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Michael James O'Brien is a photographer, teacher, curator, poet, and activist 

Currently based in Atlanta, GA. He has had solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong, Antwerp, Istanbul, Liverpool, and Savannah GA. in addition to having worked in London's National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection. His work has been featured in publications like Rolling Stone, Vogue UK, The New Yorker, GQ, Eyemazing, Black & White Photography UK, The Guardian, The Financial Times among many others. He has been Editor-at-Large of Verbal Abuse, the poetry zine as well as Contributing Editor for Departures Magazine. 

His book Girlfriend; Men, Women, and Drag, with text by Holly Brubach, was published by Random House in English, French & Japanese in 2000. 

From 1900 to 2000 he did all the still photography for Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 7 as well as Cremaster 1,2,4 & 5 which were exhibited worldwide. 

For over 20 years, O'Brien was a member of ACTUP as well as a volunteer for GMHC and Terrence Higgins Trust UK. He was a co-producer of the Love Ball in NYC & Paris, which over the years raised more than $3million for people living with HIV/AIDS. 

He was the Creative Director for DAA/Designers Against Aids in 2011-12 and produced the Live Positive Campaign for the Flemish HIV Awareness organization, SENSOA in 2013.

O'Brien is based in Atlanta where he is the Chair of Photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design/SCAD.

He is currently the Chair of the Advisory Council of Atlanta Celebrates Photography.


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Photography, Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Butch Chanel: John, Robert and Michael, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still Life with Tulips and 5 Opalina Vases, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with Tulips and 5 Opalina Vases, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Ebony Jet (Girlfriend), NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Ebony Jet (Girlfriend), NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$8,000

Photography, Still Life with a Yellow Tulip and a Yellow Opalina Vase, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with a Yellow Tulip and a Yellow Opalina Vase, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Matthew Barney, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 17 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Matthew Barney, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 17 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Matthew Barney, Isle of Man, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney, Isle of Man

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 17 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Satyr, Drawing Restraint 7, Matthew Barney studio, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Satyr, Drawing Restraint 7, Matthew Barney studio, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 17 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 17 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Constance (Girlfriend), NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Constance (Girlfriend), NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Tabboo! Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Tabboo! Wigstock, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Jem Jender, Studio, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Jem Jender, Studio, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Joey Arias Channeling Billie Holiday, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Joey Arias Channeling Billie Holiday, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, The Last Sea, (Skull, Brandon), Diptych, Michael James O'Brien

The Last Sea, (Skull, Brandon), Diptych

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, In the Evening (Diptych), n.d., Michael James O'Brien

In the Evening (Diptych), n.d.

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still life with Books and a Dark Blue Opalina Vase, Antwerp (Large), Michael James O'Brien

Still life with Books and a Dark Blue Opalina Vase, Antwerp (Large)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$8,000

Photography, Still life with an Opalina Vase and Two Pink Tulips, Antwerp (Large), Michael James O'Brien

Still life with an Opalina Vase and Two Pink Tulips, Antwerp (Large)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$8,000

Photography, Still life with Tulips, a Ladder and a Yellow Opalina Vase, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still life with Tulips, a Ladder and a Yellow Opalina Vase, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still life with Tulips, and a Pale Blue Opalina Vase, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still life with Tulips, and a Pale Blue Opalina Vase, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still life with a White Tulip and a Green Opalina Vase, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still life with a White Tulip and a Green Opalina Vase, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still Life with Pink Tulips and an Opalina Vase, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with Pink Tulips and an Opalina Vase, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still life with a shell and a rope, Paris, Michael James O'Brien

Still life with a shell and a rope, Paris

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still life with a Wooden Hanger, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still life with a Wooden Hanger, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, One Pink Rose, n.d., Michael James O'Brien

One Pink Rose, n.d.

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still life with a Broken Vase, n.d., Michael James O'Brien

Still life with a Broken Vase, n.d.

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still Life with a Coral Branch and a Crystal Globe, NYC, 2002, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with a Coral Branch and a Crystal Globe, NYC, 2002

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, O, Hyacinthus (Diptych), Michael James O'Brien

O, Hyacinthus (Diptych)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien

Miss Guy, NYC (Extra Large)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$15,000

Photography, Tabboo! (Stephen Tasjian), NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien

Tabboo! (Stephen Tasjian), NYC (Extra Large)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$15,000

Photography, Lavinia Co-op, NYC (Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien

Lavinia Co-op, NYC (Extra Large)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$15,000

Photography, Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Dorian Corey, Wigstock, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$8,000

Photography, Kabuki Starshine, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Kabuki Starshine, Wigstock, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$8,000

Photography, Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Lady Bunny, Wigstock, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$8,000

Photography, The Ides of March (Diptych), n.d. Large, Michael James O'Brien

The Ides of March (Diptych), n.d. Large

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$12,000

Photography, Girlfriend, Portfolio of 9 photographs, Michael James O'Brien

Girlfriend, Portfolio of 9 photographs

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 66 x 51 x 0.1 inch

$15,000

Photography, Still life with Tulips, Garden Gloves and a Fluted Opalina Vase, Antwerp ( Extra Large), Michael James O'Brien

Still life with Tulips, Garden Gloves and a Fluted Opalina Vase, Antwerp ( Extra Large)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$15,000

Photography, Opalina, Portfolio of 9 photographs, Michael James O'Brien

Opalina, Portfolio of 9 photographs

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 66 x 51 x 0.1 inch

$10,000

Photography, Still Life with a Broken Egg, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with a Broken Egg, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch

$12,000

Photography, Still Life with a Metal Torso, Paris, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with a Metal Torso, Paris

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$7,000

Photography, Still Life, Portfolio of 8 photographs, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life, Portfolio of 8 photographs

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 44 x 68 x 0.1 inch

$15,000

Photography, Kouros Pale, Michael James O'Brien

Kouros Pale

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Kouros Green, Michael James O'Brien

Kouros Green

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Kouros Torso Pink, Michael James O'Brien

Kouros Torso Pink

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Kouros Blue, Michael James O'Brien

Kouros Blue

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Kouros Back, Michael James O'Brien

Kouros Back

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Broken Myth (Diptych), Michael James O'Brien

Broken Myth (Diptych)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Kouros .04, Back Pink, Michael James O'Brien

Kouros .04, Back Pink

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Satyr, Drawing Restraint 7, Matthew Barney studio, NYC, Michael James O'Brien

Satyr, Drawing Restraint 7, Matthew Barney studio, NYC

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 17 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Gellert Bath House, Budapest, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Gellert Bath House, Budapest

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 17 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 17 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 17 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Tantalus (Diptych), Michael James O'Brien

Tantalus (Diptych)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Matthew Barney rehearsing Drawing Restraint 7, NYC. Diptych, Michael James O'Brien

Matthew Barney rehearsing Drawing Restraint 7, NYC. Diptych

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 17 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Photography, Campidoglio (Diptych), Michael James O'Brien

Campidoglio (Diptych)

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Kouros Triptych 01, Michael James O'Brien

Kouros Triptych 01

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 24 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$12,000

Photography, In Spite of dreams (Diptychs), Portfolio of 6 photographs, Michael James O'Brien

In Spite of dreams (Diptychs), Portfolio of 6 photographs

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$15,000

Photography, One Afternoon at Four O'clock (Diptych), Large, Michael James O'Brien

One Afternoon at Four O'clock (Diptych), Large

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$12,000

Photography, Lycidas (Diptych), n.d. Large, Michael James O'Brien

Lycidas (Diptych), n.d. Large

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$12,000

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Who is the artist?

Michael James O'Brien is a photographer, teacher, curator, poet, and activist 

Currently based in Atlanta, GA. He has had solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong, Antwerp, Istanbul, Liverpool, and Savannah GA. in addition to having worked in London's National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection. His work has been featured in publications like Rolling Stone, Vogue UK, The New Yorker, GQ, Eyemazing, Black & White Photography UK, The Guardian, The Financial Times among many others. He has been Editor-at-Large of Verbal Abuse, the poetry zine as well as Contributing Editor for Departures Magazine. 

His book Girlfriend; Men, Women, and Drag, with text by Holly Brubach, was published by Random House in English, French & Japanese in 2000. 

From 1900 to 2000 he did all the still photography for Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 7 as well as Cremaster 1,2,4 & 5 which were exhibited worldwide. 

For over 20 years, O'Brien was a member of ACTUP as well as a volunteer for GMHC and Terrence Higgins Trust UK. He was a co-producer of the Love Ball in NYC & Paris, which over the years raised more than $3million for people living with HIV/AIDS. 

He was the Creative Director for DAA/Designers Against Aids in 2011-12 and produced the Live Positive Campaign for the Flemish HIV Awareness organization, SENSOA in 2013.

O'Brien is based in Atlanta where he is the Chair of Photography at the Savannah College of Art and Design/SCAD.

He is currently the Chair of the Advisory Council of Atlanta Celebrates Photography.

What is Michael James O'Brien’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Dark photographic compositions

When was Michael James O'Brien born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1960