Reception for Michael James O’Brien exhibition: 'We Have Translated Each Other Into Light'

Join us for a reception celebrating "We Have Translated Each Other Into Light," a solo photography exhibition by Michael James O’Brien, SCAD associate chair of photography, on view April 19–July 7, 2018.

O’Brien’s illustrious career has spanned more than 30 years, and the artist has photographed diverse subjects internationally. The exhibition presents photos from the 1980s to present day and features distinct bodies of work from a variety of categories, notably fashion photography, still life, portraiture, counter-culture documentation and celebrity portraiture.

"We Have Translated Each Other Into Light" is curated by Ben Tollefson, assistant curator of SCAD exhibitions. This exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Gallery hours: Monday–Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

About the artist

Michael James O’Brien earned a B.A. from Kenyon College, and a B.F.A. and M.F.A. from Yale University. While at Yale, he studied with Walker Evans. His work has been published in The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, GQ US, GQ UK, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue UK, Interview and many others. O’Brien's commercial commissions include Polo Ralph Lauren, Saks Fifth Avenue, Longchamps, Thierry Mugler, Bergdorf Goodman and more. O’Brien worked with Matthew Barney on his Cremaster films 1, 2, 4 and 5, resulting in photographs that have been shown throughout the world. His work is in the permanent collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, and Joyce Holdings, Beijing.