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Early life
Melanie O'Brian (born Toronto, Canada 1973) is a Canadian Curator of Contemporary Art based in Vancouver, British Columbia where she is currently Director and Curator of Simon Fraser University Art Galleries, including Audain, Teck, and SFU gallery. (citation https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2016/2015-staff-achievement/melanie-o_brian-focuses-attention-on-visual-art.html). In this position, she has curated "This Now, More Than Ever" at February 9 - March 3, 2017(citation:https://www.sfu.ca/galleries/sfu-gallery/ThisNowMoreThanEver.html), "Andreas Bunte: Erosion" at September 13 - November 18, 2016(citation:https://www.sfu.ca/galleries/sfu-gallery/Andreas-Bunte.html), and "Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens: When the Guests Are Not Looking" at January 20 - February 17, 2018(citation:https://www.sfu.ca/galleries/audain-gallery/Richard-Ibghy_Marilou-Lemmens.html), in SFU Gallery, Burnaby in SFU Gallery as well as oversees the SFU Art Collection. Prior to this position, she was a Curator and head of programs at The Power Plant Art Gallery in Toronto (2011 to 2012) where she curated "MashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture" at February 20 to June 12, 2016, "I Had an Interesting French Artist to See Me This Summer:Emily Carr and Wolfgang Paalen in British Columbia" at July 1 to November 13, 2016, and "BHARTI KHER Matter" at July 9 to October 10, 2016(citation: https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/the_exhibitions/2016_publications.html) O’Brian was Assistant Curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery (2001-2004). O'Brian has taught at Emily Carr University (link here to ECUAD page?), Vancouver. O’Brian received her MA in Art History at the University of Chicago, Chicago IL, and her BA in Art History from Reed College, Portland, Oregon.

Career
Melanie O'Brian was an assistant curator for the Vancouver Art Gallery in 2001-2004. She has also been a director and a curator for Artspeak from 2004 to 2010 and was formerly the curator and head of programs at The Power Plant Art Gallery in Toronto from 2011 to 2012. Also, she was the editor (with Milena Hoegberg) of 5,000 Feet is the Best: Omer Fast (The Power Plant/Henie Onstad Center/Sternberg Press, 2012); Stan Douglas: Entertainment (The Power Plant, 2011); Judgment and Contemporary Art Criticism with Jeff Khonsary (Fillip/Artspeak, 2010); and Vancouver Art & Economies(Arsenal Pulp Press/Artspeak, 2007).

Reference
https://www.flandersartsinstitute.be/people/442-melanie-o-brian