June Osborne

June Osborne is an English writer, lecturer and historian, specialising in art history, stained glass and Renaissance architecture.

Life and career Osborne was born in Evesham, Worcestershire, England, and read English at Bristol University. Osborne's early career was in art galleries and museums, holding curatorial posts in Bath, Christchurch and Oldham. She later studied art history and was a research assistant of Ernst Gombrich at the Slade School of Art.

Osborne lectured at the universities of Kent, London, and Sussex. She also taught art history at the Department of Continuing Education at Oxford University, including a course entitled "Palaces and Courts of the Renaissance". Osborne has worked with the Council for the Care of Churches. Osborne is the author of several books on art history and architecture. Her book on the English painter and stained-glass artist John Piper was written in consultation with his widow, Myfanwy Piper.