Auseklis Ozols: September 22, 1941- September 24th, 2025

Auseklis Ozols Obituary, Auseklis Ozols https://obituaries.nola.com/obituary/auseklis-ozols-1093268979 https://www.nola.com/news/nola-academy-of-fine-arts-founder-auseklis-ozols-dies/article_415d5a01-a36c-4f2b-8c1c-5ff9b22cdeea.html Auseklis Ozols passed away peacefully and in prayer on September 24, 2025. He was surrounded by family and died at his home in…

GiveNOLA day, 2024

We are thrilled to be a part of the Greater New Orleans Foundation's GiveNOLA day this year.Please consider a small gift to help us purchase organizing and archiving supplies, documentary…

To the Rescue

Article from the Times Picayune, Sunday, January 27, 1985. " In 1978, when Auseklis Ozols started his Academy , I decided to become a student there,: she says. "Then, about…

Who was Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan? Happy Birthday to this first supporter of NOAFA, wildflower gardener, lecturer, and native plant activist extraordinaire.

Portrait of Miek Laan (Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan) Auseklis Ozols. Oil on Linen, Private Collection (Fire Damaged) Miek is shown above with flowers from her expansive wildflower garden, which she cultivated…