Jonathan Hobin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jonathan Hobin

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1979

Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Profession: photographer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jonathan Hobin is a Canadian photo-based artist.
Born in Ottawa, Hobin's often shocking and meticulously curated photos deal with "the darker aspects of childhood, storytelling and politics." Hobin's work has received attention on an international stage, in particular his "In the Playroom" series and his work has achieved notoriety with audiences in Canada, the United States, Norway, Finland, Germany, and has been the subject of national and international debate with an audience of art critics, political movements, and the general public.
The artist has recently been appointed as the Executive and Creative Director at the School of the Photographic Arts Ottawa.
He is a part of collections owned by the Canada Council for the Arts, The Finnish Museum of Photography, the City of Ottawa, as well as having privately owned pieces in corporate and private collections all over the world.