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Michael O'Brian was a valued member of MOA’s first External Advisory Committee in 2008, and he was also a member of the Faculty of Arts Dean’s Advisory Board. Michael and his wife Inna generously supported the MOA Partnership of Peoples project and the O’Brian Gallery. In addition, Michael envisioned and established the Satellite Gallery, at 560 Seymour Street—as an experimental space where (for five years), MOA, the Belkin Art Gallery, Presentation House Gallery and the Charles H. Scott Gallery could create innovative and creative exhibitions. Michael also supported MOA’s Strategic Acquisitions Fund, facilitating (for ten years) the purchase and processing of significant additions to MOA’s worldwide collections. His philanthropy through the O’Brian Family Foundation extended beyond MOA to include the Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and the National Gallery of Canada, to name a few. Michael received the Order of Canada in 2019, in recognition of his contributions to the Arts.

Died: 2023-10-06