John O'Brian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John O'Brian

Canadian art historian

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1944

Place of Birth: Bath, England, United Kingdom

Profession: art historian

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John O'Brian is a professor, writer and curator.
He is best known for his books and articles on modern art history and criticism.
Since 1987, he has taught at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, where he is a Faculty Associate of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and held the Brenda & David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies from July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2011.
He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2009, and received an honorary doctorate from the Trinity College at the University of Toronto in 2011.