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Jeff O’Brien
Biography
b. 1980 Victoria, Canada
Lives and works in Vancouver, Canada
Education
2012—MA Art History, University of British Columbia
2011—2012 Diploma Art History, University of British Columbia
2011 Emily Carr University of Art and Design
1998—2003 BA Philosophy (Honours), University of Victoria
Work Experience
2012—Research Assistant to Dr. John O’Brian
2012—Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia
2012—Teaching Assistant, Emily Carr University of Art and Design
2007—Visual Artist
2008—2009 Assistant Director, Plank Gallery, Vancouver
Selected Exhibition Record
2012 “It’s a Small, Small World,” Family Business, NY. Curated by Hennessey Youngman.
2010
“01,” No6 Store, NY.
"An Immaterial Survey of Our Peers," Sullivan Galleries at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. "01," 107 Shaw Gallery, Toronto.
2009
"Night Vision I & II," Strathcona Park (digitally projected), Vancouver.
"The New Photographers," Gallery Atsui, Vancouver.
2008
“Go slowly all the way around the outside,” Plank Gallery, Vancouver.
"Index: Directions in Contemporary Photography," University of St. Francis, Illinois.
"Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?," Pierro Gallery, New Jersey. Curated by Laurel Ptak.
"Group show," Plank Gallery, Vancouver.
"Body Language," Interurban Gallery, Vancouver.
Curatorial Record
2009
"Pretty Drifted," Sean Orr, Plank Gallery, Vancouver.
2008
"I Just Happened to be There: Works of Some Sort by Christopher Olson," Christopher Olson, Plank
Gallery, Vancouver.
Publications
2009
"Interview with Ben Alper," 01 Magazine.
"Interview with David Horvitz," 01 Magazine.
Bibliography
2010
“Bruit de Fond” Anthology, Je Suis Une Bande de Jeunes, France, pp 26-27.
“Group of Eight” (interview), Vancouver Review, No 26, p 33.
“On the Derive”, 01 Magazine, Issue 6.
Photo feature. Vancouver Review, No. 25, p 17.
CBC Literary Awards. Supplementary photographs to “Quick-quick. Slow. Slow,” enRoute, May, pp 83-84.
The Photography Post
2009
"Winter," Culture Hall, curated by Tema Staufer and David Andrew Frey, December, http://palmaire.blogs pot.com/2009/12/culturehall-news-winter.html and http://www.culturehall.com/featured_art_ar chive.html
I Like This Art, curated by Jordan Tate, July.
"Various Photographs," Tiny Vices.
Fecal Face Magazine, USA.
I Heart Photograph, curated by Laurel Ptak
"The Proof," Vancouver is Awesome
The Exposure Project, curated by Ben Alper
Mrs. Deane, curated by Beierle + Keijser, February
2008
One Cool Word Magazine, September, p 15.
"Envies," Western Front, May-June, p 47.
Teaching Experience
2008
Plank Gallery, Vancouver, Canada. Directed Emily Carr Co-op placement program.
2006
Incheon English Village, Seoul, Korea. Taught design & architecture ESL to fourth and fifth-grade students. Also sat on select Curriculum Development Committee.
Volunteer Experience
2010
Western Front
Awards
2012
Faculty of Arts Graduate Award
Dean of Arts Prize in Visual Literacy