John O'Brien

Professor
Integrated Studies
johndavidobrien.com

Biography

Born into a military family in Sagamihara, Japan, John David O’Brien was raised in many cities in the USA, with a significant portion of his life spent in Italy. With degrees in studio art an (MFA) from the University of Southern California, an (AA.BB.) degree from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, a (Magistero) degree from the Istituto Statale D’Arte di Urbino, Urbino and was qualified as a Master Printer by the Calcografia Nazionale (National Etching Institute) in Rome, Italy, he creates new and site specific artwork for gallery/project exhibitions which he has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, Rome and New York among other locations, in venues ranging from commercial galleries to artist-run spaces, and non-profit institutions. He has been awarded numerous public art commissions and was the recipient of a California Community Foundation Artist Fellowship, a City of Los Angeles Artist Grant and a Fulbright Research Grant.

Classes

  • INT-112-01: Design Fundamentals 1
  • INT-102A-07: Design 1
  • INT-503ML-01: Grad Studio Materials Lab
  • INT-503M-01: Grad Studio Materials Lab
  • IMER-107M-01: Shop Skills Materials Lab

Awards

  • California Community Foundation Grant Fellowship 2012
  • City of Los Angeles Artists Grant 1998
  • Fulbright Research Grant in Italy 1994

Exhibitions

  • 2015 &, quot, trame&, quot, La Nube di Oort, Rome, Italy, ,
  • 2015 &, quot, The Clerestory Pages&, quot, Boston Court Performing Arts Center, Pasadena, CA, ,
  • 2015 &, quot, Fugue States&, quot, Groundspace Project, L.A. CA, ,
  • 2015 &, quot, Accidental Orientalist&, quot, Causey Contemporary, NY, NY, ,
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