; a secluded Nevada cabin; and a historic photography studio in Alberta, Canada. Each site has contributed to new bodies of work, exhibitions, films, and publications, and she often returns to deepen her connection to these places. Known for her ability to blur boundaries between the organic and synthetic, she creates imagery that is visually arresting and conceptually layered. 

Osline’s work has been widely exhibited in solo and group shows in galleries, museums, and film festivals throughout Southern California and the Americas, and is included in both private and public collections. Born in Manitoba, Canada, and raised in Southern California where she currently lives and works, she holds a B.A. from California State University, Fullerton. Her work has been featured in Artillery Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, KCET Artbound, OC Weekly, and Southwest Contemporary, among others. In 2025, her plant-based work was the focus of a survey exhibition at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California, titled Botany of Transcendence: Mythic Plants through the Lens of Naida Osline, accompanied by a 98-page catalog featuring critical essays.