Andrew O'Brien is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. O'Brien's artistic practice draws from lived experience to examine the organization and perception of physical space - especially as it relates to landscape and the built environment. His work is informed by the history and symbolic potential of materials, as well as the shifting incarnations of the photographic image. Works range from experimental publications, to photographs, video, and installation.He has exhibited widely, including at the Houston Center for Photography, The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, the West Gallery at California State University Northridge, and the Art Museum of Northern Illinois University. In 2021 O'Brien was named a Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellow.